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NDP leader calls for health minister’s job, action against fourth wave
The Saskatchewan NDP leader is demanding action on COVID-19 from the government to protect the province against the fourth wave.On Friday, opposition leader Ryan Meili spoke to media in Saskatoon to c...
Aug 27, 2021

Big River First Nation to mandate vaccinations for band employees
Leaders on Big River First Nation (BRFN) say surging COVID-19 numbers in their community has left them with no choice but to mandate vaccinations for all band employees. However, some residents are no...
Aug 27, 2021

Kim Brown wins her fifth Ladies Lobstick title
Championship Flight match play finals took place on Friday at the Waskesiu Golf Course. Kim Brown, who lives in Saskatoon but grew up in Prince Albert, had a three-hole lead over Kathy Ziglo after the...
Aug 27, 2021

Northlands College mandates masks, undecided on mandatory vaccinations
Northlands College will be enforcing a mandatory mask mandate for all students and staff.It was announced through a welcome back 2021 video released earlier this week. Northlands College CEO Guy Penne...
Aug 27, 2021

Hoback backs Conservative party promise for gig workers
While there is a certain flexibility that comes with gig work but that flexibility carries a trade-off. The Conservative party has promised to eliminate one of the drawbacks, however, if they are elec...
Aug 27, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones
The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...
Aug 27, 2021

La Ronge seeking new community services manager
The Town of La Ronge is seeking to hire a replacement for the role of community services manager. Long-time municipal employee Tonia Logan gave notice she was vacating the position, which encompasses ...
Aug 27, 2021

Out on the hustings, Trudeau confronted by father of victim from flight PS752
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Merzhad Zarei moved swiftly through a crowd of people waiting to meet Justin Trudeau at an outdoor food-truck festival north of Toronto, hoping to get the Liberal leader's attent...
Aug 27, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba brings back COVID orders, gives more freedom to vaccinated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is bringing back some of its COVID-19 public health orders and will allow only people who are fully vaccinated to go to restaurants, bars, bingo halls and sporting events. Health M...
Aug 27, 2021

Premier not wavering on health measures, mandatory vaccines
Premier Scott Moe isn't discussing the reintroduction of any public health measures or vaccine mandates with the highly infectious Delta variant bringing a new wave of COVID-19 infections to Saskatche...
Aug 27, 2021