The federal government is looking to ban single use plastic products, such as straws, water bottles and food wrap. An announcement is expected today , with the aim to ban such items in 2021. Ottawa says single use plastics are ending up in landfills, waterways and oceans every year, causing ecological problems.
The Yorkton RCMP are advising the public of a serious motor vehicle collision 3 miles north of Yorkton on Highway 9. The investigation is expected to take a significant amount of time, and the main highway will be blocked. The public is encouraged to take alternate routes if possible and a detour will be set […]
Two Ontario men arrested in connection with an incident in Wynyard involving a stolen vehicle, have appeared in court. On Monday, a Mountie conducting patrols ran the licence plate of a vehicle, which came back as stolen from Ontario. The officer followed the vehicle onto Highway 16, where he initiated a traffic stop, but when he approached on foot, the driver […]
Good news for minimum wage earners in Saskatchewan, as beginning October 1st, their hourly wage is going up. The province announced today (FRI), that on that date, workers will make a minimum of $11.32 an hour, an increase of 26 cents from the current hourly wage. That increase is calculated, using an indexation formula that […]
Bail has been granted to an Esterhazy man, arrested in November on firearm charges Last June, RCMP responded to a complaint of a firearm being discharged in Yarbo. 55-year-old John Churchill is now charged with Flight From Police, arising from an alleged incident on May 20th. Churchill’s matter was heard in Yorkton Provincial Court today (Fri), where he was released on 5-hundred dollars bail, and […]
A new court date has been set for one of four people, charged in connection with the death of a Yorkton man last summer. The remains of 25-year-old Colin Focht were found in a rural area outside Yorkton April 4th. An 18-year-old man, who can’t be named because he was underage at the time, was in Yorkton Provincial Court this (Fri) morning, where […]
The Multi-cultural Association of Saskatchewan hosted a Racism forum in Yorkton last (Thurs) night. Spokesperson Yordanos Tesfamariam says it offered a lot of valuable information about the four different kinds of racism. She hopes by holding a forum like this, it will break down barriers that may still be standing between different races. For more […]
A fire ban has been lifted. The Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 removed their ban on burning earlier this morning (Fri).
SaskPower crews have been working almost around the clock today (Fri). In the wee hours of this morning (Fri), crews were dispatched to the Churchbridge and Langenburg areas where the power was out, but services have been restored. Kipling, Windthorst, Peebles and Glenavon were also in the dark, with service to Kipling and Windthorst restored, […]
The window of opportunity to buy Garth Brooks concert tickets for August 10th at Mosaic Stadium in Regina is closed. All of them were sold in just over an hour after starting the sale at exactly 10 a.m. SK time. It’s not often Brooks has come to Saskatchewan, the last time he was here was […]
