SGI has decided to suspend its annual “Wing in the New Year” program this year due to COVID-19. Spokesman Tyler McMurchy says even with COVID-19 resulting in a very different New Year’s Eve, people need to have safe options in place. “We do encourage people, if for whatever reason they do find themselves outside of […]
A couple who lost a son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren to an impaired driver almost five years ago continues to fight for more awareness and education on the topic, and travels all over to get the message across, is now being officially recognized by MADD Canada. Lou and Linda Van de Vorst have been recognized […]
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has forced the province to look at ways to limit the spread of the virus. A total of 85 positive cases have been identified at the facility, 72 offenders and 13 staff members. 72 of those cases were announced on Thursday. Noel Busse with the Ministry of […]
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit says a man from Asquith has been charged with child pornography and voyeurism. The investigation began in July when Saskatoon police learned of a 24-year-old man in possession of child pornography and intimate photos of a woman he had taken without her knowing. Members of the ICE unit and […]
At the end of October, work at the University of Saskatchewan showed researchers were working on using wastewater to predict increases in COVID-19 numbers so communities could make as many necessary preparations as possible. On Thursday, University of Saskatchewan toxicologist Markus Brinkmann says they expect, based on the data they have collected, that COVID-19 case […]
The Western Canadian Crop Production Show has been cancelled for 2021. In a statement the WCCP says with the continued presence of Covid-19, the very difficult decision to not hold the event at Prairieland Park in January was made in consultation with the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. They say the focus […]
It looks like there will be a lot of familiar faces sitting in council chambers coming up for the inaugural meeting Monday in Saskatoon. Charlie Clark is once again Mayor of Saskatoon handily beating out Rob Norris in second place and former mayor Don Atchison who came in third. It has been a tight race […]
Saskatoon’s municipal election has been postponed with polls closing Monday at 6:30 p.m. Returning Officer Scott Bastian says Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m will be the date when the polls open again. He explained the reasons for delaying until Friday as not wanting residents to have to go out onto the streets again […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious: Aberdeen October 27 and 28 Gido’s Corner Store, 2 to 8 p.m. (both days) October 29 Gido’s Corner Store, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. La Loche October 31 The Trapper’s Cabin […]
Due to the increasingly high COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan, the NDP is calling on the government to do more to curb the spread of the virus. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says the government should have acted early in the pandemic rather than wait until after the election, adding they knew a second wave was […]
