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With a new COVID-19 variant starting to spread across the globe, Canada is tightening things up. During a media conference Tuesday, officials from the federal government announced all air travellers e...

The Saskatchewan government provided more clarification Tuesday on its policy toward students and extracurricular activities. On Nov. 18, Education Minister Dustin Duncan said students shouldn't be st...

Two children under the age of five were among the 42 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. The total comprised 25 people who weren't vaccinated, 15 individuals who were considered...

The Omicron variant is the latest evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's not worth overreacting to until we understand it better. That was the message from University of Saskatchewan microbiolog...

Saskatchewan is taking another step to combat the overdose epidemic in the province. The provincial government is expanding access to fentanyl and benzodiazepine drug-checking strips, adding more loca...

Nearly as long as Saskatchewan has been dealing with the pandemic, Stephanie Brad has been waiting for surgery to get her bladder removed. "I'm getting sicker and sicker every day," said Brad. She and...

A man from the Kawacatoose First Nation has been accused of murder. In a news release Monday, the RCMP said officers were called to a home on the reserve about 140 kilometres northeast of Regina for r...

Saskatchewan has reported its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases since early August. The Ministry of Health on Monday said there were 49 new infections, the fewest in a day since 24 cases were r...

Saskatchewan is pitching in to help British Columbia. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tweeted Monday the province is sending resources to B.C., to help that province deal with ongoing flooding. Moe sai...

Prosecutors in Scotland have dropped historical physical and sexual abuse charges against a retired Catholic priest who used to live in Saskatchewan. According to the BBC, Father Robert MacKenzie, 87,...