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AIDS Saskatoon hopes Sheen diagnosis generates awareness, reduces discrimination
AIDS Saskatoon hopes Charlie Sheen's HIV diagnosis will give hope to people living with the virus and help fight discrimination. In an interview on NBC's Today show, the Hollywood actor revealed he wa...
Nov 17, 2015 “HIV does not discriminate and can affect anyone, but with treatment and support, it is highly manageable," said the Ministry of Health statement. (980 CJME file photo)
Mayor shares premier's concern on Ottawa's refugee plan
Saskatoon already welcomes several hundred refugees each year, and even more could be landing in the city with the Liberal government moving ahead with its plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees befo...
Nov 17, 2015
Concern remains despite slight reduction in food bank use in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is seeing a slight reduction in the number of people turning to food banks. Food Banks Canada released its 2015 Hunger Count Tuesday morning which shows food bank usage in 2015 in Saskatc...
Nov 17, 2015
Thieves target 15 vehicles, garages in communities north of Regina
A lot of people in communities north of Regina woke up Monday morning to find they'd been robbed. According to the RCMP, 15 different vehicles or unlocked garages were robbed between midnight a...
Nov 17, 2015
Jogger killed in pedestrian crash near Saskatoon
A 59-year-old jogger has died after being hit by a vehicle southwest of Saskatoon. Warman RCMP were called out to a grid road near Cedar Villa Estates just after 1:30 p.m Monday. Investigators said a ...
Nov 16, 2015
Saskatoon now projecting balanced budget for 2015
The City of Saskatoon is walking back earlier projections of a budget deficit for 2015. The administration had predicted a $1.2 million deficit in its second quarter forecast earlier this year, but th...
Nov 16, 2015
Saskatoon Francophone community on edge following Paris attacks
Benoit Goubot had just finished work and arrived at the Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon's (FFS) weekly community get together when he learned about the attacks in his home country. The Britta...
Nov 16, 2015
U of S professor urges Trudeau to stand by his plan for Syrian refugees
Amid political pressure to suspend Ottawa's Syrian refugee plan, Justin Trudeau needs to stick to his word and keep Canada's borders open, according to a University of Saskatchewan professor. "It woul...
Nov 16, 2015
Accused serial robber appears in Saskatoon court
An accused serial robber in Saskatoon was quiet and disheveled during his first court appearance Monday after being arrested over the weekend. Christopher James Seed, 21, faces nine armed-robbery char...
Nov 16, 2015
Survey finds Sask. feels understaffing is hurting health care
The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) says a new survey shows people in the province think understaffing is hurting their health care. The survey released Monday polled 1,043 Saskatch...
Nov 16, 2015
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...