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Read More »Mandatory evacuation for Buffalo Narrows, Sask. goes out overnight
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Buffalo Narrows, Sask., underwent a mandatory evacuation Monday night after the mayor and council held an emergency meeting. The community had an extended loss of power and had poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. Buses and vehicles were escorted out of …
Read More »Sask. RCMP identify Big Sky Lake Cree Nation human remains as 20-year-old man
Human remains that were found on May 3 near Big Island Lake Cree Territory in Saskatchewan have been identified by forensic teams as 20-year-old Dominic Kahpoonapit. Saskatchewan RCMP said the autopsy was completed on Tuesday, noting the Big Sky Lake Cree Nation resident was reported missing back on Dec. 13, …
Read More »Sask. man at centre of infamous ‘Starlight Tours’ has died
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man who revealed the infamous “Starlight Tours” by Saskatoon Police more than 20 years ago, has died. In January of 2000, Darrell Night was picked up by Saskatoon Police, and was driven outside the city. Read more: ‘Keira’s Law’ set to …
Read More »Sask. property owners should be on look out for spring damage
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan is beginning to see a slow melt of the snow as spring sun warms the air, but the constant freezing and thawing can be trouble for homes, experts say. Winter might be over, but the cold temperatures still linger after the …
Read More »Sask. Polytech in Regina provides free dental care for Ukrainian immigrants – Regina
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Ukrainian immigrants were offered free dental care and wellness strategies at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus in Regina on Saturday with the help of over 160 students and volunteers. Each year, the campus chooses a different group of people in need for …
Read More »Sask. physician incentive more than quadrupling for rural and remote communities
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, …
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