Saskatchewan

La Loche COVID-19 situation 'under control' as contact tracing continues

The province reported four new cases of COVID-19 today and two of those are in the North. According to Northern medical health officer, Dr. Rim Zayed, the village of La Loche itself, remains at five p...

Apr 21, 2020 (La Loche Facebook)

Premier to address Saskatchewan, lay out Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan

Premier Scott Moe is set to address the province tomorrow and introduce the government's Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan on April 23. The provincial address will be televised and broadcast live on April 22 ...

Apr 21, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (submitted photo/Province of Saskatchewan)

Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments

GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport ...

Apr 21, 2020

Farmers looking to expand storage capacity amid low gas prices

Some blends of oil are now trading for negative rates on world markets.While the tumbling prices are not good news for large swaths of Saskatchewan's economy some sectors are seeing savings. Farmers w...

Apr 21, 2020 Some farmers are looking to store more fuel as low oil prices bring down the cost. (The Canadian Press)

Four new COVID-19 cases brings provincial total to 320

As of today, April 21, the province has four new cases of COVID-19, two of which are from the Far North. The provincial total now stands at 320. Of those cases, 64 are considered active. The provincia...

Apr 21, 2020 (Canadian Press)

After cancelled drive-in church service, legal opinions, health authority reverses decision

When the Nipawin Apostolic Church planned a drive-in service for Easter Sunday, the government quickly recommended the event not happen. But now after some discussion and legal opinions, the Saskatche...

Apr 21, 2020 Centennial Arena in Nipawin was set to be the site of the Easter Sunday drive-in service hosted by the Nipawin Apostolic Church. (Facebook/Chad Jeremy Glascock)

P.A. city council pushes ahead on Alley Bylaw; hears petition against it

Prince Albert city councillors heard from the author of a petition against their proposed back alley curfew on Monday night, but remained unfazed in their resolve to move ahead on the issue. If implem...

Apr 21, 2020 According to a city report, up to half of all properties in P.A. abut onto a back alley. (Alison Sandstrom)

Provincial COVID-19 total at 316 with 74 active cases

As of today, April 20, the province has one new case of COVID-19. That brings the provincial total to 316 reported cases. As the government released the latest figures it stressed the arrival of warm ...

Apr 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

New regulations issued to allow remote witnessing of wills

With the current public health emergency, the province is changing its regulations to allow remote witnessing of wills. The Wills (Public Emergencies) Regulations came into force on April 16 and will ...

Mounties in Melfort celebrate local teen's birthday with parade

Melfort RCMP members, Melfort ambulance staff, friends and family all joined in a parade to brighten the birthday of a local girl with cerebral palsy.Cadence Flaata was housebound for her 15 birthday ...

Apr 20, 2020 RCMP along with around 25 other vehicles put on a birthday parade to help celebrate Cadence Flaata's 15th birthday. (submitted photo/Darren Flaata)