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‘If the line hadn’t been so long’: Family from Unity was on icefield at time of crash
A father and daughter from Unity are reflecting on a choice they made Saturday in Alberta. “We are pretty happy we didn’t go on the bus,” Chris Bunz said. Chris and his daughter Park...
Jul 21, 2020
Employee at Saskatoon bar tests positive for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory Thursday evening after confirming an employee working at The Canadian Brewhouse pub and restaurant in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood tested ...
Jul 10, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Black Lives Matter YXE raising concerns about video of police arrest
Black Lives Matter YXE is raising concerns about a video that shows Saskatoon police trying to subdue a man using punches and a taser. The group posted the video on its Facebook page Monday morning, l...
Jul 06, 2020
Sask. campgrounds open to 100 per cent capacity for overnight stays
More sites at Saskatchewan campgrounds are available starting Friday. The province bumped up the capacity from 50 per cent to 100 per cent as part of Phase 4 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan. Campgrou...
Jun 26, 2020
SHA, Hutterian Safety Council working together to implement pandemic protocols
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has teamed up with the Hutterian Safety Council after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at two Hutterite communities near Maple Creek. Joe Kleinsasser is the chair of ...
Jun 24, 2020
Legion halls in Saskatchewan facing tough times
COVID-19 has painted a dreary picture when it comes to Royal Canadian Legion halls. Closed since March, it's estimated that 124 of the 1,381 branches across Canada are likely to close permanently, wit...
Jun 24, 2020
Co-op, Unifor reach tentative agreement after 196 day lockout
It appears the lengthy, bitter dispute between Unifor 594 and the Co-op Refinery has come to an end. The Co-op Refinery Complex announced that a tentative deal has been reached with Unifor 594 in a ne...
Jun 18, 2020
'Do your part': Sask. Chamber CEO to employees choosing CERB over returning to work
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says too many people in the province are choosing to stay home and live off the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), rather than return to work. St...
Jun 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan speaks to reporters about the Beyond 2020 report on Sept. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Merlis Belsher Place field hospital is ready in case of COVID-19 surge
The $51-million arena and home of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies is ready in case there's a surge of COVID-19 cases. It is all part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's "defensive" approach ...
Jun 08, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Sask adds 4 new cases of COVID-19, 10 recoveries
On Saturday the Saskatchewan government announced four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, three in the far north region and one in Regina. Currently, three people are being treated in the hospital. Two ...
May 30, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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