Police Tactical Team Arrest Shooter
Friday evening there was an incident in the area of Caribou Street West and Ross Street West at 300 block as the Moose Jaw Police Service were in pursuit of an alleged shooter.
At three shots were fired and we have video of the standoff negotiations and the final arrest as MJ Independent was initially outside of the barricaded area and the alleged shooter ended up meters away from our reporter.
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White October Christmas Possible This Weekend
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Moose Jaw and area saying expect snow this weekend
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Whistlestop Christmas Craft Sale Steams In For Another Year
An almost three decade old tradition the Whistlestop Christmas Craft Sale runs today and Saturday at the Convention Centre on the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds 250 Thatcher Drive East.
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Warriors Look Great in Trans Canada Clash
It was a good night for the Warriors as they shot down the visiting Regina Pats.
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Christmas In October Lights
If you want to take an early look at the City’s Downtown Christmas lights they are on for the next couple of nights as the Christmas In October event is happening.
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Rhino's Ramblings - 16 Pages The Police Budget
A look at the Moose Jaw Police Service budget and the quest by this publication to gather more details of where our tax dollars are being spent.
We break the results of a recent decision from the Privacy Commissioner on the issue and we’re sorry the decision is it is a no go.
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Hunter Jumper Series Three Day Finale Starts Tomorrow
If you like equine events - or if you just want to see the horses - and you like horse jumping then starting tomorrow there is a FREE Hunter/Jumper show going on at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds.
See details in the story.
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The Quest For The Golden Ring - The Great Plains Power Station - Part Three
The third and final part of the story why Moose Jaw received the Great Plains Power Station.
The story relies on internal SaskPower documents acquired by an FOI.
It is a final tale of what, buts and a whole lot of IFs.
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Moose Jaw's Wastewater Now Being Tested For Virus Causing COVID - 19
The U of R is now testing Moose Jaw’s wastewater on a weekly basis to measure the amount of the virus that causes COVID in it.
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The Quest For The Golden Ring - The Great Plains Power Station - Part Two
At the present time SaskPower is building a 360 Megawatt (MW) - the Great Plains Power Station - in Moose Jaw’s Agri-Food Industrial Park.
But what did it take to get the project envisioned by SaskPower in 2014 into actual construction in Moose Jaw?
To find out MJ Independent submitted an FOI and after a lot of hard work received hundreds of pages of documents - many of them marked confidential and never publicly released - to get the story from the inside.
In part two we look at all of the twist and turns the City of Moose Jaw took in order to succeed against the three other proposed locations.
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Christmas In October Lights Up The Downtown Starting Thursday
The ever popular Christmas in October promotion runs Downtown October 20th - October 23rd
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City Says Work Necessary - Money Saved - Others Not So Sure....
Not replacing the non-existent cast iron water main on the 1300 block of 1st Avenue NW is actually a good thing and using a hydrovac to see what was actually underground saved money the City says.
The response comes after numerous people told MJ Independent the work was unnecessary and cost taxpayers money they didn’t need to pay.
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Tornadoes Use Ground Game To Defeat Colts Securing Fourth Place Playoff Birth
The Peacock Tornadoes have made the playoffs by defeating the Swift Current Colts 43 - 27 on Saturday.
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Children's Librarian Turns The Pages Of Opportunity Heading For New Responsibilities
After 10 years at the Moose Jaw Public Library the outgoing Children’s Librarian Tina Dolcetti - aka Miss Tina - is about to turn a new page in her story as she heads off to new challenges.
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RBC Predicts Recession To Hit Sooner Than Predicted - Be Less Damaging
The recession is coming sooner rather than later but it will be short lived according to a recently released Royal Bank of Canada report.
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Moose Jaw Wins With Action-Packed Finish
It wasn’t the best of first periods but a hot Connor Ungar kept the Warriors in it as the team came back and defeated the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes.
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Central Cyclones Win - Statistically End Regular Season In Three Way Tie For First
The Central Cyclones managed to finish tied for first place in the South 5A 12-Man Football League regular season but the final game was one where everybody had the opportunity to play.
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Visit Moose Jaw Wants Residents To Paint City Red And White
Visit Moose Jaw wants you to deck the town out in Red and White for the Snowbirds 50th Reunion next weekend
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