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The Saskatchewan Health Authority announces further disruptions to services at the Watrous Hospital. 

From January 30 to January 31, 2025, 8:00 am to 8:00 am, emergency services will not be available at Watrous Hospital.

Those requiring emergency medical services will need to travel to Humboldt or Saskatoon. 

Through the first month of 2025, there have already been eight fatal collisions resulting in the deaths of 11 people in Saskatchewan. 

This is an increase from two fatal collisions and three deaths at the same time in 2024.  

The Saskatchewan RCMP are raising alertness on this alarming trend. 

2024 saw the most amount of homicide files the Saskatchewan RCMP had to deal with. 

In a news release, Sask. RCMP said they investigated 38 homicide files with 40 victims. This was a 27% increase of files 33% more homicide victims compared to 2023.  

This past year was also the second highest year on record of homicide victims within the jurisdiction of the Sask. RCMP.  

After much speculation over the past few days, Peavey Industries has officially announced that all of the Peavey Mart and MainStreet Hardware stores will be closing in the near future.

On their social media channels, Peavey Industries released the following statement:

To Our Valued Customers, and Communities. Yesterday, the company announced that it had sought and obtained an Initial Order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) from the Court of King’s Bench Alberta.

With impending tariffs brewing south of the border that could come into play as early as February 1, NDP leader Carla Beck is calling on Premier Scott Moe to reconvene the Legislature in an emergency session.  

If U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to levy 25 percent across the board tariffs, Beck wants to see MLAs back in their seats dealing with the situation in order to protect Saskatchewan jobs and industry.  

Calico Gymnastics is hosting their annual competition on Feb 1 and 2, 2025.

Calico is hosting 11 clubs with 226 Athletes competing over 2 days. The athletes compete in four events - Bars, Beam, Vault and Floor.

Calico Gymnastics representative Tammy Ward says that the group is very proud of the competitive team.

Nineteen local athletes will compete at the event. 

A two-vehicle collision on Highway 41 in the RM of Flett Springs west of Melfort resulted in multiple fatalities, says Melfort RCMP. 

On January 24 at approximately 12:30 pm, RCMP officers responded to reports of the collision between two SUVs. Three occupants from one of the vehicles were declared deceased by EMS at the scene.  

Melfort RCMP are on the scene of serious collision that happened on Highway 41 approximately 18 kms west of Melfort . 

An investigation is ongoing.

Detours are in place, but motorists should expect delays in the area. 

You're asked to slow down and follow the instructions of emergency personnel on scene. 

The majority of the province has been issued a blowing snow advisory on Friday afternoon.

Kelvington Mobile Health Services issued an alert on Thursday, notifying the public about troubling situation.

During the overnight hours, ambulance services and hospitals in the area were extremely busy treating multiple overdose cases from a supply of crystal meth laced with an unknown substance, possibly Fentanyl. 

If you witness anyone in a medical crisis, call 911 immediately and locate your nearest naloxone kit

The Great Prairie Race is back for the month of February thanks to the Northern Lights Movement for Kids. The goal is for youth to connect by learning about each other’s communities through fitness and a virtual meeting.  

It’s about physical fitness and movement. Participants can choose to walk, run, wheel, skate, snowshoe or cross-country ski. Each time they move, they keep track of their distance covered and add it up as a group.