Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Biggar Revitalization Project supported by Brownlee Family Foundation funding
There's a Biggar future on the horizon for the central Saskatchewan town, which is being supported by a revitalization campaign backed by former resident Wayne Brownlee. Brownlee and his wife, Ina Lou...
Apr 13, 2021 The aim of the Biggar Revitalization Project is to overhaul Main Street and downtown, but the centrepiece of the revitalization will see the Canadian National Railway grounds, an iconic landmark with a deep history in the area, turned into a multi-use park with a festival stage, historic garden and tourism hub.
Saskatoon Tribal Council immunization clinic vaccinates Indigenous, non-Indigenous people
COVID-19 doesn't see colour. That was just one of the messages from Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Tribal Chief Mark Arcand on Tuesday. His STC has facilitated a vaccine clinic of its own, located at ...
Apr 13, 2021 Saskatoon Tibal Chief Mark Arcand recieves his COVID-19 vaccine at the SaskTel Centre clinic on April 9, 2021. (
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Police, pharmacist react to new vaccine prioritization
More people on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic will be rolling up their sleeves for a shot. The Ministry of Health announced Monday that vaccines will roll out for police o...
Apr 13, 2021
Costs of home building products 'going to take some time' to drop: SRHBA CEO
It's costing more -- about $30,000 more on average -- to build a house these days. Chris Guerette, the CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association (SRHBA), said the Canadian Home Buil...
Apr 12, 2021 Worker hauling lumber on April 25, 2017. (File Photo/650 CKOM)
'It does take a toll': Saskatoon police officer isolates for fourth time after on-duty COVID exposure
Imagine stopping a dangerous crime or saving someone's life after an overdose, only to have to immediately isolate away from your family for two weeks. For many police officers, that is a reality. Cst...
Apr 12, 2021
Saskatoon mother, addictions advocate says acceptance of harm reduction still years away
Marie Agioritis is no stranger to the overdose crisis. A mother herself, and a board member and Saskatchewan Leader for the Moms Stop The Harm network, Agioritis has become well-versed in the topic of...
Apr 12, 2021 Saskatoon's Marie Agioritis lost her son, Kelly to overdose when he was 19 years old. (sayknow.org)
Winter-like conditions anticipated for central and southeast Saskatchewan
Residents in some areas of southern and central Saskatchewan will want to make sure their winter tires are still on and their patio furniture is put away as parts of the province brace for winter-like...
Apr 09, 2021
A tale of two cities: Regina and Saskatoon deal with overdose crisis
Regina and Saskatoon have many comparable characteristics, but also many that set them apart. In an interview in early March, Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said the two cities' outlooks on crime diffe...
Apr 09, 2021 (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Overdose deaths rise again in March; more than 100 recorded since January
In 2021 alone, more than 100 Saskatchewan families have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose. That's what we learned Thursday, when the Saskatchewan Coroners Service released its latest update into...
Apr 08, 2021
Regina man describes ICU experience fighting COVID-19 variant
Dianne Desjarlais-Cardinal is praying people take COVID-19 as seriously as she is praying for her son to recover fully. Matthew Cardinal’s condition has slowly improved to the point where doctor...
Apr 07, 2021
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