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Visitation guidelines expanded to SHA facilities and long-term care homes

Saskatchewan is easing restrictions for visits in hospitals, long-term care homes and assisted living facilities across the province, allowing residents to have in-person visits for the first time sin...

Jul 03, 2020

Teams face challenging conditions, as recovery effort continues for six year old boy

The search for a missing six-year-old boy in northwest Saskatchewan is now entering day 11, and teams are dealing with the grim reality that their mission has become a recovery effort.The young boy wa...

Jul 03, 2020

Sask. student bloggers win summer intern contest

Saskatchewan is well represented among this year's Green Dream Bloggers, winners of the Forest Products Association of Canada's (FPAC) summer internship contest.Jace Timmer and Ty Edwards of Meadow La...

Jul 02, 2020

'We've buried too many,': Northerner plans hunger strike in Regina to protest inaction for suicide prevention

A popular Mtis musician from northern Saskatchewan is walking to Regina from La Ronge and plans to begin a hunger strike once he arrives to demonstrate against the province's inaction on suicide preve...

Jul 02, 2020

Travel advisory to northern Alberta has been rescinded

The Northern Medical Health Officers of the Saskatchewan Health Authority as well as the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have rescinded a travel advisory of non-essential travel to northern Alb...

Jul 02, 2020

Sask. celebrates Canada Day with online hub

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many Canada Day celebrations in Saskatchewan to cancel or move online.The Provincial Capital Commission has put together an online hub which includes performances by S...

Jul 01, 2020

Province may consider making masks ‘temporarily mandatory’ during future localized outbreaks

As the second part of the Phase 4 Re-Open Saskatchewan plans are set to get underway on July 6 with more businesses, leisure facilities and performing arts venues likely to welcome back patrons, Premi...

Jul 01, 2020

Fireworks safety tips for pet owners

Canada Day means fireworks in many communities across the country, even with COVID-19 restrictions in place.But the fun, festive atmosphere fireworks can bring to humans often means the opposite to an...

Jul 01, 2020

SIGA casinos to reopen July 9

All seven Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) casino properties in the province are set to re-open to the public the evening of July 9.SIGA said the reopening process will start up in a reduce...

Jun 30, 2020

Saskatchewan posts $319M deficit in the wake of COVID-19

The provincial government says the final results for the 2019-20 fiscal year show a $319-million deficit.In a release, the government said that's attributable to a steep revenue decline in the fourth ...

Jun 30, 2020