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Moose Jaw Fire Department responded to a total of 653 incidents throughout 2011, with 125 of those incidents occurring within the last three months of the year. In 2010, local firefighters responded to 620 incidents, with 150 occurring within the final quarter. That was just a portion of the ...

The good news is the new high-tech XLE card-style parking meters with auditing capabilities are just about ready to go online. According to city public works manager Duane Grado: “The smart card is essentially ready to go.” The bad news is, however, all the city’s resources pertaining to ...

Regina taxpayers and city employees could be paying more for the civic pension plan if a proposed contribution rate increase finds its way to city council and is ultimately approved. “Our message is the situation in the plan has deteriorated even further, partly because the increased contributions that were identified at the end of 2009 have not been made, together with continuing difficult markets and very low interest rates,” said Bob Linner, vice-chairperson of the pension plan’s board of trustees, who represents about 3,900 current employees and 2,500 retirees under the plan.

The Queen’s Canadian Standard swayed in the wind on Monday at the Saskatchewan Legislature, and royal watcher Scott Hazelwood appreciated the rareness of the act. Flag raisings took place all across Canada on Monday to begin the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the 60th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascent to the thrones of seven countries, including Canada, on Feb. 6, 1952. The flags stayed up from sunrise to sundown for just one day and are to be gifted to the provinces.

A Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench justice has ruled the Public Service Essential Services Act to be unconstitutional.

A street light gave Julie Benjamin’s dog quite the fright on Friday. Around 5 p.m., having just walked her dog around Wascana Creek, Benjamin was returning to her home on the 2200 block of Elphinstone.

A total of 22 businesses, along with Premier Brad Wall and Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris, will set off for Ireland in early March on a labour recruitment mission in search of hard-to-find skilled workers.

A collision on Highway number two claimed the life of an Assiniboia man this weekend. On Saturday at approximately 6:30 p.m., a pickup truck crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a grain truck, killing the driver of the pickup. Ben Glowatski, 42, was the driver of the ...

Always drink beer from a glass — the right glass — and never straight from the bottle or can, says beer expert Guy McClelland, who was in Regina recently for Festiv-Ale, a two-day international beer and food tasting event at the Conexus Arts Centre. That’s true for all beer, not just fancy imports.

The Indian Head RCMP detachment is investigating a motor vehicle accident involving a semi truck and a grain truck on the Trans-Canada Highway earlier today, according to a press release. The grain truck was struck as it crossed the highway at the east access to the Town of Wosley intersection heading south.

Farces are comedies that entertain audiences through improbable and extravagant situations, larger than life characters and misunderstandings. Given the description, it only makes sense that some situations lend themselves to farcical comedy — such as high society and high crimes.

Search and rescue team members gathered at St. Luke School on Saturday morning to continue the search for missing Regina woman Brandy Wesaquate, who hasn’t been seen since in more than a month. Decked out in fluorescent orange jackets, 10 searchers scoured the areas around Regent Park pool, the 800 block of Robinson and Regent Par 3 golf course, going door-to-door and checking backyards.

A 25-year-old Swift Current man died on Friday following a single-vehicle collision on a grid road five kilometres east of Success. The Swift Current RCMP arrived at the scene at 8 p.m. and found a silver half-ton truck on its side in a field. The RCMP believes alcohol was a factor in the collision.

‘One hundred’ is a big number for a young child to count in one go. “It’s really, really big,” seven-year-old Jenna Grund told the Times-Herald. She said the length of time it takes her to count to 100 is “about a little longer than 100 seconds.” The Grade 2 Lindale School student and her ...

Though it has been three weeks since a Saskatchewan woman and her mother escaped the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy, they haven't received any reimbursement and they still aren't sure if they will.

The number of former residents of a Regina youth facility suing the provincial government for abuse they claim to have suffered there decades ago has grown to more than 150 and will likely go higher.

A few women gathered in the basement of Temple Towers on Saturday afternoon to make Valentine’s Day cards. To an outsider, the cards looked to be of an elite caliber but the ladies were relaxed and conversational as they went through the process of putting together the cards. Melissa ...

Eric Mahon could teach a course on Scotch and on Saturday he basically did. Bobby’s Place hosted the eighth annual scotch tasting event. Mahon, a sales representative with Beam Canada, was the ambassador of knowledge for connoisseurs and beginners alike. Mahon introduced five different ...

Police responded to 71 complaints for the period between 5 p.m. on Feb. 3 and 5 p.m. on Feb. 5. At 8:48 p.m. on Feb. 3 police responded to a breaking and entering at 400 block 5th Avenue North West. It’s still under investigation. At 11:45 a car was impounded for 30 days on 400 block ...

Two people have been killed in separate vehicle collisions in southern Saskatchewan on the weekend. The male driver of a pickup truck died of injuries suffered in a crash near Arcola Saturday evening. RCMP did not release the name, age or hometown of the deceased.