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Saskatchewan Medical Association calls for mandatory vaccines for all health-care workers
With a recent uptick of COVID-19 cases in the province, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is calling for mandatory vaccinations for all health-care workers.Many Saskatchewan physicians are as...
Aug 11, 2021

Province confirms 90 new COVID cases, 682 currently active across Sask.
The province reported another 90 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, 24 of which are in the Far North East zone. No new deaths were reported but the daily and seven-day average of case numbers ...
Aug 11, 2021

Chopper pilot in hot water after landing for ice cream cake
The lengths people will to go to get the scoop.A Leroy, Sask. man caused quite the stir when he landed his helicopter to grab an ice cream from the Tisdale Dairy Queen, but not everyone is happy about...
Aug 11, 2021

COVID cases in children trend higher as the new school year looms
There's less than a month before schools starts in Saskatchewan, and what the classrooms - and COVID-19 - will look like by then is a question on many minds.Active COVID cases have been on the rise ov...
Aug 11, 2021

Green Lake, Meadow Lake RCMP arrest two suspects following shooting
Two individuals remain in police custody ahead of scheduled court appearances later this month for their alleged involvement in a shooting that happened earlier this month. Near midnight on Aug. 1, of...
Aug 10, 2021

Province reports 65 new cases in province, 536 new cases in last seven days
As of August 10, there are 65 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 50,679 reported cases; 634 cases considered active and 49,461 cases considered recovered.There are currently 269 ac...
Aug 10, 2021

UN Climate Change report: Sask. environmentalists bemoan lack of provincial ambition
Humanity is at a precipice and it's time to make much bolder moves to cut carbon emissions.That's the reaction from Peter Prebble, a director with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, as the world ...
Aug 09, 2021

Family gathers for fifth anniversary of Colten Boushie's death, renews calls for public inquiry
The family of Colten Boushie and supporters came together in mourning Monday on the fifth anniversary of the young Red Pheasant Cree Nation member's death. They again called for a public inquiry.Boush...
Aug 09, 2021

Ryan Baptiste wins dash at Poundmaker Cree Nation
Ryan Baptiste loves when the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) tour stops in Poundmaker Cree Nation, for both the experience and the results.The veteran CPCA driver from Red Pheasant...
Aug 09, 2021

Meadow Lake Sox take provincial gold in Hanley
The Meadow Lake Sox senior baseball team are provincial champs.The Sox took home a Senior AA Tier 4 Provincial Championship in Hanley over the weekend, located just 45 minutes south of Saskatoon.Playe...
Aug 09, 2021