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  REGINA -- Saskatchewan RCMP say a train has derailed next to Highway 32 near Cabri, which is approximately 65 kilometres northwest of Swift Current. According to a press release, RCMP, EMS and the fire department were on scene as of 6:20 p.m. Tuesday evening. RCMP said the driver of the train was not injured. Detours are in place and drivers are asked to avoid the area. More to come…

Saskatchewan is suffering through a drought, and it’s hurting agriculture of all kinds. Many cattle ranchers in the province have struggled to grow enough feed for their herds. According to the province’s latest crop report, “hay yields are well below normal and most producers are unsure if a second cut will be possible this year. Low hay yields and quality are causing concerns over the amount of feed available to carry cattle over into the winter.” That’s true across much of the prov...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Photo Courtesy of Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers Prince Albert Mintos alumni Josh Pillar controls the puck for the Kamloops Blazers during a game this past season. Prince Albert Mintos alumni Josh Pillar has gone through the gamut of emotions during the last two NHL Drafts. After the Kamloops Blazers forward was not chosen during last October’s event, Pillar got to see his name come up on the draft board during the fourth round on Saturday as the Minnesota Wild se...

BIG SKY, Mont. – The newest trending recruiting tool looking to solve the statewide worker shortage is a mobile escape room being displayed outside of the Big Sky PBR by an electrical contracting company. Encore Electric, founded in 2003 in Lakewood, Colo. and expanding to the Big Sky Area in 2017, is in the electrical trade and skilled workers industry and right now, the struggle isn’t finding projects in the growing town of Big Sky but trying to find and recruit workers to the expen...

Article content Though we booked our accommodation and preferred restaurant stops in advance, my husband and I left room for impromptu exploration (including a stealthy search for a certain pair of noisy peacocks that call Naramata home), which gave the trip the delightful feel of a treasure hunt. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hungry for Travel in the Naramata Valley Back to video Through a combination of research and pure serendipity, we sam...

A fire is causing traffic delays on Highway 1. In a news release at about 4:45 p.m. Friday, Mounties said that the eastbound lanes were closed between Ernfold and Chaplin. “Detours are being set up, however, motorists should expect delays if passing through. Due to the highway splitting near the fire, west bound traffic is not affected,” the release read. This will likely affect drivers heading from Swift Current to Moose Jaw or Regina. There’s no word yet on any damage or the cause of th...

SASKATOON -- As Saskatchewan experiences severe heat and dryness, CTV News spoke to John Pomeroy, the Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change and director of the Global Water Futures Program at the University of Saskatchewan, to learn whats behind it. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. To what extent can we quantify how dry and how hot it has been compared to historical averages? In Saskatchewan, of course, weve broken records many times this summer, a...

Article content But at a granular level — street by street — the reality is more complicated. There are NDP bastions in even the greenest ridings, while the Saskatchewan Party has a foothold, here and there, in the urban core. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Neighbourhoods the NDP or Sask. Party ruled in the 2020 election Back to video Then there are strongholds within strongholds: neighbourhoods so full of so-called Dippers that conservati...

11U 57’s enjoy four-win weekend July 19, 2021 The Swift Current 11U AAA 57’s won all four league games on the road over the weekend. The 57’s were in White City on Saturday and opened the day with a 5-4 win over the White Butte Broncos. Vann Deobald tripled and scored the go ahead run in the top of the sixth inning. The 57’s added a 16-6 mercy rule win in game two, led by a home run from AJ Carnahan. Sunday, the 11U 57’s defeated the host Moose Jaw Canucks 20-12 when al...

Kelsey Rokochy STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER The Swift Current 18U AAA 57’s earned a pair of wins over the visiting Moose Jaw Canucks in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League on Sunday. The 57’s crossed home plate for five runs in the opening inning on their way to a 9-3 win to open the day. Kelsey Rokochy picked up the win as he allowed only one hit over five innings. Wyatt Harkes closed things out with two hitless innings in relief. The 57’s knocked out 10 hits, led by Ethan ...