Scott Boulton

Colder weather is creeping in with winter just a couple of months away and residents wondering how they can keep their homes heated.

Some have been discussing the use of heat pumps, a geothermal solution to a heating problem which could save money.

You won't find many units operating in Saskatchewan, thanks to a limitation with the technology.

Johnson Plumbing and Heating Inventory Controller Jim Niebergall explains.

With fall well on its way leaves are falling and are likely blocking up people's eavestroughs.

That'll need to be sorted soon, as winter approaches which would freeze those leaves into place.

While that wouldn't be much of a problem during the winter, any debris caught in those eavestroughs during the spring melt could spell trouble for your home.

To that end, Tyler McMurchy, the Manager of Media Relations for SGI, details what could happen if that's not properly cleaned.

SGI and the Saskatoon Police Service held a special presentation, to lay out just how police officers make decisions on impaired drivers.

That included SGI Manager of Media Relations Tyler McMurchy, who wants people to be aware of the impact even legal drugs can have on drivers.

This week the warm temperatures which had softly started the fall are leaving.

Whether that sticks around is dependent on what you look at, explains Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang.

"Well, depends on which weather model you want to look at. Some models show a bit of a recovery later at the end of next week, but some of the other models kind of keep us in the cooler sort of stormier pattern with some weather systems moving through with more wind and more rain and that type of thing."

SGI and the Saskatoon Police Service held a special presentation, to lay out just how police officers make decisions on impaired drivers.

That included SGI Manager of Media Relations Tyler McMurchy, who wants people to be aware of the impact even legal drugs can have on drivers.

With fall well on its way leaves are falling and are likely blocking up people's eavestroughs.

That'll need to be sorted soon, as winter approaches which would freeze those leaves into place.

While that wouldn't be much of a problem during the winter, any debris caught in those eavestroughs during the spring melt could spell trouble for your home.

To that end, Tyler McMurchy, the Manager of Media Relations for SGI, details what could happen if that's not properly cleaned.

SGI and the Saskatoon Police Service held a special presentation, to lay out just how police officers make decisions on impaired drivers.

That included SGI Manager of Media Relations Tyler McMurchy, who wants people to be aware of the impact even legal drugs can have on drivers.

With fall well on its way leaves are falling and are likely blocking up people's eavestroughs.

That'll need to be sorted soon, as winter approaches which would freeze those leaves into place.

While that wouldn't be much of a problem during the winter, any debris caught in those eavestroughs during the spring melt could spell trouble for your home.

To that end, Tyler McMurchy, the Manager of Media Relations for SGI, details what could happen if that's not properly cleaned.

The province's minimum wage is set to increase this weekend, though a Saskatchewan labour organization says that's not enough.

On October 1st, the minimum wage will increase to $14 an hour, up from $13 which was set on the same date last year.

While that does hit a goal, it's one that's long outdated, says Lori Johb, President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.

The provincial government has announced that more doctors will be practicing in Saskatchewan thanks to the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program.

Sixteen new physicians began practicing in rural Saskatchewan this summer after completing the SIPPA program in June.

A pair of the new physicians are in Kindersley.