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Saskatchewan has surpassed the triple-digit mark in COVID-19 cases. The provincial government announced Friday that it had recorded nine new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total in Saskatchewa...

In a release issued early Friday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU) said that two corrections officers in Saskatoon have tested positive for COVID-19. The union...

As COVID-19 keeps spreading across the province, more people are pitching in during a time of need. Fat Plant Farm owner Kait Waugh wants to do the same, which is why she’s taking a year’s...

With kids’ activities cancelled and very little sense of normalcy in the world, a local music therapist is making sure her littlest fans and families don’t miss out on the power of music a...

Paramedics are often the first to respond to people who are in medical distress, or in an emergency situation. To help keep the paramedics safe and fully prepared for every call they attend, medical c...

Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast...

OTTAWA - Canada’s central bank made yet another unscheduled rate cut Friday to bring its key interest target down to a crisis-level low, and the federal government upped its financial lifeline t...

It's becoming an increasingly ambiguous scenario: the elevator door opens and someone is already inside. Do you go in, or do you wait for the next one? Public health officials have been urging Canadia...

DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche say one of their players has recovered after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. The player was at home in isolation since the symptoms first appeared. Colorado ma...

The City of Regina is laying off 360 of its casual employees due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the city. It will also be postponing the recall of about 500 seasonal employees. "The virus has resul...