The last of 34 maintenance workers who were trapped underground at Nutrien’s Corey potash mine near Saskatoon was brought back to the surface about 6:00 last night. They were stuck underground Tuesday, after the service shaft, which moves employees and equipment up and down, stopped working. They were brought up through a production shaft, which […]
The SGI July traffic safety spotlight is construction zones, and according to the insurance company, it couldn’t have came at a better time. According to preliminary stats from 2018, there were nearly 1500 convictions for speeding in a work zone, and according to road workers, several close calls happen daily. Fines for failing to slow […]
The Yorkton Exhibition Association kicked off their 136th annual Summer Fair today (Wed), with an opening ceremony and Seniors Tea. The exhibition also paid honours to first responders, by dedicating the first day to them, and offering free admission. It runs until Saturday at the Gallagher Centre.
A man wanted in connection to a crime spree in the Punnichy area in May has been arrested and charged. 26-year-old Donnely Nanaquewetung is charged with 5 counts of attempted murder, and appeared in Regina Provincial Court today (Wed) where he was remanded for his next appearance on July 15. On May 22nd, Mounties say […]
A 35-year-old man and a 40-year-old man are in custody and charged with numerous child-pornography offences. On June 24, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit received information about two individuals accessing and sharing child porn, and discussing on a social media app sexually assaulting children. After sharing their findings with Alberta’s ICE Unit, both conducted searches in Rocanville […]
One of two people charged in the death of a 15-year-old OCN girl late last year, has made another court appearance. The girl’s body was found on December 14th, on Bignell Avenue, near the Hudbay Rail Station. The Pas RCMP charged two Pukatawagan residents – 19-year-old Dylan Caribou, and a 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named, due […]
A Dauphin man has made another court appearance, in connection with an armed robbery in that city. Shortly after 8 o’clock on June 24th, a lone male entered the Husky gas station on Main Street, carrying a long-barrelled gun, and demanded money. Two employees were struck with the weapon, and he took cash and cigarettes, before fleeing on foot. 18-year-old Michael Chartrand was […]
A 39-year-old Balcarres-area man, facing multiple charges, stemming from a police operation in Regina last month, has made another court appearance. On May 16th, Regina police were watching a man, known to be the subject of arrest warrants, in the six-hundred block of Montague Street. Around 1 a.m. the next morning, after hours of negotiating, the suspect came out of […]
Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers will use the Manitoba provincial election to promote its agenda. KAP President Bill Campbell says they intend to advocate for farmers on three major policy issues during the campaign — equitable education funding for Manitoba’s children, effective climate change programming, and enhanced infrastructure spending. Campbell says KAP will be sending surveys to the […]
For growers in Manitoba, things are looking better now than they were a week ago. Manitoba Agriculture crop specialist Dane Froese credits rain and then warm temperatures for the turnaround. Since the first of May, the Russell area has received about 120 millimeters of rain, while Roblin, just 50 kilometers north of Russell, has only […]
