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It’s fire ban season in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the municipalities of Corman Park and Vanscoy implemented a ban on open flames due to dry conditions. The ban includes fire pits, burning barr...

It appears an ambitious goal to get vaccines in the arms of all adults in Saskatchewan has become even more ambitious. During a provincial COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, chief medical health officer Dr....

Change the provincial COVID-19 plan and get essential workers vaccinated against COVID-19 now: That’s the plea from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Dr. Barb Konstantynowic...

In just a few months, all vaping liquids, devices and products will be subject to a 20 per cent retail tax. The new tax will replace the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) but will be on top of the Goods and ...

Saskatoon’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) wants Saskatchewan to become the home of Canada’s future pandemic response and it’s asking residents to help make that ...

The COVID-19 vaccine developed in the lab at Saskatoon’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan is now better equipped to fend off emerging variants...

Prairieland Park preparing for many visitors to kick off the workweek. On Monday and Tuesday, the facility will hold a drive-through COVID-19 immunization clinic with the AstraZeneca vaccine. It opens...

There should be more emphasis on reducing greenhouse gases and creating more “green” jobs in Saskatchewan, according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili. Standing in front of an electrical substation...

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is out with its final report to address spotty or absent internet in rural internet and cell connectivity. The province’s largest farm orga...

SaskPower's Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Estevan has reached a milestone. According to a release Wednesday, the facility located at Boundary Dam Power Station hit a plateau Tuesday wit...