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'It was totally gone': Thousands of insurance claims filed in Sask. after July storms

Jeff Andersen has lived in the Lumsden area for 14 years and he says he has never had a storm pass through like the one on July 22.

Sask. town puts 'heart of the community' on auction due to growing costs, COVID-19 shutdown

After 15 years operating the Aberdeen Recreation Complex, the town is looking for a buyer to take over the burden of repairing and revitalizing the centre from taxpayers.

Sask. government attempts to clear up COVID-19 quarantine confusion

As Saskatchewan’s western neighbour moves to eliminate COVID-19 quarantine rules, the provincial government is attempting to clear confusion around its self-isolation requirements.

Saskatchewan's Minister of Health, Paul Merriman, speaks to reporters at the Legislative Building on Nov. 19, 2020. (Marc Smith/CTV News)

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DEVELOPING | Fatal crash west of Rosetown, Sask. claims two lives

Rosetown RCMP, firefighters and paramedics are on scene following a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 7, west of Fiske.

2 men charged in hit-and-run, Saskatoon police say

Saskatoon police have arrested and charged two men after an alleged hit-and-run Wednesday.

Sask. will stop daily COVID-19 release on Aug. 3 as active cases continue to climb

Saskatchewan will transition its daily COVID-19 news release into a weekly occurence, as active cases climb back over 400.

Four people arrested, heavy police presence during firearms investigation at Saskatoon home

Four people have been arrested as part of a firearms investigation that involved heavily armed police at a home on 8th street near Dufferin avenue.

Risk of COVID-19 transmission from cash particularly low: study

New research by experts at the European Central Bank and a German university has found that transmission of COVID-19 via banknotes is 'very unlikely.'

Pop-up clinics target those who are still unvaccinated in Sask.

Last week the province announced it would be shifting its focus from mass vaccinations to outreach, targeting those who are unvaccinated.

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Canadian women's eight crew win Olympic rowing gold for the first time since 1992

The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Canada's Lisa Roman, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Christine Roper, Andrea Proske, Susanne Grainger, Madison Mailey, Sydney Payne, Avalon Wasteneys and Kristen Kit compete in the women's eight rowing repechage round event during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Afghan nationals seeking Canada's help face technical issues with sending applications

Afghan interpreters trying to escape a resurgent Taliban had another challenge Thursday in seeking Canada's help: the email inbox for immigration forms stopped working.

'The inevitable next step': Alberta health minister defends COVID-19 policy changes

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the sweeping changes his government announced the day before, saying they were "the inevitable next step" in the province's COVID-19 response.

Ontario hits first benchmark to leave Step 3 but three more things still need to happen first

Ontario has hit the first benchmark to exit Step 3 and move toward a complete reopening, but there are already calls for a contingency plan to avoid a fourth lockdown in the fall.

COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 204 cases in highest single-day increase since June 5

The B.C. government announced 204 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the biggest single-day increase in infections the province has seen since early June.