Saskatchewan

Saskatoon area pop-up drive-in gets go ahead from Saskatchewan Health Authority

When non-essential stores were ordered to close more than two months ago because of COVID-19, Saskatoon Audio Visual Technical Production Manager Chris Lawrie was temporarily out of work.Then he remem...

May 13, 2020

'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief

SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...

May 13, 2020

Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate

As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...

May 13, 2020

Chronic wasting disease an issue in many areas of Saskatchewan

Chronic wasting disease is present in 55 of Saskatchewan's 85 wildlife management zones.Chuck Lees, assistant executive director with fish, wildlife and lands branch with the ministry of environment s...

May 12, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's Far North

There are five new cases in the province's Far North with three in the Beauval area and two more in La Loche.The new cases bring the provincial total to 573. Of the total cases across the province, 19...

May 12, 2020

Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving seniors a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help manage extra costs associated with COVID-19. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says seniors who rece...

May 12, 2020

University of Saskatchewan planning for primarily online learning this fall

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is planning to do primarily online instruction this fall.In an update on the USask webpage, the university says the September delivery model will combine primari...

May 12, 2020

Ahead of the May long weekend, a reminder from Parks Canada about closures

As we head into the Victoria Day long weekend, Parks Canada is reminding everyone that all national parks, national historic sites, heritage canals and national marine conservation areas are closed to...

May 12, 2020

MOS contradicts president’s statement on amalgamation

The organization representing Saskatchewan's urban municipalities is pushing back against a suggestion by its president to possibly amalgamate some of the province's local governments.The Municipaliti...

May 12, 2020

Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary

There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...

May 12, 2020