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If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau succeeds in bringing 25,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year, Saskatchewan could see around 2,000 of them. "(Historically), Saskat...

The bail terms have changed for one of two men charged after police raided an unlicensed medical marijuana dispensary in Saskatoon last month. Lane Britnell is now allowed to obtain and produce mariju...

The biggest task in Craig Reynolds' young career as the Roughriders president and CEO will soon reach another stage. Reynolds is currently in the middle of finding the team a new vice-president of foo...

"Don't drink and drive" is the same message ramped up each Christmas but still the message doesn't get through. Last year, there were three fatalities and 44 injuries as a result of alcohol-related cr...

K + S Potash is looking to hire at least 150 workers for its new mine and production facility near Bethune. The Legacy Project will require a number of tradespeople and operators in the production and...

The snow may not be in Regina just yet, but the city is tossing the idea around of clearing more sidewalks. A proposal being discussed by the public works and infrastructure committee looks at clearin...

The city of Yorkton is seeing a cluster of whooping cough cases. Since August, the Sunrise Health Region has confirmed seven whooping cough cases in Yorkton, with another dozen people showing symptoms...

In less than a year, a medical marijuana dispensary in Whitewood has donated $90,000 to the community. "Well that's what a compassionate club was originally designed to do," owner Jerry Martin told Ne...

A house fire in Hudson Bay has claimed the life of a 71-year-old woman.   On Tuesday night, the Hudson Bay fire department, ambulance and RCMP were called to a home in the 100 block of Albert Str...

Extendicare Inc. has made a new deal to buy three more retirement communities - two of them in Saskatchewan. The $78.6-million agreements are expected to close on Dec. 1. The properties are located in...