Ally Paige

SGI’s Special Investigation Unit (SUI) had their work cut out for them in 2022, identifying hundreds of fraudulent insurance claims. 

As a result, SGI was able to save $5.8 million, allowing them to keep insurance rates lower for other customers. 

Find some of the most outrageous insurance fraud attempts from 2022 below: 

Case #1- 

Hazardous winter conditions continue to wreak havoc on highways across the Southwest.

According to the highway hotline, a motor vehicle incident is currently slowing traffic on Highway #4.

The collision is located northwest of Stewart Valley in the Westbound lane.

Police are on-site and motorists should be prepared to stop.

Travel is still not recommended on the following highways in the southwest:

Highway #4 from Elrose to Swift Current

Highway #32 from Jct Highway #1 to Lancer

Highway #332 from Hazlet to Jct Highway #32

Due to icy road conditions, Swift Transit has cancelled all routes for the remainder of the day.

The cancellations are effective immediately.

The Trans Canada Highway has reopened after a portion of the highway was closed for several hours due to winter conditions.

Travel is still not recommended on many highways in the southwest, while winter conditions remain on other highways in the area.

Due to ice covered roads, travel is still not recommended on the following highways:

Highway #4 from Elrose to Jct Highway #343

Highway #1 from Swift Current to Rush Lake

Highway #363 from Jct Highway #4 to Neidpath

Highway #379 from Jct Highway #4 to McMahon

Accounts Payable Supervisor for the City of Swift Current, Lisa Hagen, has returned to the prairies after representing Saskatchewan at the 2023 Canada Winter Games. 

Hagen, who took on the position of the manager for the team Saskatchewan fencing team during the games in Prince Edward Island, said that the athletes brought their A-game to the competition. 

Ice, snow drifts, and winter weather has led to treacherous conditions on many Southwest highways.

The Trans Canada Highway is now closed from Carmichael to Rush Lake.

According to a post from the RM of Swift Current Fire Department, three semis were jackknifed on the highway in a short period of time.

Travel is still not recommended on multiple other highways in the area, such as:

Highway #4 from the Saskatchewan Landing to Jct Highway #343

Highway #37 from Gull Lake to Jct Highway #332

Highway #32 from Jct Highway #1 to Cabri

Saskatchewan highways are still seeing the effects of the winter storm that blew through the province over the weekend.

According to the highway hotline, travel is not recommended on several southwest highways, while Highway #1, west of Swift Current is temporarily closed.

Due to a motor vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway, in the Westbound lane, near Highway #32, both Westbound lanes are closed.

Motorists should be prepared to stop, with an estimated wait time of up to three hours.

No detour is established.

Saskatchewan continues to see significant growth in the job sector as the province currently sits at the second-lowest unemployment rate in the country. 

Figures released by Statistics Canada last week indicate that Saskatchewan has added 9, 400 more jobs since February of 2022 and 2,600 more jobs since last month, an increase of 1.6 percent. 

Saskatchewan continues to see significant growth in the job sector as the province currently sits at the second-lowest unemployment rate in the country. 

Figures released by Statistics Canada last week indicate that Saskatchewan has added 9, 400 more jobs since February of 2022 and 2,600 more jobs since last month, an increase of 1.6 percent. 

Swift Current Minor Hockey's brand new half boards were on display for the second time this weekend for the U7 age division tournament. 

The major equipment upgrade was made possible thanks to a partnership between Swift Current Minor Hockey and the Edmonton Oilers Colby’s Kids program.