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New VR project will provide mental health support for Saskatchewan students
A new virtual reality (VR) project created by Saskatchewan Polytechnic is aiming to give students in rural Saskatchewan a new mental health resource.Lindsey Boechler, the project's research lead, said...
Apr 25, 2023
Classes remain cancelled after two people stabbed at La Loche high school
School officials in La Loche have decided not to bring back students for classes after a staff member and a student were stabbed at the local high school last week.On Saturday, Dene High School announ...
Apr 25, 2023
MOU could help grow northern route
On April 11 the three prairie provinces announced an MOU (memorandum of understanding) to advance economic corriders - including the Gateway Keewatin Corrider that links northwest Manitoba and northea...
Apr 25, 2023
Melfort woman finishes London Marathon, close to finishing all world's major marathons
A Melfort woman is one step closer to completing all the world's most famous marathons. Robyn Luthi finished the London Marathon over the weekend, marking the fourth Abbott World Marathon Major she's ...
Apr 24, 2023
Darrell Night, man who helped prompt Stonechild inquiry, dead at 56
Darrell Night, the man whose story helped prompt the inquiry into the freezing death of Neil Stonechild, has died at age 56.On a freezing cold night in 2000, Night was picked up by Saskatoon police an...
Apr 24, 2023
RCMP to present ‘preliminary timeline’ of James Smith killings
This week, the Saskatchewan RCMP will release more information on the mass killings that left 11 people dead and 18 injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon.On Sept. 4, Myles Sanderson sta...
Apr 24, 2023
North Stars take SJHL Championship with Game 4 win
The Battlefords North Stars capped a fairytale season for the ages Saturday night in Flin Flon, taking home a 7-4 victory in Game 4 of the SJHL Finals, to sweep their best-of-seven series with the riv...
Apr 24, 2023
‘Unbelievable’: Family-owned Vodka makers from Wakaw win best in the world
The founders of a Wakaw-based business are still speechless after one of their products was named the best in the world.Backroads Spirit, which has been around for almost two years, found out their Al...
Apr 24, 2023
Is there a need for more airline competition in Saskatchewan?
A potential pilot strike at WestJet could only create more challenges for Saskatchewan travellers already facing a lack of viable options.Last Tuesday, the union representing WestJet pilots voted over...
Apr 23, 2023
Canada suspends Sudan consular services as diplomats evacuated
Ottawa has suspended consular services in Sudan amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalates in the East-African country.Global Affairs Canada says Ca...
Apr 23, 2023