Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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‘The virus doesn’t move, people move the virus:’ La Loche mayor says area dealing with 12 cases
The northern community of La Loche has grappled with positive cases of COVID-19, but is working to contain the area outbreak. In an interview Wednesday with Saskatchewan Afternoon’s David Kirton...
Apr 22, 2020
U of S engineering students design innovative N95 mask
An engineering team at the University of Saskatchewan is on the front line of innovation in medical equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The group has designed a new mask with a removable filter....
Apr 22, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new COVID-19 cases and nine more recoveries
Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it had six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine more recoveries. The total number of cases to date in the province is 326, while 261 people are said to have recove...
Apr 22, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new COVID-19 cases and nine more recoveries
Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it had six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine more recoveries. The total number of cases to date in the province is 326, while 261 people are said to have recove...
Apr 22, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
City keeping an eye on COVID-19 crisis while planning for upcoming election
Although there is no timeline set for restrictions ending with the COVID-19 crisis, the city is still expecting to hold its municipal elections in November. At the governance and priorities committee ...
Apr 22, 2020
Cattle ranchers ask for federal assistance
As with many industries across the country, COVID-19 has caused issues for Canadian cattle ranchers. Operating difficulties at some major processing plants has made it harder to get their beef out on ...
Apr 22, 2020
Crashes down in Sask. during pandemic, many cancelling plates
As people hide away, isolating themselves and physically distancing against the pandemic, fewer people are out on the roads. With fewer vehicles on the roads, there have been fewer crashes. SGI's prel...
Apr 22, 2020 SGI's preliminary numbers show that, while fewer people have been out and about during the pandemic, claims were down 30 per cent for March. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Trudeau promises $9B aid package for students amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a new emergency benefit for students whose education and job prospects are disrupted by COVID-19. He says a $1,250 monthly payment is coming for pos...
Apr 22, 2020
Many wary of virus reopenings as partisan divide grows in U.S.
BERLIN (AP) - One of the grimmest symbols of the coronavirus outbreak - a morgue set up in a Madrid skating rink - closed Wednesday as stores and other businesses reopened in places across Europe, whi...
Apr 22, 2020 A man with a facemask walks over the Friedrichstrasse, a main shopping street, in Berlin, Germany on April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
What does ‘reaching the peak’ in the COVID-19 pandemic mean?
The latest round of government projections related to the COVID-19 pandemic includes an increasingly common phrase - reaching the peak. But what exactly does that mean? Some experts weigh in: What doe...
Apr 22, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...