Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Outbreak Declared in Saskatoon From Two Separate Large Gatherings
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared a community transmitted outbreak in Saskatoon. Medical Health Officer, Dr. Johnmark Opondo, says there is one confirmed positive case and one presumptive...
Carol Thomson May 27, 2020

COVID-19 Death Toll Now in the Double Digits
The death toll from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has reached 10. The government says one death under investigation has been confirmed as being COVID-19 related. Both are from the Far North region of the p...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 27, 2020

Bootlegger Arrest
Pelican Narrows RCMP have arrested what they describe as a known bootlegger. At a COVID-19 Security CheckStop, the only entrance into the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation near Pelican Narrows, RCMP were t...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 27, 2020

Back To Bus Fares On June 8th
Saskatoon Transit will go back to charging fares as of June 8th, the same day the province begins Phase 3 of re-opening the economy. Riders would go back to entering from the front instead of the back...
Carol Thomson May 27, 2020

Jones-Konihowski Finally Gets Induction Nod Into Canadian Sports Hall-of-Fame
Canada’s premier female track and field athlete of the 1970s, also Saskatoon-raised and a U of S graduate, is finally receiving induction into the Canadian Sports Hall-of-Fame. Diane Jones-Konih...
Les Lazaruk May 27, 2020

Chief Firearms Officer to Become Provincial Responsibility
The province is taking over responsibility of the hiring of a Chief Firearms Officer from the federal government. The CFO is responsible for administering the federal Firearms Act and has jurisdiction...
Gord Wiebe May 27, 2020

Israeli Genomics Company Coming to Saskatoon
An Israeli Genomics Company is expanding to Canada and is opening an office in Saskatoon. The province says that NRGene coming here is the result of a trade mission to Israel in 2018. The company prov...
Gord Wiebe May 27, 2020

Body Found in Burning Vehicle
A death investigation is underway in Regina after Police came across a parked vehicle in flames around 5:30 this morning, on 13th Avenue and Embury Street. There was a body inside. The male was declar...
Gord Wiebe May 27, 2020

Preparing for the Possibility of Flooding
Many basements end up being storage places, which if that includes sentimental items like pictures, can never be replaced if your home is flooded. Preparation for flooding, whether it’s in one h...
Carol Thomson May 27, 2020

Griffiths Stadium Among Post-Secondary Institutions to See Upgrades
The provincial government has announced $17 million in construction projects at post-secondary institution in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw. Griffiths Stadium at USask will see the field expanded to...
Gord Wiebe May 27, 2020















