Power is back in some parts of Beechy, Sask. after being hit with a massive wind and snow storm earlier in the week.

Southern Saskatchewan was hit hard by an Alberta clipper overnight Wednesday, with highways closed and power outages reported.

SaskTel says had its biggest day of data usage on its mobile network on Dec. 27.

Balgonie, Biggar, Langham and Pilot Butte will be the first communities to receive the latest broadband technology under SaskTel’s Rural Fibre Initiative.

Leaders from other unions representing Saskatchewan Crown employees are also voicing concerns about working arrangements.

Residents in rural Saskatchewan are raising safety concerns about having to drive hours without cell service, after being snubbed in SaskTel's latest plan to build 74 cell towers in rural parts of the province.

SaskTel says a service outage on Monday night was caused when construction work damaged a fibre cable in the Regina area.

Residents of Spiritwood, Sask., have lost internet, phone and cell service after a fire at a SaskTel building on Sunday the RCMP say.

Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskTel, estimates the corporation lost nearly $11 million in the 2019-20 fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Don Morgan said one reason Huawei will not be used in SaskTel’s 5G network is to follow its partners at Bell and Telus.