Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Saskatchewan doctors ratify five-year contract
Saskatchewan’s doctors officially have a new deal with the province. In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) announced the physicia...
Aug 12, 2020
Infrastructure improvements planned for some provincial parks
Upgrades are coming to some provincial parks in southern Saskatchewan. The provincial government said Wednesday it’s investing nearly $8 million in infrastructure improvements to parks in the so...
Aug 12, 2020
Two people rescued from South Saskatchewan River
The first water rescue of August happened in Saskatoon Tuesday evening, after two people who weren't wearing lifejackets had to be rescued from the South Saskatchewan River. The two individuals, a man...
Aug 12, 2020
'Busiest time in our history': SARCAN sees record numbers in July
July was a record-breaking month for SARCAN, obliterating its previous record of containers being taken in by more than 10 million. "It's been the busiest time in our history," said Sean Homenick, SAR...
Aug 11, 2020
Saskatoon COVID-19 researcher responds to Russia’s vaccine announcement
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine. It hasn't taken long for that decision to be met with a fair amount of skepticism from experts around the world and here at ho...
Aug 11, 2020 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Sask. gov't updates school masking recommendations, won't implement province-wide policy
Saskatchewan's provincial government provided new guidance Tuesday for school divisions that plan to implement mandatory mask use when classes resume in the fall. But education minister Gord Wyant and...
Aug 11, 2020
Sask. reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in the Saskatoon region
There were 29 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, with 17 of them in the Saskatoon zone. In a media release, the provincial government said 11 of those 17 cases were from a comm...
Aug 11, 2020
Tossed needles and garbage leads to confrontation between neighbours
A Saskatoon man says what started as a request to remove trash from a neighbouring house led to him being assaulted and insulted with racial slurs. Fayaz Kadir, an electrical engineer, was laid off a ...
Aug 11, 2020 Fayaz Kadir pictured outside his home on Avenue M. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building. As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinc...
Aug 10, 2020
Uko family, NDP calling for public inquiry into Saskatchewan suicides
The Saskatchewan NDP and the family of Samwel Uko have joined forces to call for a public inquiry into suicides in Saskatchewan, as well as into Uko's death. "We cannot continue in this way in Saskatc...
Aug 10, 2020
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