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Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Mari...
May 09, 2025 Public health nurse Lauri Bidinot demonstrates how to give a measles shot to a young girl at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins
Racist letter sent to Cote First Nation sparks outrage
COTE FIRST NATION - A vile, hate-filled letter that was sent to the leadership of Cote First Nation in late April has prompted condemnation and renewed calls to address systemic racism in Saskatchewan...
May 08, 2025
Saskatchewan measles cases rising rapidly, says Chief Medical Health Officer
Saskatchewan is now part of an unprecedented measles outbreak where cases have been rising rapidly, the province's chief medical health officer said Thursday. Dr. Saqib Shahab said there have been 27 ...
May 08, 2025 Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, speaks at a COVID-19 news update at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He says the province is now part of an unprecedented measles outbreak, as cases rise rapidly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Citizens on Patrol has positive results for SE community
ALIDA - Justin McNish is pleased to see other communities following Alida's lead, and starting chapters of Southeast Citizens on Patrol program (COPP). McNish, who is a member with the Alida organizat...
May 08, 2025
The First Pope from America: Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said "Peace be with you" in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue "without fear." From the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, histor...
May 08, 2025 Pope Leo XIV emerges onto the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square at the Vatican, after being proclaimed as Pope. Photo Courtesy of the Vatican's Social Media Feed.
White Smoke Billows from the Sistine Chapel
White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals part...
May 08, 2025 Cardinals attend the first day of the conclave to elect the successor of late Pope Francis inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)
Carney, Canada's premiers to meet in Saskatchewan next month
Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June 2 to discuss ways to work together to make the country stronger. In a social media post, Carney said that in the face of...
May 08, 2025 President Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney. That indicates no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke b...
May 08, 2025 Cardinals attend the first day of the conclave to elect the successor of late Pope Francis inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)
NDP bill looks to make it harder for province to separate from Canada
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has introduced legislation that, if passed, would make it tougher for the province to separate from the rest of Canada. Party leader Carla Beck says her bill doubles the ...
May 07, 2025
Carney says there's 'more work to do' after his meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney held a phone call with premiers Wednesday afternoon to brief them following his apparently successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The virtual briefing wi...
May 07, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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