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In federal funding for COVID-19 detection and treatment research

McGill University researchers show that affordable materials could prove key for improving the batteries used in electric vehicles. The breakthrough was analyzed and confirmed with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan.

Last November, University of Saskatchewan student Jill George’s father saw a moose step across the back lot of the family’s acreage near Meadow Lake. Her brother hurried after it, hopping on a quad and shooting the animal in the bush.

With Canada Day approaching the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding travelers to watch for construction zones and plan ahead so you reach your destination safely.

Over five centuries, Hutterites’ long history of seclusion, adherence to Protestantism and communal living has helped them survive constant persecution.

University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are part of two COVID-19-related projects awarded major federal funding today—one to develop a unique saliva-based test for COVID-19 detection and the other to track COVID-19 incidence rates among Canadi

A Loon Lake woman pleaded guilty in connection to an incident where she attempted to run over an RCMP officer before plowing an SUV into a garage. Jolene Nicole Sinclair, 35, had an appearance in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on June 25.

Jasper's oldest resident, Verne Rhoda Clarridge, celebrated her 107th birthday on June 19.

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 26, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 772 cases. Ten of the new cases are in the South and are connected to the outbreak in the Maple Creek area.

Among the challenges doing business during a virus pandemic in small town Saskatchewan include higher costs, lots of sanitizing, cumbersome masks, more time and less revenue.