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University of Saskatchewan hopes to become Canada’s first state of the art road safety research hub
If all goes as planned, by September the University of Saskatchewan could have the Country's first state-of-the-art road safety research hub.It will be located in the Health Sciences Building and will...
Jun 22, 2020

Saskatchewan’s surgery backlog frustrating for those waiting for relief
Most Canadian patients are waiting longer than the recommended time frame for their surgeries, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.The COVID-19 pandemic is doing nothing to spee...
Jun 22, 2020

SJHL return to play proposal sent to SHA, waiting on approval
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has a plan to make sure a full season is played in 2020/2021.A proposal has been put together by the league and sent to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (...
Jun 22, 2020

Iran commits to handing over PS752 black boxes, start compensation talks: Ottawa
Ottawa says Iran's foreign minister has committed to sending the flight recorders from the civilian airliner it shot down in January to be analyzed in France without delay. The federal government...
Jun 22, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 reported, Saskatoon outbreak declared over
With the outbreak in Saskatoon declared over, there are five new cases of COVID-19 in the province bringing the total to 751.Four of those cases are in the province's Far North region and one is in th...
Jun 22, 2020

Auditor General says she needs bigger funding boost due to pandemic demands
OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says she is asking the government for more money because of the unprecedented demands the COVID-19 pandemic has put on her office. Hogan is putting the government ...
Jun 22, 2020

Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only "very limited numbers" of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally d...
Jun 22, 2020

From NFL safety to Grey Cup winning quarterback, Kerry Joseph looks back on football career
Coming to the CFL didn't just represent a step in Kerry Joseph's football career - it represented a chance to get his life back on the road he wanted to be on."I had that desire to play and when the c...
Jun 22, 2020

Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...
Jun 22, 2020

Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020