Saskatchewan

Flu cases high across province, SHA urging public to get vaccinated

The number of flu cases across the province remains high, prompting the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to remind people to get vaccinated.As of Nov. 19, the latest report released by the province...

Dec 02, 2022

Community support grows as Give A Little Life Day Radiothon continues

Donations have been pouring in for the Victoria Hospital Foundation at the start of this year's Give a Little Life Day Radiothon.As of 5 p.m. Friday afternoon, the total raised is $204,704.28 with a g...

Dec 02, 2022

‘It’s been quite the ride’: Jon Ryan retiring from football

After an 18-year professional football career, Jon Ryan is hanging up the cleats."It's been quite the ride. I look back now and it all seems like a dream. I still can't quite believe it all happened t...

Dec 02, 2022

Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Prince Albert

Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning for much of the central part of Saskatchewan and parts of the extreme north.The warning stretches from Meadow Lake south to the Kindersley area. It go...

Dec 01, 2022

SHA recruits 22 new health-care workers during Philippines trip

Job offers have been accepted by nearly two dozen health-care workers so far in the Philippines, according to Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Andrew Will.In an effort to address Saskatchewan's short...

Dec 01, 2022

Language barriers make for concern among Ukrainian newcomers at job fair

Hundreds of people, including many Ukrainian newcomers, arrived eager to find work at a job fair held at Prairieland Park on Wednesday.A woman named Iryna said she and her son, Yurii, were there to lo...

Dec 01, 2022

New book recounts memories of La Ronge home haunted by a poltergeist

A former resident of La Ronge has published a book recounting her experiences of living in a home in the community haunted by a poltergeist.Published in October, the book is called Knock, Knock: The t...

Nov 30, 2022

Feds providing more than $1M to repair, replace houses on James Smith Cree Nation

The Canadian government is taking another step to help James Smith Cree Nation residents recover from the stabbing rampage in their community in September.The government is to spend $1.2 million to re...

Nov 30, 2022

Police ask for help as officers investigate shooting of teen girl

Police in Saskatoon are asking for help from the public as they investigate the shooting of a 15-year-old girl.According to police, the shooting happened at around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 18. The girl was w...

Nov 30, 2022

Province expanding eligibility for rural and remote healthcare incentive program

The government of Saskatchewan is expanding eligibility for its incentive program to help get more healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas.Back in October, the province announced it was off...

Nov 30, 2022