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‘More and more worrisome:’ Dry conditions persist in Saskatchewan
Farmers are continuing to cope with a dry Saskatchewan spring.For weeks, farmers have been looking to the sky hoping for any drop of moisture to aid crops as seeding continues.Southwest farmer and agr...
May 13, 2021

Sask. residents who got AstraZeneca vaccine as first doses wonder what’s next
In late March, Regina-area farmer Kevin Huber joined thousands of others and got in line at Evraz Place, rolled up his sleeve and got his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.At the time, th...
May 13, 2021

Troy Ryan to coach Canadian women's hockey team in 2022 Winter Olympics
CALGARY - Troy Ryan has been named head coach of Canada's women's hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan, from Spryfield, N.S., was an assistant coach for Laura Schuler in the 2018 ...
May 13, 2021

HealthLine 811 Free, Confidential and 24 Hour a Day Service
Did you know HealthLine 811 is a free, confidential, 24-hour health, mental health and addictions advice, education and support telephone line available to Saskatchewan residents? It also provides sup...
May 13, 2021

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute
OTTAWA - The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Ca...
May 13, 2021

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute
OTTAWA - The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Ca...
May 13, 2021

Case of Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder put over
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The court case of a Saskatchewan Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man has been put over until later this month.Cpl. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder af...
May 13, 2021

AP source: Govt to ease up guidance on indoor mask-wearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in mo...
May 13, 2021

Ontario keeps stay-at-home order; Quebec pauses Oxford-AstraZeneca shots
Ontario says it's keeping its stay-at-home order in place until at least June 2 and Quebec has become the latest province to stop giving Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot as a first dose. Ontario Pre...
May 13, 2021

'We did not unite around blind loyalty to one man:' Kenney faces call to quit
EDMONTON - Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, ...
May 13, 2021