Steven Wilson

Whenever something appears in the skies that isn’t easily recognizable to the human eye, there are always questions about what it could be. It can be easily explained in most situations, such as a weather balloon or a drone. In some other cases, especially at night, the answers aren’t always as easily accessible. In some situations, the night sky is lit up as a meteor burns up in the atmosphere, such as the case of the night of January 26-27.

The latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada was released Friday, and it shows that while the unemployment rate provincially was down in January, it did creep up in the southeast, especially outside of Regina.  

After a melt got rid of the snow stockpile in the southeast, a fresh patch has come down overnight and will need shoveling done across the city.

After that snow falls on the ground, trying to move it improperly can sometimes lead to serious injury or even a heart attack. 

The Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Doctor Steven Lear has several tips for those who will be out working to move the snow to prevent injury. 

Negotiations are set to resume between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. The invitation to resume the negotiations came from the GTBC late Wednesday after they are said to have received a new mandate from the provincial government. The meeting is scheduled for Monday in Saskatoon. 

The Saskatchewan Party announced via social media Tuesday afternoon that four members of the party, all current members of the provincial cabinet, will not be seeking re-election this year.  

The release stated that Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan, Indian Head-Milestone MLA Don McMorris, Saskatoon Northwest MLA Gord Wyant, and Humboldt MLA Donna Harpauer will not be seeking to be re-elected.  

Each year, when the snow melts on the fields west of Estevan, social media lights up with images of one specific field. Lines, circles, semi-circles, and more, are carved into the prairie landscape, filled with water. The speculation of what these could be ranges from the occult, to bored farmers, to aliens.

In late October of last year, the Saskatchewan RCMP sounded the alarm due to a high number of fatal collisions on the highways in Saskatchewan. From September 1st to October 25th, there had been 22 fatal collisions, which averaged out to one every 2.5 days. Of those 22 collisions, six of them occurred in southeast Saskatchewan.  

The forecast for the weekend, and the beginning of next week, is calling for daytime highs to be above freezing, which will see a bit of a thaw happening in the sunshine. Then, in the evenings and overnights, temperatures are expected to fall back down below freezing. 

The freeze/thaw cycle can create some less-than-ideal driving conditions on the highways, which has the Officer in Charge of Traffic Services for the Saskatchewan RCMP, Superintendent Grant St. Germaine, providing some reminders for motorists. 

In late October of last year, the Saskatchewan RCMP sounded the alarm due to a high number of fatal collisions on the highways in Saskatchewan. From September 1st to October 25th, there had been 22 fatal collisions, which averaged out to one every 2.5 days. Of those 22 collisions, six of them occurred in southeast Saskatchewan.  

Earlier this week, Southeast College and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre signed a memorandum of understanding that is aimed at advancing renewable energy education and research in southern Saskatchewan.  

Tania Andrist is the Applied Research Lead Officer at the college. She explained the partnership is one of the latest the school’s Centre of Sustainable Innovation has reached since opening its doors in April.