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Change is coming to the payment model for Saskatchewan's family physicians. On Friday, the provincial government announced plans to alter the family physician compensation model, saying it would be ba...

Wildfire smoke is causing poor visibility and making it hard to breathe. Environment Canada issued an air quality alert Thursday for northwest Saskatchewan including the communities of La Loche, Lloyd...

There’s a breakaway going on that has the SJHL’s attention. The BCHL announced Monday it was splitting off from Hockey Canada as of June 1, a move the league believes will offer more optio...

Police in Saskatoon have made a third arrest in connection with two 2009 killings. The first incident occurred on Jan. 1, 2009, when police responded to a double stabbing on Avenue T South. A 24-year-...

The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday will be the first one most people will ever witness, given that Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953. Mark Borkowski, a British PR agent, author and lo...

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Wednesday night in Saskatoon. In a release Thursday, police said they got a call at about 8:45 p.m., about an injured person in the 400 bloc...

Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Riley Boersma has retired before playing in a CFL regular-season game. The Roughriders made the announcement in a media release Thursday, just six days before the CFL...

There’s a new initiative in Saskatchewan that could offer some more protection for people who use drugs. The Government of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and community-based org...

The Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency has recruited a new CEO. The government announced Thursday that Erin Brady will take charge of the SHRA on May 23. She has worked previously with the Sas...

For the second time in a month, a Saskatchewan First Nation is getting Crown mineral rights from the provincial government. In a media release Thursday, the government said 63 hectares (or 156 acres) ...