Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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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)
Man arrested following Dangerous Person Alert in Meadow Lake
A Dangerous Person Alert issued by Meadow Lake RCMP was cancelled shortly before 3 p.m. today. RCMP arrested one adult male. The investigation is ongoing. Police said they would provide more informati...
Mar 10, 2021
'A recipe for disaster:' SUN responds to COVID rule loosening, new variants
Tracy Zambory didn't hold back her thoughts on the changes to Saskatchewan's health orders that were announced Tuesday. The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) said upon hearing the ne...
Mar 10, 2021 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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