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Latest wastewater report shows big drop in COVID levels
COVID-19 levels appear to be dropping drastically in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon.That's according to the latest weekly update from the University of Saskatchewan, in its continuing ...
May 17, 2022
NEOSS sees progress as Sexual Violence Awareness Week begins
May 16-20 is Sexual Violence Awareness Week in Saskatchewan, and the issue has become so prevalent that just about everyone has a stake in it. Fortunately, the conversation around it appears to be shi...
May 17, 2022
Prince Albert campus included in new dental therapy program
A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include Prince Albert in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue ...
May 17, 2022
Regular travel and public health measures can't coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA - The Canadian Airports Council is asking the federal government to do away with COVID-19 protocols at customs to clear up the chaos that international travellers experience when they arrive in...
May 17, 2022
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...
May 17, 2022
Alcohol ban in effect for May long weekend at provincial parks
Saskatchewan's provincial parks are set to open to campers Thursday, but patrons will have to leave their booze at home for the first first days.As has been the case in previous years, a ban on alcoho...
May 17, 2022
Research group says whales that turned up in Montreal haven't been seen since Sunday
MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting that the two minke whales spotted near Montreal last week haven't been seen for more than 48 hours. Robert Michaud of the group Reseau qubecois d...
May 17, 2022
Roughriders sign 2022 first-round pick Samuel Emilus
Even as the CFL strike entered its third day Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders got one piece of business done.The Roughriders announced they had signed wide receiver Samuel Emilus, their first-rou...
May 17, 2022
The AP Interview: Scottish leader pushes independence, NATO
WASHINGTON (AP) - The European crisis wrought by Russia's war in Ukraine makes Scotland's independence drive more important and demands that Scotland play its "full part" in ensuring stability and sec...
May 17, 2022
Council approves contract for airport terminal design
After some discussion, city council gave their staff the permission to go ahead to hire a company to design a new terminal building for the airport.The decision to hire a company now does not mean a d...
May 17, 2022
