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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OUTSaskatoon says province's tweet on HIV reiterates 'archaic mentalities,' expresses disappointment
"No population should be stigmatized by their government." Those were the words of OUTSaskatoon's new interim executive director, Jack Saddleback, following a social media post by the Government of Sa...
Dec 02, 2020 A since-deleted tweet by the Government of Saskatchewan promoting 'information on HIV in Saskatchewan' on World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2020. (Twitter/Government of Saskatchewan)
Calls grow louder to get remanded prisoners, other offenders out of Saskatoon Correctional Centre
Jennifer Lounsbury feels it's just a matter of time before her son tests positive for COVID-19. Her son, Alex, is on remand awaiting sentencing for auto theft at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. He ...
Dec 01, 2020 Chantelle Reimer (left) is worried about the safety of her fiance on remand at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Battle on controlling STI numbers in Sask. on display this World AIDS Day
Saskatchewan is working towards goals that didn't seem attainable even one decade ago. The work within harm reduction and battling the AIDS crisis has been vast, particularly towards the Indigenous po...
Dec 01, 2020
Nets to be put away at community rinks, hockey 'not permitted': City of Saskatoon
Pickup games of shinny won't be seen on the ice at Saskatoon's outdoor rinks, according to the City of Saskatoon. "Since the current provincial public health order clearly states that hockey is not pe...
Nov 30, 2020 River Heights community rink in Saskatoon. (submitted/Ryan Vanjoff)
STF says no current plan for education to move online; nearly 80 Saskatoon classes in isolation
The number continues to change day by day, but many Saskatoon students are at home due to positive COVID-19 cases within classrooms and cohorts. As of Monday, 53 classrooms and cohorts within Saskatoo...
Nov 30, 2020
SGEU looking for 'optional accommodations' for Saskatoon jail staff amid COVID outbreak
The Saskatoon Correctional Centre is dealing with a major COVID-19 outbreak. The facility is now up to 130 active cases between both offenders and staff. That's according to Glenn Billingsley, the man...
Nov 30, 2020 The Saskatoon Correctional Centre at 910 60 St E. (Google)
'It's unlike any other event:' Saskatoon's Olympic qualifiers one year away, creating excitement for Sask. curlers
It's a bright spot in a year full of disappointment within Saskatchewan's curling community. Beginning on Nov. 27, 2021, the Tim Horton's Roar of the Rings will be held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon....
Nov 29, 2020 SaskTel Centre could play host to the 2023 world junior hockey championship. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
Mild temperatures to stick around into first week of December: Environment Canada
It's welcome news to many in the prairies. Mild temperatures are expected to stick around for at least the next upcoming week. That's according to Environment Canada lead forecaster, Brad Vrolijk. "No...
Nov 29, 2020
85 active COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatoon Correctional Centre outbreak
The Saskatchewan government reported 72 new COVID-19 cases located at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre on Thursday. There were 299 new cases reported in the province Thursday, a number that included ...
Nov 26, 2020
Heading to the ODR's: a look at Saskatchewan's backyard rink builds
Saskatchewan's hockey community may have some free time on its hands following the province's new restrictions Wednesday. Hockey will be done officially Thursday at midnight, with the exception of sma...
Nov 26, 2020 An aerial shot of Kelly Baillargeon's rink. (Kelly Baillargeon/Twitter)
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