Author Archives: Syndicated Content

More Rural Businesses than Urban Businesses have Remained Fully Open Despite COVID-19
Statistics Canada says the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural businesses and their outlook going forward vary by industry. About 48 per cent of rural businesses have been able to remain fully o...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

Tuesday Schedule
SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 4 The seventh and final event in the Calgary curling bubble continues today and runs through Sunday. There are 14 countries taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs forma...
Les Lazaruk May 04, 2021

Canada Post Wants Dog Owners to Keep the Safety of Carriers in Mind
Canada Post wants to keep its employees safe and so, is asking for some help from dog owners. About 36 per cent of the households they deliver to have dogs. The post office says it's impossible for de...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

Growing Concern Over the Future of Medical Labs in Canada
The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science has serious concerns about what they see as inadequacies across Canada's medical laboratory network. While many of these challenges were significant...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

Human Trafficking is on the Rise
Statistics Canada says police are reporting a record high number of human trafficking incidents in Canada in 2019. There were over 500 which was up 44% from a year earlier. At 1.4 incidents per 100,00...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

Value of Building Permits Fall in March
Statistics Canada says the value of Building Permits in Saskatchewan fell about 10 per cent in March from the month before. This, at a time when nationally, the value rose 5.7 per cent. Saskatchewan a...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

Coach Facing Charges
A junior hockey coach with ties to Saskatchewan is facing a charge of assault and sexual assault dating back to 1988. 66-year-old Bernie Lynch turned himself into police in Alberta on the weekend and ...
Newsroom May 04, 2021

Road Notes
College Drive eastbound median and centre lanes will be closed between the University Bridge and Clarence Avenue at 9:00 Tuesday morning for storm gate work. Eastbound motorists will be unable to exit...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021

50/50 Tickets Being Sold
The first ever Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation 50/50 kicked off Monday, with the goal of supporting Saskatchewan children and families. Tickets are on-sale now and the draw will be m...
Brad Jennings May 04, 2021

COVID-19 Case Found in Saskatoon School
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools says the Saskatchewan Health Authority has found two positive COVID-19 cases in individuals at St. George School; both are being investigated as a variant of concern...
Gord Wiebe May 04, 2021
















