Highway Hotline is reporting a lengthy and growing list of highways across the province where travel is not recommended. When looking at the Hotline's webpage map, the majority of the highways in Saskatchewan are coloured blue, meaning unfit for travel due to heavy, drifting and swirling snow. It would be quicker to li...

The communities along the TransCanada highway are expected to get the most snow following the storm expected to hit Saskatchewan today and tomorrow. Environment Canada Meteorologist Rose Carlton says some areas could receive up to 25 centimetres of snow, such as Swift Current, Regina, and Saskatoon. "We are lookin...

Every time five centimetres of snow or more falls in Saskatoon, the city's Snow Event Process activates, and crews get to work clearing roadways. This weekend, between 20-25 cm of snow is expected to fall, meaning there is potential for the city to activate its Roadways Emergency Response Plan. Goran Sarich, Saskatoon'...

The Warman Road access ramps to Circle Drive westbound have now reopened after being closed overnight for a watermain break. Now, Millar Avenue is closed at 43rd Street in all directions as City crews repair the watermain at the intersection. There is no access to Millar Avenue from Circle Drive. Water has been turned ...

The Saskatoon Police are searching for a missing 48-year-old man. Derek Sarazin was last known to be at his home on Friday at 4:00 p.m. He is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, brown and grey short hair and brown eyes. Derek may be wearing a dark grey or black winter jacket and likes to...

According to a survey conducted by HealthNews, Canadians have the 7th highest risk of developing winter depression or seasonal affective disorder compared to 194 countries worldwide. When ranking the countries, the study took into consideration their latitude, prevalence of bipolar disorder, female population and young...

One year ago, work began on establishing a children's centre to serve the families of Martensville and Warman. Today, (Sat) doors opened at the new Early Years Family Resource Centre, where children ages 0 to 6 and their parents are invited to play, connect, and gain access to supports. The Centre is operating out of M...

The Government of Saskatchewan announced this week that more patients in Saskatchewan living with cystic fibrosis are now eligible for Trikafta. It is a medication that improves lung function. This expansion will cover most Saskatchewan patients with CF. The province says according to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Regis...

Unity RCMP are once again calling on the public to report anything suspicious seen in the town of Landis yesterday following an armed robbery. At 10:30 a.m., officers received the report of a robbery at a business on Main Street. Through investigation, it was determined that a man entered the business, demanded cash fr...

A police investigation has wrapped up in Humboldt with one person being arrested. Yesterday at 6:25 p.m., Humboldt RCMP warned of an increased police presence on 11th Street. Then, at 9:10 p.m., officers reported that one person had been arrested, and the police presence was no longer in place. The investigation contin...

With some snow from the first storm of the season still yet to be plowed, Saskatoon is expected to get hit with another 20-25 cm this weekend. Goran Sarich, Saskatoon's Director of Roadways, advises residents to stay inside and off the roads Saturday night and Sunday, and run all errands before Saturday at noon if poss...

As the low-pressure system coming up from Montana and into Alberta gets closer to Saskatchewan, Environment and Climate Change Canada expected the snowfall warnings to expand eastward, and that happened early this afternoon. Environment Canada says the snowfall warning in Saskatchewan has grown to include most of centr...

SGI is warning customers about scammers who are targeting Saskatchewan residents with emails claiming to be from the Crown Corporation. The emails are not all the same. They cover subjects like residency confirmation and registration requests. SGI stresses that they don't contact customers through email for this kind o...

Milestone RCMP and a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist are investigating a fatal accident which happened Wednesday morning on Highway 6 about 19 kilometres south of Regina. Police were told of a two-vehicle accident just before 9 that morning and responded along with local EMS. A truck and semi had collided...

In the latest provincial report on respiratory illnesses, which covers November 3rd to 16th, one person died who tested posted for COVID-19. In that same time period, 129 people with COVID were admitted to hospital. Twelve of those were admitted to an ICU. There were no patients in the hospital with the flu and there w...

Four people are facing numerous charges in connection to a Loon Lake RCMP investigation that began with two vehicles stolen, a police pursuit, and a drug seizure. Last Tuesday morning around 8:30, Loon Lake RCMP were alerted that two stolen vehicles were heading northbound on Highway 26 towards Loon Lake, and then late...

For their first order of business as the Official Opposition, the Saskatchewan NDP is going to introduce an emergency motion to cut the provincial gas tax for six months. NDP Leader Carla Beck says if the motion is passed, Saskatchewan drivers will be paying anywhere from $1.15 to $1.20 by Wednesday. "Gas is $1.12...

RCMP are searching for a man who is suspected of robbing a business at gunpoint in Landis. This morning at 10:30, officers received the report of a robbery at a business on Main Street. Through investigation, it was determined that the man entered the business, demanded cash from employees and threatened them with a ha...

The Ministry of Highways officially launched its winter safety campaign with a new Highway Hotline ads about its new road condition terminology. About 300 provincial snowplows and other winter maintenance equipment serve Saskatchewan's highway network of more than 26,000 kilometres. The Ministry notes that the highways...