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• 51 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; 2 deaths

  The Saskatchewan government reported 51 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, along with 25 recoveries and two additional deaths.

  

• COVID-19 outbreak following wildfire evacuations shows risks in Sask. reopening approach, tribal council says

  A wildfire evacuation of a northern Saskatchewan community has led to a rapidly increasing outbreak of COVID-19 – a situation their emergency response coordinator says could have been minimized if the province didn’t lift all public health restrictions.

  

• Unvaccinated students a concern as Saskatoon teachers get first look at 2021-22 school plan

  According to the head of the Saskatoon Teachers' Association (STA), many educators have one major concern with the provincial government's plan for the upcoming school year.

• Sask. professor studies how boom in moth population threatens caribou

  A University of Saskatchewan professor is researching the threats that spruce budworms, a type of moth, has on woodland caribou in Canada.

• Discovery of WWII explosive causes scare in Saskatoon neighbourhood

  A relic from the Second World War caused a scare in the city's Caswell hill neighbourhood on Thursday.

• Sask. RCMP search for owner of ash-filled urn found in North Battleford

  North Battleford RCMP are asking for help finding the owner of an urn that was found behind a business on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford.

• Climate change has arrived in Sask. And it's 'ugly.'

  The extreme heat and dryness in Saskatchewan this year are symptoms of climate change, according to expert John Pomeroy.

• Saskatoon resident seeks global awareness for residential schools

  A Secwépemc elder and residential school survivor says she has taken up the “fight” for grassroots people in raising awareness about residential schools in Canada.

• Tokyo Olympics: Muted ceremony in stark contrast to raucous openers from past Games

  Forget the massive dance-off from the Olympic opening ceremony five years ago in Brazil. The rock concert vibe from the 2012 London Games is a distant memory too.

• 'You’re not going to grow anything in a desert': Sask. farmers left with few options

  As dry and hot conditions persist in the province, farmers like Jeremy Welter have increasing concerns over the future as they sit and wait for the skies to open up with some much-needed rain.