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Saskatchewan Jazz Festival moves to Victoria Park

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is on the move.

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival returned to Saskatoon Saturday.

'It brought a real added dimension to life on the prairies': Prince Albert TV station turns 65

When CKBI television launched in 1958, a little piece of Hollywood came to Prince Albert.

Some of Prince Albert's earliest broadcasters Jim Scarrow on the left, Don Mitchell on the right. (Stacey Hein/CTV News)

More medical professionals on track to join Sask. healthcare system

More medical professionals are on track to join Saskatchewan’s healthcare system, as the province’s action plan progresses.

Province looking to fill vacant government housing units

Saskatchewan has the lowest rental vacancy rate in nearly a decade but the provincial government has four times more empty apartments than average, which has the province trying new ways to fill suites.

'Just the ultimate to play in this': Sask. welcomes Scotland for one of curling's oldest tournaments

Sixteen Scottish curlers and 16 Canadians squared off against each other Friday morning as part of the 2023 Strathcona Cup, a tournament taking place across Canada.

'It could get into a lot of sticky situations': When is AI cheating U of S students ask

Universities around Canada are faced with a new look at an old problem. How do students use technology as a tool, and not as a resource to cheat?

'Just sick to my stomach': Sask. mom says cheer team asked daughter to hide self-harm scars

A Saskatchewan mother says her 13-year-old daughter is being shamed for her past mental health challenges.

Saskatoon fire sparked by paper shredder

Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) says a shredder was the cause of a fire at a document storage and destruction company early Friday.

Rising Saskatoon rental prices are fuelling homelessness numbers, community group says

Rising rental rates and diminishing options are causing some with lower income to forgo housing altogether, a Saskatoon community organization says.

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U.S. mass shootings lead to widening divide on state gun policies

Mass shootings have commanded public attention on a disturbingly frequent basis across the U.S., from a supermarket slaying in Buffalo, New York, to an elementary school tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, to a recent shooting at a California dance hall.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a memorial set up outside Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, to honor the victims killed in last week's mass shooting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Health Canada maintains use of COVID prevention drug Evusheld despite FDA pullback

Health Canada says it will continue to recommend COVID-19 prevention drug, Evulsheld, despite U.S. FDA pulling back its emergency use authorization due to concerns around its efficacy against Omicron subvariant 'Kraken.'

W5 EXCLUSIVE

W5 EXCLUSIVE | Interviewing a narco hitman: my journey into Mexico's cartel heartland

W5 goes deep into the narco heartland to interview a commander with one of Mexico's most brutal cartels. W5's documentary 'Narco Avocados' airs Saturday at 7 pm on CTV.

What we know -- and still don't know -- about what led to Tyre Nichols' death

Tyre Nichols was hospitalized after he was pulled over on January 7, police have said. Five Memphis Police Department officers, who also are Black, were fired after an internal investigation and are facing criminal charges, including second-degree murder.

OPINION

OPINION | Selling a home? How to know if you qualify for a capital gains exemption

When selling a home, Canadians may be exempted from paying capital gains tax on a residential property -- if it's their principal residence. On CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew explains what's determined as a principal residence, and what properties are eligible for the exemption.