Saskatchewan

School stories, art, teach kids about organ donation for Humboldt Broncos' Green Shirt Day

When Sandra LaRose's 16-year-old daughter decided she wanted her organs donated, she encouraged her mom and step-dad to do the same and put red and white stickers on their Saskatchewan health cards."I...

Apr 07, 2024

Study: Canadian teen mothers face increased risk of premature death, concerns raised in Saskatchewan

Pregnant Canadian teens face a new stark statistic: their risk of dying before age 31 is double that of non-pregnant adolescents. The issue draws attention to Saskatchewan, where teen pregnancy rates ...

Apr 06, 2024

Onion Lake infant death case comes to sudden halt

A scheduled trial this week for a woman accused of concealing the body of a dead child, was called off.battlefordsNOW was informed the charge was stayed by the Crown on March 28. Tashia Turner's case ...

Apr 05, 2024

Details released on permanent Humboldt Broncos memorial

Plans have been released for the site of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy.The permanent memorial will be constructed at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335 between Tisdale and Nipawin.The Hum...

Apr 05, 2024

Obituary reveals names of family who died in murder-suicide near Neudorf

A private funeral is set for Friday for the family of four who died in a murder-suicide near Neudorf.Outside of the farmyard, near the approach stands the "Bender's" family farm sign, adorned on both ...

Apr 04, 2024

First oil and gas offering of 2024 adds $15.4 million to Sask. coffers

The first oil and gas public offering of the year brought in more than $15 million for the Government of Saskatchewan.The offering of 147 parcels on Tuesday raised $15,454,748.02. Of those offerings, ...

Apr 04, 2024

Wynyard-born doctor named head of Sask. Pediatrics

The new provincial head of pediatrics in Saskatchewan who also serves as head of the SHA and the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine was born in Wynyard before moving to Manitoba as a young...

Apr 04, 2024

Draft of Saskatchewan’s pronoun policy gave teachers discretion for at-risk students

Emails show an early draft of Saskatchewan's school pronoun policy would have allowed teachers to use a child's preferred identification if there was concern the student faced danger when parents were...

Apr 04, 2024

New U of S course will allow pharmacists to prescribe for chronic conditions

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $137,000 to the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition for a new training program.The announcement of the advanced pharmacy training...

Apr 03, 2024

Water Security Agency says reservoirs in southwest Sask. likely won’t fill up

Most of Saskatchewan's reservoirs are brimming with water - or will be - when summer arrives.However, the Water Security Agency (WSA) said in an update Wednesday that six of 45 major reservoirs in the...

Apr 03, 2024