Shawn Slaght

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is once again holding its 29th annual Green Gifts program for the nature-lover on your Christmas shopping list. 

If you are searching for a gift for an outdoor enthusiast, the program allows people to “adopt” wildlife or natural landscapes from across Canada—and you can do it in someone’s name as a Christmas gift. 

SGI is warning customers about an email scam circulating claiming to be from the Crown corporation.

While the subject line and text vary, the emails cover subjects such as residency confirmation and registration requests. SGI says it does not contact customers via email to receive this kind of information.

SGI is warning customers about an email scam circulating claiming to be from the Crown corporation.

While the subject line and text vary, the emails cover subjects such as residency confirmation and registration requests. SGI says it does not contact customers via email to receive this kind of information.

Former Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence pleaded guilty to assault at Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday and was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge. 

As part of a joint submission between Lawrence’s lawyer Merv Nidesh and Provincial Crown Prosecutor Rob Parker, Lawrence vacated his earlier not guilty plea for charages of assault and assault by choking. The assault by choking charge was withdrawn by the prosecution. 

A 26-year-old man charged after a fatal rollover on Main Street earlier this month made another appearance in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday. 

Tyrel Cronan appeared via video from the Regina Correctional Centre and was represented in court by lawyer Merv Nidesh.  

Nidesh asked that a bail report be issued for the availability of GPS or electronic monitoring and asked for an adjournment to Dec. 2. 

Former Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence pleaded guilty to assault at Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday and was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge. 

As part of a joint submission between Lawrence’s lawyer Merv Nidesh and Provincial Crown Prosecutor Rob Parker, Lawrence vacated his earlier not guilty plea for charages of assault and assault by choking. The assault by choking charge was withdrawn by the prosecution. 

Charges have been laid against two people after the RCMP seized 31 firearms from a residence in Lafleche and a rural yard site south of the town. 

On Nov. 8, at around 11:25 a.m., the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), Police Dog Services, Gravelbourg Detachment, National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Regina Police Service Crime Reduction Team executed search warrants on the properties as part of an ongoing investigation. 

Have an unwanted hunting rifle sitting around the house? How about a pair of antlers or maybe some old fishing gear? 

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will gladly take them off your hands as part of their Guns for Habitat and Antlers for Habitat programs. 

A 29-year-old Prince Albert man has died after a crash near Chamberlain on Thursday afternoon.

Craik RCMP received a report of a collision involving a semi and an SUV at around 12:55 p.m. on Highway 2, east of Chamberlain, about one kilometre north of the Highway 2 and Highway 733 junction.

Police officers responded along with local fire and EMS. The driver of the SUV was declared deceased by EMS at the scene.

No other injuries were reported to police.

Canada’s two major railway companies are returning to normal operations after a labour disruption in late August brought rail shipments to a halt. 

Members of the Teamsters Rail union were locked out by their employers on Aug. 22, affecting both the CPKC and CN rail lines. The dispute was resolved later that day with the Minister of Labour’s decision to refer the matter to binding arbitration. The Teamsters union had issued a 72-hour strike notice effective for Sept. 26, which was nullified by the binding arbitration process.