Downtown Saskatoon's Bus Stop Refreshments opens for season
Saskatoon's original food truck is back open for business. Bus Stop Refreshments, permanently parked across the street from the Delta Bessborough, turned on its red and blue neon open sign Wednesday....
View ArticleSask. economic 'bright spot' hit with new tariff
Quebec and B.C. will be hit the hardest by new duties imposed on the Canadian softwood lumber bound for the U.S. – but they won't be the only ones. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its...
View ArticleTariffs mean uncertainty for Sask. forestry industry
New tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber heading south of the border has some worried it could cause job losses in Saskatchewan. Duties as high as 24 per cent were imposed Tuesday by the Trump...
View ArticleScheer weighs in as O'Leary leaves race
With Kevin O'Leary out, Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer now shares the field with 12 other candidates in a race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Celebrity investor O’Leary...
View ArticleSask. Catholic schools to appeal funding decision
The province's eight Catholic school boards are unanimously endorsing a move to appeal a recent court decision, known as the Theodore case. The judge ruled the provincial government would no longer...
View Article1st Sask. funnel cloud advisory strikes early
We're barely into the month of May and already we're watching for funnel clouds. Environment Canada issued a special weather advisory just before noon on Tuesday, warning weak rotation could spawn...
View Article'Perfect weekend:' Mosquitoes at bay as warm weather shines
It's shaping up to be one of those rare occasions when people can enjoy the warm weather without having to layer on bug spray. Jeff Boone, pest management supervisor with the City of Saskatoon, said...
View ArticleCarelessly tossed cigarettes keep Sask. fire crews busy
For many parts of rural Saskatchewan, an early snowfall in 2016 has led to a heightened risk of grass fires this spring. Chief Mike Given with the Delisle Fire Department said crops left out on the...
View ArticleSask. mom concerned over cuts for vulnerable students
A mother of four is cautioning against cuts to a program supporting some of Saskatoon's most vulnerable students. The aboriginal student retention worker program, consisting of 12 staff, is being...
View ArticleSaskatoon man shares terrifying ordeal with Lyme disease
Triant Stuart believes he contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick at a Saskatoon golf course. The first symptoms started appearing in 2015, but it would be months before he would get the...
View ArticleSaskatoon MP concerned over Lyme disease
A Saskatchewan MP says the federal government needs to start taking Lyme disease more seriously. Saskatoon-Grasswoods MP Kevin Waugh said he has been hearing from sufferers who got tested in...
View ArticleBlaine Lake in 'chaos' after administrator quits: Reeve
In the words of the reeve, the Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake is trying to get back on its feet. "Chaos is what it is," Reeve Will Chalmers said Wednesday. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Bertha...
View ArticleSask. farmer wants more discussion on mental health
Saskatchewan needs to talk about mental health as freely as people talk about the weather. Those were the words of a local farmer who knows the stress and anxiety that comes with the job. Danny...
View ArticleRider Express Transportation to pick up where STC left off
Some passengers left stranded following the demise of STC now have another way of getting around. Rider Express Transportation launches its new service Thursday, running a route between Saskatoon and...
View ArticleDesignated driver services there, not always used: owner
The owner of a designated driver service in Saskatchewan says bars need more rights if the province plans to curb drunk drivers. Saskatchewan Government Insurance filed a statement of claim Thursday...
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