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UPDATE 8:30 a.m. September 2

Scene has been cleared, and no injuries reported

Initial report 7:30 a.m. September 2

A motor vehicle accident is causing traffic delays on Highway 44 between Eatonia and Glidden this morning.

RCMP, flaggers and emergency crews remain on scene, directing traffic through the area at reduced speeds. Drivers are being asked to expect delays to allow responders to safely work.

No details have been released regarding the cause of the crash or whether any injuries are involved.

Since the mid-’90s, west-central Saskatchewan oilman Clarence Rye has been closely tuned in to what’s pumping in the patch

Using data from the Government of Saskatchewan, Rye digs into the local drilling numbers, so you don't have to.

Back on home ice tonight against Humboldt, the Kindersley Jr. Klippers split a pair of games on their pre-season opening road trip to Alberta on the weekend. The Klippers lost 4-0 to the Drumheller Dragons on Friday night before rebounding for a 3-1 win against the Lloydminster Bobcats on Monday. 

Smoke is the main weather story to start September after intense heat took over the final week of August.

Updated at 4:02 AM on Tuesday morning, the region is currently under an Air Quality Warning. 

With the start of the school year just around the corner, Saskatchewan RCMP are reminding parents, students and drivers to take extra care on the roads and around schools.

Officers say now is the time for parents and caregivers to go over basic safety rules with children. That includes crossing at marked locations, making eye contact with drivers before stepping out, and staying alert by putting away distractions such as phones or headphones.

Cut Knife RCMP have arrested a man wanted on multiple charges following an investigation into an incident on Little Pine First Nation.

Creighton Bull-Frank, 27, was taken into custody on Aug. 28 and appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Aug. 29. He had been wanted on a warrant for forcible confinement, uttering threats, theft of a motor vehicle, and firearms-related offences stemming from an incident on July 31.

Bull-Frank was also wanted by Battlefords RCMP and Moose Jaw Police Service for breaches of court-ordered conditions.

As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them.

Market analyst Chuck Penner with LeftField Commodity Research said while future prices are down slightly, the cash price farmers receive for their canola, also known as the basis, is much lower.

The federal government is rolling out new funding to help Prairie businesses weather global trade disruptions.

Eleanor Olszewski, minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, announced Thursday that support will be available through the Regional Tariff Response Initiative. The program is designed to help businesses adapt to shifting export markets, strengthen supply chains, and expand into new markets as tariffs continue to weigh on Canadian industries.

August kept readers in West Central Saskatchewan clicking, with stories ranging from unusual crime and courtroom outcomes to education milestones and environmental calls to action. From a man in Saskatoon allegedly trying to spark fires with a burning stick, to a boat repair dispute in Biggar that turned into a police investigation, to Nature Saskatchewan’s push to protect endangered prairie songbirds, these were the stories that captured the region’s attention.

A cyclist recovering from a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Ernfold on Sunday morning is thanking first responders and motorists for their care.

Doug Angle was about 20 kilometres into his ride along the busy highway, travelling eastbound from Herbert to Moose Jaw, when he was struck by a vehicle. 

"I felt this bang, and I'm lying on my back, looking straight up," he told Swift Current Online Thursday morning.