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Severe thunderstorm watches in effect for Saskatoon, west-central Saskatchewan
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches for the City of Saskatoon, along with areas in west-central Saskatchewan on Sunday.Isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to develop through t...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Province reports 11th COVID-19 death
The province has suffered its 11th death related to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released on Sunday. A North region resident in their 70's, who tested positive for COVID-19, has d...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Devel...
May 31, 2020
New dad Josh Manson won't have to find things to do during long pandemic offseason
Anaheim Ducks assistant captain Josh Manson won't be playing hockey for a while. His Ducks were officially eliminated when the NHL ended its regular season this week and looked to plan its 24-team pla...
May 31, 2020
As America burns with racial rage, Trump backs down on staging G7 in June
WASHINGTON - As U.S. cities seethe with racial unrest, President Donald Trump has abruptly abandoned his plan to invite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to Washington in June...
May 31, 2020
Ageing infrastructure, staff recruitment and retention biggest hurdles according to 2019 SHA Long Term Care Facility report
A 251-page report and survey released by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Friday gave a summary of visits to each long-term care facility in the province and overall quality of care assessme...
May 31, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 31, 2020
'Makes no sense:' Woman can't fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip
Sarah Sansom didn't think she had any reason to worry when her husband and his uncle ventured into the woods to go moose hunting. Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot ...
May 31, 2020
