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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan is sweetening the pot to try and get more family physicians to work in rural and remote parts of the province. The Rural Physician Incentive Program is more than quadrupling the incentive, raising it to $200,000 over five years. Read more: …
Read More »Understaffed amid increased calls, Sask. paramedics address rise in demand
The Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan (PSCS) said they have received more than 171,300 events this year for ground ambulances in the province, which equates to 470 events a day. Steven Skoworodko, president of PSCS, said that number has risen, noting that it had 171,000 events last year, and 143,000 …
Read More »Sask. farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land ’empties out the countryside’
As Terry Boehm sits on a tractor-powered snowblower on a cold winter day and clears a path to his shop, the grain and seed producer thinks about a more important path: the one his town and its young farmers will travel moving forward. Boehm comes from a long line of farmers near Colonsay, …
Read More »Officials unable to track down former Sask. pastor at centre of $25M abuse lawsuit
Officials have been unable to track down a former Saskatoon pastor at the centre of a $25-million lawsuit, but a judge has agreed to an unusual alternative. Pastor Keith Johnson is believed to be in Oklahoma, but has been “evading” officials trying multiple ways to serve him with the lawsuit documents, …
Read More »RCMP say Sask. mass killing suspect not on James Smith Cree Nation, search continues
Mass killing suspect Myles Sanderson is not hiding at James Smith Cree Nation, RCMP say. Authorities say the location of the mass murder suspect is still unknown and are urging the public to remain cautious. Earlier Tuesday, RCMP sent an alert telling residents of James Smith Cree Nation, about 170 kilometres …
Read More »RCMP faces extra scrutiny over hunt for Sask. stabbing suspect after admitting past failures
As the search for Saskatchewan stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson drags into a third day, law enforcement experts say the RCMP appears to be determined to show it has learned from past failures during wide searches, including the Nova Scotia mass shootings in 2020. Sanderson, 32, is wanted over a series of …
Read More »The National | 10 killed, 15 injured in Sask. stabbing
Sept. 4, 2022 | A mass stabbing spree leaves 10 dead and 15 injured in Saskatchewan. The latest on the developing story. News Source link
Read More »New park in honour of Sask. RCMP officer killed in line of duty ‘amazing’ tribute, father says
The father of an RCMP officer killed in the line of duty in Saskatchewan last summer says a new park in his son’s honour is an “amazing” tribute. Indian Head RCMP Const. Shelby Patton was killed on duty on June 12, 2021, while conducting a traffic stop in Wolseley, a …
Read More »Former Sask. private school students allege being ‘coerced’ into working on political campaigns
Former students of a Saskatoon private Christian academy say school and church officials pressured them into working on political campaigns to increase their power and advance their conservative social agenda. The politicians allegedly include a former member of Parliament, Saskatoon’s longest-serving mayor, and a sitting Saskatoon city councillor. Despite the …
Read More »List of students alleging abuse at Sask. Christian school growing rapidly
The chorus of former students from a private Saskatoon Christian school with stories of abuse and degradation is growing. They include children and grandchildren of top officials from Christian Centre Academy and the adjacent Saskatoon Christian Centre Church. The school is now known as Legacy Christian Academy. The church has also …
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