Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Fishing rules shifting as season opens in Saskatchewan
Fishing season has opened in southern Saskatchewan and the provincial government is reeling in the line saying that boats should be limited only to people who live together. Premier Scott Moe and Chie...
May 10, 2020
Province records 11 new COVID-19 cases and nine more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon, bringing the provincial total to 564. Of the new cases, nine are located in the Far North and two are in the North region. There was...
May 10, 2020
Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Cora Dion’s voice echoes as she films a video showing what’s left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couc...
May 10, 2020
Regina couple still stuck in Mexico, scared of flights home
While many Saskatchewan snowbirds are now home and through the two-week quarantine period for COVID-19, some are still stranded. Margo Jones of Regina said she and her husband tried to book flights ho...
May 10, 2020
Funding boost for Buffalo Pound conservation project
Nature lovers Isobel Ralston and Jan Oudenes have never been to Buffalo Pound Lake before, but thanks to them, donations to its conservation project will now go twice as far. The Ontario duo, founders...
May 10, 2020
Councilor supporting local businesses with Weyburn Gift Card Days
A councilor and business owner from the City of Weyburn is helping local businesses struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeff Chessall said Weyburn Gift Card Days is a great chance for residents t...
May 10, 2020 (Weyburn Gift Card Days)
COVID-19 pandemic prompts urbanites to rethink ‘grand bargain’ of dense city living
MONTREAL - The densely populated slums of Montreal’s Griffintown were the subject of a famous 1897 study by businessman and philanthropist Herbert Ames, whose work on the disease-ridden tenement...
May 10, 2020
Record-breaking Mother’s Day anticipated: SaskTel
SaskTel is preparing to see a record-breaking Mother’s Day for its services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, people sent more than four million text messages on the day. As people continue...
May 10, 2020
Like their players, NHL coaches trying to stay sharp during pandemic pause
Bruce Cassidy loves the NHL's daily grind. The preparation, the teaching, the competition, the pressure. Rinse. Repeat. "When you're under duress and you've got a structured schedule - bang - you...
May 10, 2020
COVID-19 interferes with Moose Jaw’s plans for 2020
Mayor Fraser Tolmie says Moose Jaw city council was ecstatic when it got its 2020 budget done before Christmas last year. Then COVID-19 arrived in Saskatchewan and all of the numbers went out the wind...
May 10, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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