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Latest COVID update March 12: Variants spread in Regina, prompting warning from gov't
Regina continues to be the hub for the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants. In a news release Friday, the Ministry of Health reported there are another 77 presumptive positive variant cases in...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Suspect in Meadow Lake assault makes brief court appearance
Following his first court appearance in Meadow Lake court Friday, Jordan Nelson will remain in custody ahead of his bail hearing set for later this month. Nelson was arrested by Meadow Lake RCMP earli...
Mar 12, 2021 Meadow Lake Provincial Courthouse. (meadowlakeNOW)
Prairieland Park ends horse racing after 50-year run
Thoroughbred racing at Saskatoon's Marquis Downs appears to have reached the finish line. In a media release Friday, the board of directors of Prairieland Park announced it had decided to permanently ...
Mar 12, 2021 (Marquis Downs/Facebook)
Saskatoon company fined $91K after worker's death
A Saskatoon company has been fined $91,000 in connection with a worker's death on the job in 2018. Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Inc., pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Feb. 3 to a vi...
Mar 12, 2021
Saskatoon girl's design picked from thousands of entries for IKEA toy
A young girl from Saskatoon can now put "toy designer" on her resume. Ten-year-old Audrey Rogalksi entered IKEA's Soft Toy Drawing Competition. Her design of "Sandwich Friends" was among five winners ...
Mar 12, 2021 Audrey Rogalksi and her 'Sandwich Friends' toy design. (IKEA/Facebook)
National Lacrosse League commits to new season starting December
It has been over a year since the Saskatchewan Rush played their last game after the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans will have to wait a little longer before professional lacro...
Mar 12, 2021 The Saskatchewan Rush were eliminated from the NLL playoffs after an 11-10 overtime loss on May 3, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Non-profit concerned about province's outlook on overdose crisis after funding rejection
A Saskatoon recovery centre is worried that its rejection for provincial funding is sending the wrong message in regards to the ongoing overdose crisis. Tanner Perratt, the co-founder and business man...
Mar 11, 2021 Possibilities Recovery Centre Inc. said it has been denied funding from the province twice, and are concerned the province doesn't see the full scope of the ongoing crisis. (supplied/Possibilities Recovery Centre Inc.)
City of Saskatoon launches pilot project with four electric vehicles
The City of Saskatoon is putting four electric vehicles on the road, supporting its Low Emissions Community Plan (LEC). The four vehicles also complement Saskatoon Transit's electric bus pilot, which ...
Mar 11, 2021 The City of Saskatoon launched a pilot project with four electric vehicles on March 11, 2021. (City of Saskatoon)
Medical association president cautions against expansion of bubbles
Keep your bubble small until you receive the vaccine, or your loved ones have. That was the message from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Wednesday, just over 24 hours af...
Mar 11, 2021 Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz is the President of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. (sma.sk.ca)
Sask. rare earth elements facility expected to secure North American supply chain
A recent global shortage of computer chips and semiconductors has plenty of people looking to an upcoming facility in Saskatoon as part of the solution. Naturally occurring rare earth elements are key...
Mar 10, 2021 A new rare earth elements processing facility being built in Saskatoon is expected to be a big boost for North American markets. (Saskatchewan Research Council)
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