Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job Tuesday morning as both parties – Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association – remain apart over wages, pension, and scheduling. […]

REGINA – Opposition New Democrats are levelling a new conflict of interest accusation against Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill, this time for potential insider trading. At an NDP media availability outside the Legislature, their ethics and democracy critic Meara Conway told reporters Cockrill was now under a second active investigation from the Conflict of Interest Commissioner […]

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is investigating a death. File Hills Police Service responded to a report of an injured woman at a residence on Okanese First Nation yesterday, and Upon arrival, officers found 32-year-old Amanda Keewatin from Peepeekisis Cree Nation deceased at the scene. The death was deemed suspicious, and 39-year-old James Stonechild of Okanese […]

Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80 to 180 bu/acre in oats, and 90 to 115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest continues and is approximately 55% complete. Corn crops continue to develop rapidly with cobs in the dent growth stage and milk lines […]

A Winnipeg man wanted on warrants stemming from a stolen vehicle investigation around the Moosomin and Rocanville areas, has appeared in court again. On August 21, Mounties were alerted that a stolen truck from Manitoba was headed towards the area and was later spotted on Highway 8. The driver fled, resulting in the theft of […]

Two Ontario residents charged in connection with the theft of a semi-unit near Moosomin, have appeared in court again. 32-year-old Kyle Duck and and 21-year-old Brianna Wiebe were in Moosomin yesterday (Tue). Wiebe received an 18-month conditional sentence, while Duck’s matters were adjourned to October 3 in Yorkton.  In September of 2022, Moosomin RCMP received […]

Another court appearance has been made by a man in charged with cattle rustling near Whitewood. In late June, the Saskatchewan RCMP Livestock Investigator received a report from Livestock Services of Saskatchewan about a potential suspicious livestock transaction. An investigation determined that fourteen calves had been stolen from a farm in the R-M of Silverwood […]

One of three people arrested in connection with a death on the Keeseekoose First Nation, has appeared in court again. 20-year-old Edgar Kakakaway Junior is charged with Second Degree Murder, and he’s been remanded in custody to October 8 in Kamsack.  Two other people are accused of being an Accessory After the Fact to Murder. […]

Another court appearance has been made by a man, arrested in connection with a fatal single vehicle rollover near Duck Bay. Mounties says the tragedy occurred in April of 2023, when a truck travelling northbound on Highway 272, left the road, collided with a row of trees, and rolled. A five-year-old boy, who was not […]

Sentencing has been handed down to a Dauphin man, found guilty of Manslaughter. In July of 2021, Dauphin RCMP received a report of a wounded 33-year-old man, who had knocked on the door of a home, seeking help. The victim was taken to hospital, but he later died from his injuries. In Dauphin Court yesterday […]