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Saskatchewan Research Council celebrates the official launch of its Indigenous Workforce Program
Today, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) celebrated the official launch of the Indigenous Workforce Program, which is one of several employment strategies within SRC's wider Indigenous Action Plan. The summer student program, Kiskiyihta (Kiskee-ih-taah) is a Cree word that means "to learn or to know". W...
3h ago

Firefighters battle early morning structure fire
A structure fire was reported early on May 10, 2025, at 2:02 a.m. in the 1500 block of Forest Dr., where firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from an attached garage. Crews quickly advanced hose lines to extinguish the fire and evacuated two occupants, ensuring no others or pets were inside. Large fans ...
8h ago

Nipawin man arrested for pointing paintball gun at police
A 31-year-old man from Nipawin, SK, is facing multiple charges after pointing an imitation firearm at RCMP officers during a series of incidents on May 8, 2025. The events began around 6:55 p.m. when RCMP responded to a break-and-enter at a local residence, where a male suspect, armed with a firearm, confronted a femal...
8h ago

Regina City Council dangles $7 million carrot to secure second Costco location
Regina City Council has agreed to offer Costco a $6.78 million incentive to build a second location in the city, but not without alleged external pressure from the provincial government. At a council meeting on Wednesday, members learned that right as Costco had reached a deal to build in the Westerra neighborhood, it ...
23h ago

Reports roll in of fraudulent paving company scamming Sask. residents
First, Dalmeny Police Service sounded the alarm bells, now Rosetown RCMP is doing the same. Both communities are being warned of a fraudulent paving company scamming people in multiple areas throughout the province. Rosetown RCMP says a group of individuals approached a business, offering paving services for a lower-th...
May 09, 2025

May is Saskatchewan School Safety Patrol Month
School Safety Patrols in Saskatchewan are being recognized and thanked for their valuable volunteer work and dedication in promoting school zone safety in Saskatchewan school zones. Minister of Education Everett Hindley proclaimed May as C-A-A School Safety Patrol Month in the province. A C-A-A news release says they h...
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BYXE week
Today is the kickoff of BYXE week in Saskatoon and for those just pulling their bike out of storage and need an adjustment, Jason Hanson, Operations Manager for Saskatoon Cycles, says one event is being offered to help with that. "We'll host our tune up tent on Sunday May 11th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. under the Sid B...
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New online therapy course for expectant mothers
The Government of Saskatchewan is supporting a new online therapy course for expectant mothers and their partners who are experiencing mental health difficulties. The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $338,000 for the Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents is offered through the University of Regina's Onl...
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Highway and airport improvement coming to northern Sask
The Government of Saskatchewan has elaborated on highway and airport improvement in northern Sasktchewan which includes $86 million in capital improvement to roads and $36.5 million in operation and maintenance. Some of the highways seeing improvement include Highway 102 with Thin Membrane Surface upgrade from la Ronge...
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Mitchinson Flight Centre looks to inspire the next generation of female pilots with "Girls Take Flight" event
"Girls Take Flight" is a one-day, annual event, hosted by Mitchinson Flight Centre, in Saskatoon, and this year it is Saturday, May 10th from 9 am to 4 pm. The event is to empower and inspire girls, primarily between the ages of eight and eighteen years old, to explore aviation. Brooke Tower is the Social Med...
22h ago

Moose Jaw Police respond to two-vehicle collision
Moose Jaw Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision occurred Friday morning. At about 6:15, officers responded to the intersection of Caibou Street East and Highway #1 East. One of the rdrivers ended up being taken to hospital with seious but non life threatening injuries. The MJPS says the collision resul...
22h ago

More COVID hospitalizations in the last two weeks, but more positive news than negative in latest CRISP report
For the most part, the latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) report contains positive news. However, there is a concern in that COVID-19 hospitalizations more than doubled over the most recent two weeks, increasing from five to 11 hospitalized cases. The latest CRISP report, posted today (Fr...
May 09, 2025

Woman wanted by three police organizations arrested in La Ronge
Two people from La Ronge have been arrested, one of which was wanted by three police organizations. On Wednesday, officers located a woman in a vehicle in La Ronge who was wanted on warrants from La Ronge RCMP, Saskatoon Police Service and Regina Police Service. Her offences included vehicle theft, driving while suspe...
May 09, 2025

RCMP continue to search for escapee
Saskatchewan RCMP are continuing to search for a man that escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Centre on April 14. Twenty-six-year-old Kobe Kiseyinewakup has been located twice by RCMP near Loon Lake on April 26 and on Island Lake First Nation on May 7. During these incidents, officers engaged their emergency lig...
May 09, 2025

SPSA says all of Saskatchewan's wildfires in 2025 have been human-inflicted
The fire ban issued by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency for the province's north on Thursday came one week earlier than in past years. Bryan Chartrand, Executive Director of Land Operations for the SPSA, says until now, the earliest fire ban they've issued was on May 16th back in 2023. He's hoping for some spring ...
May 09, 2025

Saskatchewan NDP put pressure on Sask. Party MLA David Chan to clarify his position on separatism
Aleana Young, Shadow Minister for Jobs and the Economy, put the pressure on Sask. Party MLA David Chan today, to publicly clarify his position on separatism, by standing outside MLA Chan's Constituency office to do so. This comes after Chan has been linked to the separatist group "Unified Grassroots", who acc...
May 09, 2025

Youth turns himself in at Creighton RCMP detachment following stabbing
A young male suspected of stabbing another youth has turned himself in at the Creighton RCMP detachment. On May 1 at 10:25 pm, Flin Flon RCMP received a report from the hospital that a 16-year-old Creighton boy had been admitted with multiple, serious stab wounds. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim ...
May 09, 2025

SIRT to investigate in-custody death of Melfort man
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has been instructed to investigate a recent death that occurred at the Melfort RCMP Detachment. On Tuesday at 9:48 a.m., RCMP members at that detachment responded to a disturbance call at a residence in Melfort, where they found a 44-year-old man who was acting erratically....
May 09, 2025

Inquest into death of Saskatoon man scheduled for June
The Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre will be hosting an inquest into the death of Saskatoon man, Ashwin Poggenpoel, this June. Between the 9th and the 13th, Coroner William Davern will conduct a review of Poggenpoel's death, which occurred on June 18th, 2022. The 32-year-old man was seen in an apartment in Saskatoon...
May 09, 2025

Saskatchewan NDP call on Sask. Party to declare the overdose crisis a public health emergency
On Tuesday, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions Betty Nippi-Albright accused the Sask. Party government of ignoring the drug crisis in Saskatoon, saying, "They are burying their heads in the sand while library workers and bus drivers step up and are forced to do the government's job." The Min...
May 09, 2025