Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask. doctor explains typhoid fever after possible Martensville exposure
A Saskatoon doctor is shedding some more light on what exactly typhoid fever is and how it could've possibly ended up at the Domino's Pizza in Martensville.Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microb...
Nov 06, 2024

Update: Over $1 million raised during Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital radiothon
Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday to include the total amount of funds raised and comment from the JPCH Foundation.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon prese...
Nov 06, 2024
Highway Hotline changes aim to make information clearer, more concise
As winter approaches in Saskatchewan, Highway Hotline would like to remind users of some terminology changes announced in September.Dan Palmer with the Ministry of Highways says the changes were enact...
Nov 05, 2024

Happening now: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon
Sudden numbness in his nose and unexplained hand spasms didn't initially raise concerns for Cole Smith. He was an active 15-year-old from Shellbrook living a typical teenage life and enjoying time on ...
Nov 05, 2024

Humboldt Broncos Memorial Site starts to take shape
After the sod was turned on the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Site earlier this year, the work has officially started and the site is starting to take shape.Through the efforts of volunteers and companies...
Nov 04, 2024

Little Hearts, Little Lungs: Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon set for Nov. 5 - 6
It's become Saskatchewan's largest annual maternal and pediatric fundraiser. On Nov. 5th and 6th, Pattison Media radio stations from Prince Albert, Melfort, Battlefords and Meadow Lake will join more ...
Nov 04, 2024

'The best that we can be': Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73
Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.A...
Nov 04, 2024
Are Saskatchewan’s new bear spray laws working?
Disappointed, angered and disgusted is how Saskatoon's Royal Stevens felt after being a victim of a bear spray attack in mid-October.On Oct. 16, Stevens and his father were coming home from a road tri...
Nov 04, 2024

Labour market needs drive SaskPoly student growth
A three percent growth in the number of students enrolled at the four SaskPolytechnic campuses in Saskatchewan is being driven by a demand for labour. With a total of 11,849 students, Dr. Larry Rosia,...
Nov 03, 2024
Saskatchewan’s cold-water fish is still making waves on the European market
Once the temperature drops, the fishing industry heats up in a small village in northern Saskatchewan thanks to the tullibee and after five years it's still going strong."They are saving the Pinehouse...
Nov 02, 2024