With federal funding boost, Saskatoon lab positioned to become 'Canada’s centre for pandemic preparedness'
In the newly-tabled federal budget, $59.2 million is earmarked for Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).

In the newly-tabled federal budget, $59.2 million is earmarked for Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).
The federal government unveiled its long-awaited spring budget on Monday, with a focus on navigating taxpayers out of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and embarking on the long road to economic recovery, with specific attention paid to the most vulnerable.
The Governance and Priorities Committee on Monday voted in favour of pushing forward with the city’s grand vision of a new downtown arena, convention centre and larger entertainment district.
Victor Thunderchild had knowledge that can’t be learned in a book, former student Carmen Fourstar says.
Plans are underway to memorialize a Saskatchewan hockey legend who lost his life to COVID-19.
Canada’s Indigenous Services minister is praising the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s partnership on a COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
The upcoming health order restricting travel between B.C.'s health authority regions has a lot of people wondering just how it will be enforced.
Police in Summerside, P.E.I. have charged five people for failing to follow public health orders, after their vehicle was spotted in a Walmart parking lot less than an hour after they arrived in the province from Ontario.
An Alberta wildlife and conservation expert said it’s unlikely that a hiker who was rescued following a grizzly bear encounter at Waterton Lakes National Park was ever in danger, and over-reacted out of his own fear.
A UBC student is urging others to think twice before judging a car and its driver based on its licence plates after a note was left on the vehicle, telling the woman to go back to Ontario.
We’ve got a fully-packed swimming hole, spring crocuses in bloom, and lightning on the Ahtakakoop First Nation to show off on this edition of #Your15.
Lisa Karandat and Alexa Monahan of Good Juju share five easy ways to reduce single-use plastic consumption.
Twitter account '@VaxHuntersCan' is a volunteer run group that helps Canadians book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
Hester Ford had 53 grandchildren, 120 great grandchildren and 126 great-great grandchildren.
India's Ministry of Railways shared a video of a railway employee saving a child who had fallen onto the tracks from an oncoming train.
A dozen elite European football clubs' proposed breakaway league has sparked controversy and condemnation.
A UBC student is speaking out after she returned from a day of skiing to find her vehicle had been keyed.
Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, has been upheld by the province's Superior Court, except for certain sections, including provisions affecting English school boards.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joined millions of generation X Canadians trying to nab a vaccine appointment at a pharmacy Tuesday.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s international and U.S. border restrictions will be in place for another month, at least.
A top scientific adviser to the Ontario government says he considered stepping down after the newest round of public health measures were announced by the province.
Ontario is reporting a single-day drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations related to the disease reach new heights.
The upcoming health order restricting travel between B.C.'s health authority regions has a lot of people wondering just how it will be enforced.
Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a 'possible link' between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots after a small number of cases were reported in the United States, but they confirmed the vaccine's benefits still outweighed the very small risks of recipients developing the unusual clots.
As some provinces begin expanding eligibility for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is set to release updated guidance about the usage of the two-dose viral vector injection.
Leaders from the other federal parties are responding to the Liberal government’s newly proposed budget ahead of the first day of debate, with reactions ranging from support to skepticism.
Toronto Mayor John Tory welcomed new public health measures announced by the Ontario government on Thursday, saying it will help save lives.