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A University of Saskatchewan professor is calling for Canada-wide mandatory training for truck drivers, after spending months interviewing drivers. 1

Friends of Patrick Dong said the last time they saw the 37-year-old, he was being dragged out of their home and into the back of a truck. 1

The City of Saskatoon is set to ask the province to allow councillors to take leaves of absence. 1

The architecture company behind Midtown Plaza’s renovations has released a digital rendering of the mall’s new food court. 2

Saskatoon police and crisis negotiators are surrounding a home in the Westmount neighbourhood.

The Whitstone family’s call for an independent investigation into their son’s death is getting support from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). 1

Saskatchewan's auditor says the province has to improve the way it analyses and diagnoses surgical biopsies.

A new survey commissioned by the Canadian Pharmacists Association found that 69 per cent of Canadians are concerned about drug shortages, of which there are nearly 1,700 nationwide. 1

Rodney Stafford says his daughter Victoria's killer Michael Rafferty has been transferred from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security penitentiary. 6

Time magazine’s editors have selected 'The Guardians and the War on Truth' for the cover of their 2018 Person of the Year edition, recognizing a group of journalists they say are symbolic of a broader fight around the world to hold those in power to account. 4

The Saskatchewan Rush showed support for a controversial song at Sunday’s home game. 1

Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is allowing all applicants to intervene in an upcoming court case involving the province and Ottawa over the national carbon tax. 1

SaskPower is warning people of a new scam promising cash back.

Sunday night marked the eighth and final night of lighting the menorah – the main celebration of Hanukkah.

A man has been charged after threatening police officers on Monday morning.

The Saskatchewan Rush will have a new look heading into the 2019 National Lacrosse League season.

It’ll be a night that Saskatoon’s Zack Gould will remember for a lifetime. A product of the Saskatchewan Junior A SWAT program, the 21-year-old suited up for the NLL’s Saskatchewan Rush for pre-season action on Saturday night at the SaskTel Centre against the Calgary Roughnecks and scored his first ever professional goal in front of his hometown crowd in a 17-11 victory.

Laura Orenchuk’s basement has flooded twice in the last ten months, both the result of water main breaks in front of her house. 1

A terrifying ordeal for Humboldt Broncos survivor Ryan Straschnitzki this past week as the bus carrying him home from physiotherapy was rear-ended by a truck.

Twenty-six year old Colton Koop has been found dead in the Swift Current Creek, upstream from where his truck was found weeks ago.

Police responding to a domestic dispute used a Taser on a 23-year-old man after he charged an officer.

Three weeks after Promise “Max” Chukwudum went missing, there’s still no sign of the international U of R student, but his family isn’t giving up hope. 1

Youth from the Open Door Society joined seniors at the Central Haven Care Home for a colourful and explosive art project, providing the seniors with companionship and the youth with a way to get involved in their community. 1

One man is calling on the province to review its used vehicle safety inspections after buying a used vehicle from a dealership with two outstanding safety recalls. 1

A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner returned.

The rumble of armoured police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week. 6

A six-person coroner’s inquest jury was unable to determine why Brydon Whitstone died after hearing testimony about what led up him being fatally shot by police. 1

Taryn Svenson has seen both sides of the organ donor process.

The association representing Saskatchewan taxis said it’s shocked and disappointed by the province’s ride-sharing regulations. 1

The City of Saskatoon is suing two companies for water-related issues that lasted months in the Aspen Ridge neighbourhood. 1

Johan Klassen has been found guilty of second degree murder. 1

Thousands of people will have warmer feet this winter thanks to the generosity of others.

Former Roughrider Justin Cox has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail for assault charges stemming from an incident in 2017.

Saskatoon police are asking for help finding 23-year-old James Thunderchild.

RCMP have arrested a woman who was allegedly unlawfully at large at Onion Lake first Nation.