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Feds pledge $306M aid for Indigenous businesses suffering COVID-19 losses
The federal government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will allow for sho...
Apr 18, 2020
SK gov’t provides guidance for drive-in or remote church services
After some confusion during Easter weekend about what could and what couldn’t be done when it came to church services, the Saskatchewan government is trying to clarify things. Services may be de...
Apr 18, 2020
Six new cases of COVID19 in Saskatchewan, six more recoveries
There are three new confirmed cases of COVID19 in Saskatchewan and three presumptive cases bringing the provincial total to 313. In its daily update, the government says 75 of the 313 cases are consid...
Apr 18, 2020
Broken rail may have led to train derailments near Guernsey
Track maintenance could be the culprit when it comes to a pair of train derailments near the town of Guernsey in a three month stretch late last year and early this. The Transportation Safety Board ha...
Apr 18, 2020
Saskatoon police pull body from South Saskatchewan River
Saskatoon Police are investigating after the Saskatoon Fire Department pulled a deceased male body out of the South Saskatchewan River around the area of Spadina Crescent East near 25th Street East Fr...
Apr 18, 2020
CAA Regina lending a helping hand to food banks during pandemic
CAA Roadside Assistance two truck drivers in Regina are taking advantage of a slow down in calls for service to help drop-off and deliver items for the Regina Food Bank. Christine Niemczyk with CAA Sa...
Apr 18, 2020
Cannabis growth facility in Yorkton to close
Canopy Growth, an Ontario-based cannabis company, announced Thursday that their facility in Yorkton will be closing. The company is also cutting it's farming operations in Springfield, New York, as we...
Apr 18, 2020
Care home staff in SK will start working at just one facility
As of April 28, those who work in a long-term care home or a personal care home can only work in one facility. In a release, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says we need to emphasize pro...
Apr 17, 2020
Sask. NDP calls for legislative oversight to ensure accountability during COVID-19 pandemic
Oversight and accountability is what Sask. NDP leader Ryan Meili wants to see when the provincial government is responding to COVID-19. On Friday, Meili shared that he wrote a letter to Premier Scott ...
Apr 17, 2020
Toilet paper demand in Canada has skyrocketed 241%
The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed - increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Association president Derek Nighbor told the House...
Apr 17, 2020
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