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Unemployment rate falls in Canada, rises in Saskatchewan
Canada's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level on record in March. Statistics Canada said Friday the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 per cent, the lowest it has been since comparable da...
Apr 08, 2022
Shahab less concerned about sixth wave of COVID in Saskatchewan
Other provinces are moving swiftly into a sixth wave of COVID-19, and while Saskatchewan's top doctor is watching developments here closely, he doesn't have the same concerns about this wave as he has...
Apr 07, 2022
Saskatchewan school divisions frustrated over projected deficits
Saskatchewan school divisions say they will be facing deficits as they prepare their budgets for the 2022-23 school year, despite support from the province. Diane Boyko, chair for Greater Saskatoon Ca...
Apr 07, 2022
NDP asks province to address overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government to do something to address recent overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon. A letter -- dated Wednesday, mar...
Apr 07, 2022 Saskatoon police allege a teenage girl was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted in a bathroom at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Oct 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Organ and tissue donation in Sask. still experiencing the Logan Boulet Effect
By Drew Stremick Four years ago, Humboldt Broncos defenceman Logan Boulet lost his life -- and ultimately saved six others with the selfless act of being an organ donor. Since then, more than 18,000 S...
Apr 07, 2022 Humboldt Broncos defenceman Logan Boulet.
What food you should keep -- or toss -- after a power outage
After a long power outage like the one in southwest Saskatchewan, residents will definitely want to give their freezer items a close inspection before putting them on the dinner table. "The Saskatchew...
Apr 07, 2022
Saskatchewan announces 1,032 new COVID cases, another vaccine available
Saskatchewan is introducing another vaccine to fight COVID-19. In Thursday's update — which also revealed there were 1,032 new cases, 24 deaths and 354 hospitalizations during the weekly reporti...
Apr 07, 2022
Locals react to power outages in southwest Saskatchewan
We depend on electricity in many different ways in our daily lives. But people living in some parts of southwest Saskatchewan are getting a prolonged taste of what it's like to live without power. Tha...
Apr 07, 2022
Sask. government increases grants to veterans organizations
The Saskatchewan government has hiked the value of the grants it awards under the Saskatchewan Veterans Service Club Support Program. The maximum annual amount per club is now $30,000, up from $25,000...
Apr 07, 2022
Lanigan mayor pushing for answers about shuttered local hospital
It has been about two years since people in Lanigan were able to get stitches or even a tetanus shot in the hospital in their town -- and the mayor is still looking for answers. Early in the pandemic,...
Apr 06, 2022
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