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Raider Gridder to play with U of T

Raider Gridder to play with U of T

A Yorkton prospect is headed east. Yorkton Raider Gridder player Garrett Ellis is going to the University of Toronto in the fall, joining the football team.
Editorial - Hockey dollars will help business

Editorial - Hockey dollars will help business

Last week the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding to support the province’s Western Hockey League (WHL) teams and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).

When long-term care residents and staff are fully vaccinated, when will restrictions lift?

Regina– Saskatchewan, and Canada as a whole, is seeing hiccups in what are still early days of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. On Jan.

The First Canadian Designed and Built Fighter Jet

January 19, 1950, was a historic day in Canadian aviation. This date marked the inaugural flight of the first prototype of Avro Canada’s CF-100, the first fighter jet to be entirely designed and built in Canada.

Sask. residents of storm-battered rural towns show resilience

Almost a week after a blizzard ploughed through the province with tornado-like winds, some communities in the south are still wrestling with its aftermath just as more wind, rain and snow loomed in the forecast.

Indigenous leaders take to radio, social media to encourage vaccination

A familiar voice crackled as members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) in Southend flicked on their radios earlier this month.
Sask. wholesale trade leads nation

Sask. wholesale trade leads nation

Saskatchewan’s wholesale trade was up 21.5 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in November 2020 when compared to November 2019, the highest percentage increase among the provinces. The value of Saskatchewan’s wholesale trade in November 2020 was $2.
National Popcorn Day

National Popcorn Day

January 19 is National Popcorn day! This snack food is ubiquitous to many forms of entertainment, like movies (of course!), sporting events, midways, and outdoor festivals, to name a few.

SGI has seen 1,885 property claims to date from last week’s Alberta clipper

Regina – By Tuesday, Jan. 19, SGI Canada had already received 1,885 property claims as a result of the Alberta clipper storm that whacked southern Saskatchewan Jan. 13-14. That’s according to Tyler McMurchy, manager, media relations, with SGI.

'We're not recovering': 'Long Haulers' say they're still experiencing COVID symptoms months later

'Long-haulers' is the name coined to describe those who had COVID-19, have largely recovered and are no longer testing positive, but who are still experiencing a myriad of symptoms.
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