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  New Sask. dental hygienist degree program to offer strictly evening classes

  A new dental hygienist degree program is launching at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) in September to help meet a growing demand for oral health specialists.

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  Sask. village, contractor fined $42,000 for illegal dumping

  A Saskatchewan village and a contractor it hired are facing significant fines after conservation officers discovered they dumped demolition waste at an illegal landfill.

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  Final offer or tentative agreement? Teachers, province differ on what latest deal means

  Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) President Samantha Becotte says two days of "difficult" negotiations has led to a "final offer" with slight improvements to salary and the inclusion of a line in the collective agreement – promising to address classroom complexity issues.

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  Before they were pros, they played baseball in Saskatchewan

  Jack Mcdowell, Larry Walker and Albert Belle all became stars in the major leagues. But before their days in the pros, we found footage of them playing baseball in Saskatchewan in 1984.

• Closing arguments heard in trial for Sask. dad accused of abducting daughter

  Closing arguments were heard Thursday morning in the case of Michael Gordon Jackson, the Saskatchewan man accused of abducting his daughter in 2021 to keep her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

• Spring storm results in 68 collisions in Sask.

  The RCMP says the spring storm that dumped piles of snow and whipped up high winds in many parts of Saskatchewan has led to a series of car crashes.

• 'It has saved lives': Saskatoon's only drop-in overnight shelter set to close

  Concern is growing for Saskatoon's homeless population with a core neighbourhood shelter set to close in days.

• Sask. ER nurses say province relies too much on travel nurses to address healthcare issues

  A letter signed by 49 emergency room nurses in Saskatoon is calling on the provincial government to reduce money spent on out of province travel nurses and further support homegrown health-care staff.

• Sask. woman accused of driving while high in fatal crash takes the stand

  The woman accused of hitting and killing a child while driving under the influence of THC was called to the stand on Wednesday.

• Blades sweep Rebels to make consecutive eastern final appearances

  The Saskatoon Blades are off to the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Eastern Conference final for the second year in a row after completing a four game sweep of the Red Deer Rebels Wednesday night in central Alberta.