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Latest COVID update Aug. 17 - 107 new cases, lowest single-day total of vaccinations since Mar. 2021
The number of vaccines administered that were reported Tuesday in Saskatchewan - 541 - is the lowest single-day total of vaccines administered in the province since Mar. 8, 2021, when 504 vaccines wer...
Aug 17, 2021
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Afghans living in Sask. reflect on conditions in Afghanistan
Afghans living in Saskatchewan can only watch from afar as the Taliban takes over Afghanistan. Susan Siasang and her sisters Qafia and Crystal moved to Saskatchewan in 2001 while most of their extende...
Aug 17, 2021
NDP rejects SGI's proposed increases, advocates for cut rates for Sask. families at hearing
Saskatchewan NDP continued in their quest to cut driving insurance rates, rejecting SGI's proposed increases at the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel hearing Monday evening. Official opposition critic fo...
Aug 17, 2021 NDP MLA Aleana Young. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. man dead after assault in Alta. park
A Saskatchewan man is dead after an assault in a Lloydminister park. Alberta RCMP's Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit are investigating the homicide, which happened around 3 a.m. Satur...
Aug 17, 2021
USask researchers shed light on phosphorus fertilizer
The addition of phosphorus fertilizer can be a delicate task, but researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have come closer to finding the balance for farmers. Phosphorus is one of three main fer...
Aug 17, 2021 Shuo Chen (middle right) and AAFC staff in field. (Canadian Light Source)
BHP gives long-awaited go ahead for Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan
Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $7.5 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. The decision came as BHP announced a plan to merge its oil a...
Aug 17, 2021
Masters posts lip sync video, ending Sask. vaccine challenges
The results of the second vaccine challenge between Saskatchewan’s two largest cities saw Saskatoon triumph over Regina - and Mayor Sandra Masters has paid the price. Masters posted a video of h...
Aug 16, 2021
Move over voter fatigue: apathy may be the name of the 2021 federal election
We've dealt with a lot of elections in Saskatchewan in the last 22 months. First, there was the October 2019 federal election. Then, the October 2020 provincial election. That was followed by the muni...
Aug 16, 2021
Wildfire smoke poses growing risk for lung health
Apocalyptic images of dark eerie skies and blazing red wildfires from B.C. are circulating on social media and those in Saskatchewan are feeling the effects of hazy skies. Registered Nurse and Certifi...
Aug 16, 2021
Salvation Army encouraging Sask. to sponsor a student this school year
About 1,500 backpacks are waiting to be packed thanks to a student sponsorship campaign by the Salvation Army. The organization's campaign allows people to sponsor students in need through the upcomin...
Aug 16, 2021 Previous back-to-school backpacks prepared by the Salvation Army.
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