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The week leading up to the Victoria Day long weekend is one of the deadliest of the year on Canada's streets and highways. In response, RCMP have declared the third week of May Canada Road Safety Week.

Saskatchewan's efforts to provide sooner, safer, smarter surgical care are translating into shorter wait times for patients and improved surgical processes.

Find a game with a Viking theme and you generally have my interest. Find one with some historic validity, and you pique that interest even more.

For the months of June, July and August, youth in Saskatchewan can ride with the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) for only $40 per month.

An aspiring writer originally from Yorkton has earned an award which has at least boosted her confidence in the field. Shannon Landels, now of Saskatoon, was the first prize winner in the Open category of the 2011 24-Hour Playwriting Competition.

Kim Walker himself was the first witness called by the defense in his second-degree murder trial on Tuesday, May 17.

Local students pursuing post-secondary education will have the opportunity to receive scholarship support thanks to Parkland College's scholarship initiative.

The jury in Kim Walker's second-degree murder trial began deliberations on Tuesday morning after arguments in the case wrapped up on Friday, but a verdict had not been reached by press time.

At nine years old, Aaron Armstrong-Stewart of Melville spends more time tending to her medical needs each day than many adults will ever have to do. "She was always a healthy, active child," says Chris Stewart, Aaron's father.

Saskatchewan's economy continues to keep apace of expectations for 2011 with year-over-year numbers for retail sales in March leading the nation, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.