Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Shahab encourages vaccination as he accepts Distinguished Canadian Award
As Dr. Saqib Shahab stood in front of a group at Darke Hall in Regina, accepting the Distinguished Canadian Award from the University of Regina for him and his team, he talked about how he didn't feel...
Oct 10, 2022
RCMP commander expresses support for First Nations policing
The commander of the Saskatchewan RCMP said she has spoken with Indigenous leaders about a new First Nations police service in the province, and she thinks it’s an outstanding opportunity for th...
Oct 10, 2022
Hockey Sask. could withhold fees if Hockey Canada doesn't make 'meaningful changes'
Amid the continued fallout from Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault allegations, Hockey Saskatchewan said it will consider withholding participant fees unless it sees action by the national org...
Oct 08, 2022
Diagolon founder Mackenzie denied bail in Saskatoon
The founder of the extremist group Diagolon has been denied bail by a Saskatoon Provincial Court judge. Jeremy Mackenzie, 36, was arrested last week on a Canada-wide warrant originating in Saskatchewa...
Oct 07, 2022
RCMP asks for help after identifying man found dead on Big River First Nation
Police are asking for help from the public after identifying a man found dead on the Big River First Nation. According to the RCMP, the body of 30-year-old Lionel Whitehead, a resident of the Pelican ...
Oct 07, 2022 (Submitted/RCMP)
Health Canada gives green light to Pfizer's Omicron vaccine
Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot that specifically targets strains of the Omicron variant. On Friday, Health Canada said all Canadians aged 12 and over can get the ne...
Oct 07, 2022
Two women facing charges after two others stabbed in Saskatoon
Two Saskatoon women are facing charges of aggravated assault after two other women were stabbed. According to police, officers were called to an apartment on Avenue W North on Thursday evening, when t...
Oct 07, 2022
STC developing program to help female offenders transition back to community
The Saskatoon Tribal Council will take the lead on designing and delivering a program aiming to help women in the justice system leave the criminal lifestyle behind. On Friday, a partnership was annou...
Oct 07, 2022 Mark Arcand speaks to reporters inside the new temporary wellness centre in downtown Saskatoon on Dec. 17, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan has lowest provincial unemployment rate: StatsCan
Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate of any province in Canada, according to numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada. In September, Saskatchewan's unemployment rate was 4.1 per cent, dow...
Oct 07, 2022
Moe teases white paper and legislation on provincial-federal jurisdiction
On Friday morning, Saskatchewan's premier teased an announcement coming after the long weekend about federal and provincial jurisdiction. Speaking on Gormley, Scott Moe said a white paper will be rele...
Oct 07, 2022
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
