Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Regina Police Chief Talks About the Rash of Homicides in His City
Three homicides in Regina in a 48 hour period making it four in January has some wondering what is happening. Regina’s police chief is telling the public that the three incidents last weekend is...
Saskatoon Media Group Jan 29, 2020

It’s the Soup Cook-Off at Wintershines
After coming in from the cold, there is nothing better than soup to warm your insides and that’s why one of the most popular events of the Nutrien Wintershines festival is the YXE Chef’s S...
Carol Thomson Jan 29, 2020

Literacy Needs Improving in Saskatchewan
Take 20 in 2020. That’s the theme for Family Literacy Week in Saskatchewan which continues through Saturday. The executive director of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network, Phaedra Hitchings, says ...
Carol Thomson Jan 29, 2020

Stolen Vehicle Investigation Leads to Weapons Seizure
A suspect on the run helped Lloydminster RCMP to an even bigger payday. Last Friday, officers located a stolen vehicle in a parking lot. A male was seen entering the vehicle and police tried to make a...
Gord Wiebe Jan 29, 2020

Newcomer Fasko-Rudas Steps Up Big-Time as Blades Out-Last Royals
When the listless-looking Saskatoon Blades needed a shot of offence on Tuesday, who answered the call? Martin Fasko-Rudas!! The 19-year-old Slovakian winger notched a natural hat-trick in a 2:20 span ...
Les Lazaruk Jan 28, 2020

USask Keeping Watch On Coronavirus
The University of Saskatchewan is taking a slightly different approach than the University of Regina when it comes to the coronavirus and any trips to China. USask Chief Communications Officer Gord Hu...
Carol Thomson Jan 28, 2020

Colonsay Mine Closed For Unforeseeable Future
The Mosaic Company announced in August it was temporarily closing its Colonsay potash mine, and is now saying it intends to keep it idled for the foreseeable future. A news release from Mosaic says th...
Carol Thomson Jan 28, 2020

Housing Starts Fall in the Fourth Quarter
The Saskatoon and Region Home Builders Association is expecting a better year in 2020. It notes the Conference Board of Canada is predicting the Saskatoon economy to grow by just over one-and-a-half p...
Drew Wilson Jan 28, 2020

NDP To Table Anti-Scab Legislation
The federal NDP will be re-introducing anti-scab legislation in the House of Commons, pointing to the situation between the Co-op Refinery and locked out Unifor members, where replacement workers were...
Carol Thomson Jan 28, 2020

PA Police Lay Charges in Three Weapons Attacks
A 20-year-old man arrested at the scene in Prince Albert faces five counts of assault with a weapon in a bear spraying incident. Police say several people in the 28-hundred block of Sixth Avenue East ...
Drew Wilson Jan 28, 2020
















