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Anti-vaccine mandate truck convoy rolls through Saskatoon

An anti-vaccine mandate protest convoy rolled through Saskatoon on Monday.

A semi is parked at a Saskatoon truck stop as a protest convoy gets ready to head through the city on Jan. 24, 2022. (Tyler Barrow/CTV News)

'It's a scary thing': Saskatoon Ukrainian community concerned over brewing conflict

Saskatoon's Ukrainian community is closely watching the conflict brewing along the country's border with Russia.

Rostyk and Olesya Hursky are troubled by the the political unrest unfolding in Ukraine.

'With a heavy heart': Saskatoon's Seoul Korean Restaurant closes

A go-to destination for Korean cuisine in Saskatoon is closing its doors.

Sunday marked Seoul Korean Restaurant's last day of business. (Facebook/Seoul Korean Restaurant)

Saskatoon vaccine manufacturing facility expected to fire up this summer

Toxicologist predicts Saskatoon's COVID-19 case count to fall 90% in coming weeks

A University of Saskatchewan researcher expects that Saskatoon's COVID-19 daily new case count will drop to about 15-20 around the first or second week of February.

909 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported in Sask.

The province announced 909 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with three more deaths.

Train derailment reported near Allan, Sask.

There were no injuries in a train derailment southeast of Saskatoon over the weekend, according to CN Rail.

Sask. health minister attends first COVID-19 media briefing in nearly a month, defends absence

On Monday, Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman attended his first COVID-19 media briefing in nearly a month.

2021 saw more visits to Saskatoon's trails compared to previous year

Meewasin Valley Authority saw 370,000 more visits to its trail in 2021 compared to the year before.

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Donors raise $3.7 million for truckers protesting vaccine mandate

Truck drivers protesting against the vaccine mandate at the border have raised more than $3.7 million from donors around the world but the fundraising platform GoFundMe has temporarily stopped organizers from using the money.

A trucker uses his phone before departing with a cross-country convoy destined for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate for truckers in Delta, B.C. on Sunday, January 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Paul Workman: An interview with the Taliban’s spokesman

The official spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan won’t be apologizing for the Canadian soldiers killed in Kandahar, Zabihullah Mujahid told CTV National News London Bureau Chief Paul Workman in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'They shouldn’t have come,' he said, in an exclusive interview.

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TRANSCRIPT | Taliban spokesperson addresses hunger, women's issues in exclusive interview

A spokesperson for the Taliban is adamant that reports circulating about widespread hunger and human rights violations against women in Afghanistan are not true and that the Taliban government is working to correct its perceived shortcomings on the international stage.

Canada suggests non-essential Canadians leave Ukraine

As other countries begin to withdraw embassy and diplomatic staff from Ukraine over heightened concerns of a Russian invasion, Canada is suggesting any non-essential Canadians should leave.

Global Affairs Canada hit by 'cyber incident' same day warning about Russia was issued

Canada's foreign affairs department experienced a 'cyber incident' last week that is still under investigation and has left the organization without access to some 'internet-based services,' the federal government has confirmed. The 'incident' was discovered the same day the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued a bulletin warning about Russian state-sponsored cyber threat activity amid ongoing tensions with Ukraine.