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Drunk driver who killed family of four near Saskatoon denied full parole

A woman who was convicted of killing a family of four while she was driving impaired has been denied full parole.

Catherine McKay is seen in this undated file photo.

Prince Albert man wins $1M in Roughrider and Children’s Hospital Foundations Lottery

Mason Ganzert of Prince Albert is the grand prize winner of $1 million in The Roughrider & Children’s Hospital Foundations Lottery.

The grand prize winner of $1 million in The Roughrider & Children’s Hospital Foundations Lottery is displayed in this photo. (Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)

Sask. First Nation 'kicking up the dust' with flare gas-to-power facility

A new flare gas-to-power facility is the latest venture added to Flying Dust First Nation’s portfolio of businesses, bringing their goal of economic independence one step closer.

Gas burns from a flare stack at Imperial Oil's refinery in Dartmouth, N.S. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Sask. RCMP investigating after rural church vandalized

When Pastor Clint Knutson arrived at Saron Lutheran Church in Hagen on Sunday morning he was dismayed by what he saw.

Victory song at Olympic curling trials in Saskatoon 'put reconciliation on the map'

The Saskatoon Tribal Council brought Indigenous culture to the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials.

Saskatoon students get unique approach to learning Cree

Students are being given a chance to learn the Cree language in Saskatoon schools thanks to a University of Saskatchewan program.

Saskatoon fire chief says it's time for 911 dispatch system that can accept emergency texts, photos

The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) wants to make a major upgrade to its 911 call centre.

Sask.'s South East leads in new COVID-19 cases

Saskatchewan reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday – with 31 new cases reported in the province’s South East zone.

These Sask. acts are performing on TeleMiracle 46

TeleMiracle has announced the list of Saskatchewan performers who will be featured on the 46th installment of the charity telethon.

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How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?

Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.

First cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife

The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.

House of Commons unanimously agrees to pass conversion therapy bill

The House of Commons unanimously agreed to pass Bill C-4, the legislation to ban conversion therapy, through all stages without study or amendment after a Conservative motion, making it the first bill to pass the House in the 44th Parliament and head to the Senate. This rapid fast-tracking came just two days after the Liberals tabled expanded legislation aiming to prohibit all ages from being subjected to harmful LGBTQ2S+ conversion therapy practices.

Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccine booster eligibility to all adults in stages

Alberta will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults in phases, the province announced Wednesday afternoon when it reported two more Omicron cases.

Airport COVID-19 testing for travellers arriving in Canada could start any time, minister says

The new on-arrival COVID-19 testing and isolation requirements for all air travellers coming from outside of Canada other than from the United States could come into effect at any time, depending on the airport, according to Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.