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Sask. NDP leader wants health minister to resign, Shahab advice to be heeded

The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is repeating his Friday call for the resignation of the province's health minister, Paul Merriman.In speaking to media on Monday in front of Merriman's Saskatoon off...

Aug 31, 2021

Workers call for province-wide plan, mandatory masking as school year approaches

School resumes in Saskatchewan this week, but there hasn't yet been a comprehensive set of rules around COVID-19 protocols from the provincial government. So far, they've mostly left such rules in the...

Aug 30, 2021

Total active COVID cases in Northern Sask. nearing 1,000, 199 new cases reported in province

The province is reporting another 199 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, including 93 new cases in northern zones of Saskatchewan.This brings the total to 54,076 reported cases; 2,068 cases consid...

Aug 30, 2021

Canada's Lakatos has won nine Paralympic medals since nearly retiring in 2008

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos nearly retired after the Beijing Paralympics, but the pull of a medal proved too strong. That was 13 years and three Games ago. Now the 41-year-old from Dorval,...

Aug 29, 2021

O'Toole won't dismiss candidates anti-climate change comments

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole would not distance himself Sunday from comments made by a longtime Conservative MP who warned constituents the Liberals are preparing for a "cl...

Aug 29, 2021

Singh: The compassionate brother who draws on suits, social media and spirituality

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh was barely out of his teens when he took his little brother in. A biology student at the University of Western Ontario, Singh insisted on looking after Gurratan, then 15, follow...

Aug 29, 2021

Service slowdown needed to deal with rising hospitalizations, SUN president says

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is calling for a temporary slowdown in healthcare services as its members struggle to keep pace with rising hospitalizations under the Delta-driven fourth wave. ...

Aug 28, 2021

O'Toole, Singh continue public engagements; Trudeau itinerary marked as private

The leaders of the Conservatives and New Democrats will continue with public engagements on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, while the Liberal leader's itinerary has been marked as private. Co...

Aug 28, 2021

Métis Nation—Saskatchewan announces Batoche Métis Fall Festival

A celebration of Mtis culture is set to headline community events slated to take place throughout the autumn season.Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) announced Batoche Mtis Fall Festival will take place...

Aug 27, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones

The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...

Aug 27, 2021