Shawn Slaght

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 The assault by choking charge was withdrawn by the prosecution.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. 

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. 

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. 

They can crawl just about anywhere, and their chirping can be a nuisance, but the positives of crickets can outweigh the negatives. 

While there is a wide diversity of crickets, the most common species found in Saskatchewan is the Fall Field Cricket. They are about an inch long, black in colour, and relatively robust with a very distinct chirp. 

According to Provincial Entomologist with the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, crickets are very curious insects that can get into tight spaces looking for food. 

They can crawl just about anywhere, and their chirping can be a nuisance, but the positives of crickets can outweigh the negatives. 

While there is a wide diversity of crickets, the most common species found in Saskatchewan is the Fall Field Cricket. They are about an inch long, black in colour, and relatively robust with a very distinct chirp. 

According to Provincial Entomologist with the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, crickets are very curious insects that can get into tight spaces looking for food. 

Kincaid Central School will be discontinuing its Core French program for elementary school students beginning this year. 

The discontinuation of the French program received approval from the Prairie South School Division Board of Education during their meeting on Tuesday. 

In a letter to the school board, Kincaid Central School principal Shane Onraet said French language instruction is optional for Saskatchewan schools and Kincaid Central School has been having ongoing discussions about the Core French program for over 20 years.