Author Archives: Syndicated Content

USask Researchers Receive Over $1 Million in New Funding
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have been given $1.35 million in federal funding to study matters ranging from anthropology to philosophy. One study focuses on the impacts of oil sands e...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Tuesday Schedule
SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JULY 14 The 70th annual Saskatchewan Junior Girls and the 94th annual Saskatchewan Junior Boys Golf Championships start today and run through Thursday at the Elmwood Golf ...
Les Lazaruk Jul 14, 2020

Medavie Has a Record-Setting Week for Calls
Medavie Health Services West says last week, they responded to an all-time high of 94 overdose calls. Last year, paramedics administered Narcan to 11 patients in May and 13 in June. This year, they ha...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Additional Police Funding for Several Saskatchewan Cities
Saskatoon The 5.88 million dollars that the province has set aside for policing initiatives in Saskatoon is an increase of $70,000 from last year. $498 million of that, provided through the Municipal ...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Regina Police Use a Taser in a Domestic Disturbance Call
Regina Police fired a taser while on a domestic disturbance call Monday night around 11 o’clock. Police say they arrived on the 16 hundred block of Ottawa Street to find an aggressive and violen...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Saskatchewan Economy Hit Hard by COVID-19 and Oil Prices
Depending on the measure used, economic activity in Saskatchewan fell by 8.2 per cent or up to 46.7 per cent between March 2019 and March 2020. Statistics Canada says COVID-19 and the oil price shock ...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Teachers Not Confident in Return to School Plan
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says results from a national survey show this province’s educators are not confident in the COVID-19 return to school plan. The survey was conducted b...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 14, 2020

Gearing Up for the Municipal Elections
The civic election is 4 months away, but the work behind the scenes has begun and Saskatoon’s election office is now open. Returning Officer, Scott Bastian says they typically need around 400 to...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 14, 2020
Denison Mines Taking Next Step in ISR Mining
Denison Mines made history in 2019 with the first two ISR wells in the province as part of their test program, and now have achieved proof of concept for the ISR or in-situ mining method, in Northern ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 14, 2020

Arson was the Cause of a Garage Fire
Arson was the cause, and damage has been pegged at about $10 thousand, in a garage fire Monday afternoon on the 300 block of Avenue Q South. The detached garage was fully aflame by the time fire crews...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020















