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Digging up the province’s amazing natural history

Digging up the province’s amazing natural history

Submitted Palaeontologists from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum spent the summer discovering new dinosaurs, marine reptiles and exciting Cretaceous amber. “It’s been an exciting year for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum with the opening of the CN T.
Nancy Schultz receives Caring Leadership Award

Nancy Schultz receives Caring Leadership Award

The superintendent of student services at Living Sky School Division has received a prestigious provincial honour. Nancy Schultz was selected as the 2019 Saskatchewan Caring Leadership Award recipient.
Fatal pedestrian versus semi-truck collision in Stoughton

Fatal pedestrian versus semi-truck collision in Stoughton

Weyburn RCMP are currently on scene at a gas station in Stoughton to investigate the report of a pedestrian versus semi-truck collision that occurred at approximately 7 a.m. this morning. One woman is deceased as a result of the collision.
Fatality - Pedestrian hit by a taxi - RCMP La Ronge

Fatality - Pedestrian hit by a taxi - RCMP La Ronge

On Sept. 28, just after midnight, the La Ronge RCMP were called to a fatal collision between a pedestrian and a taxi cab on Highway 2 near the bingo hall in La Ronge.
Saskatchewan’s population tops 1,174,000

Saskatchewan’s population tops 1,174,000

More people are living in Saskatchewan than ever before, as the province’s population grew to 1,174,462 as of July 1, 2019, according to new figures released by Statistics Canada.
North East SPCA hosts grand opening for shelter

North East SPCA hosts grand opening for shelter

MELFORT — The North East SPCA held the official ribbon cutting for their Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter. The facility will provide shelter for homeless small house pets through the region.
Update - Highway opened - Train vs. semi collision - Kerrobert RCMP

Update - Highway opened - Train vs. semi collision - Kerrobert RCMP

UPDATE: Highway 21 is no longer blocked. Please drive with caution if you have to travel in that direction.
Yellow Grass man grows really big pumpkins

Yellow Grass man grows really big pumpkins

Yellow Grass resident Chuck Shugart posed by a group of giant pumpkins he grew in his garden. He brought them down to Weyburn to get them weighed at Mryglod Steel.
St. Albert fire chief wants community to talk about and learn from blackface incident

St. Albert fire chief wants community to talk about and learn from blackface incident

Reprinted from the St. Albert Gazette By Jennifer Henderson St. Albert fire chief Bernd Gretzinger issued an apology a week ago for dressing up in blackface. This week, a photo of the incident surfaced.
Piranha found in Nanaimo lake likely a pet that was dumped

Piranha found in Nanaimo lake likely a pet that was dumped

A single piranha pulled by an angler from Westwood Lake in Nanaimo has provincial wildlife officials warning about the release of non-native species into the environment. The release of invasive species into B.C.
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