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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Manitoba educational theorist gives Sask. back-to-school plan thumbs up
Overall, Michael Zwaagstra thinks the Saskatchewan government's Safe Schools Plan is pretty good. Zwaagstra is a teacher in Manitoba as well as an educational theorist. He said there isn't anything sp...
Aug 06, 2020
Saskatchewan reports 19th death related to COVID-19
A person in their 70s from the Regina region has died due to complications from COVID-19. The Saskatchewan government made the announcement in a media release Thursday. It's the 19th death associated ...
Aug 06, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Saskatchewan real estate market thrives in July
While many sectors have struggled to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan real estate industry is trending upwards. Across the province, sales were up by 56 per cent in July compared to J...
Aug 06, 2020
Weather helps Saskatchewan farmers begin harvest
Harvest has started in Saskatchewan. According to the crop report issued Thursday by the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, farmers in some areas have been desiccating their pulse crops. The recent s...
Aug 06, 2020
Provinces not moving fast enough to assess, mitigate flood risk: report
OTTAWA - A new report says provincial governments are not moving fast enough to protect homes and other buildings from the ravages of flooding. The report from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation ...
Aug 06, 2020
36 more recoveries, eight new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported 36 more recoveries and eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Recoveries outnumbered new cases for the seventh time in the past nine days. The recoveries reported Wednesday incre...
Aug 05, 2020
Kids heading back to school need honesty, doctor says
As a mother of young children herself, Dr. Carla Holinaty says kids are capable of understanding these are not normal times. Since the pandemic started, Holinaty — a family doctor and University...
Aug 05, 2020
Province's back-to-school plan 'squandered opportunity' for relief to educators, staff, parents: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze didn't hold back his -- or the federation's -- feelings on the province's new back-to-school plans Tuesday. Speaking in a Zoom conference just ...
Aug 04, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze.
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Saskatchewan reports nine new COVID-19 cases, eight more recoveries
The Saskatchewan government has developed new maps to offer more detailed information about COVID-19 cases in the province. In a media release Tuesday - when the government reported nine new cases and...
Aug 04, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Strong winds, hail wreak havoc on Macklin Monday night
A storm blew through Macklin Monday evening leaving a trail of broken trees and downed power lines in its wake. General Manager of Macklin Lake Regional Park, Brian Oates says the park was hit hard. "...
Aug 04, 2020
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