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Bleach-alternative COVID-19 surface disinfectants may pollute indoor air: USask research

Bleach-alternative COVID-19 surface disinfectants may pollute indoor air: USask research

SASKATOON – Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to research led by the University of Saskatchewan (USask).
Deer, moose and elk heads should be tested for CWD

Deer, moose and elk heads should be tested for CWD

The Ministry of Environment is asking hunters to submit the heads of deer, moose and elk harvested this hunting season for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing.
Gardener's Notebook - Horticultural Society AGM was a Zoom affair

Gardener's Notebook - Horticultural Society AGM was a Zoom affair

At this time, there are no Yorkton and District Horticultural Society meetings scheduled yet, but visit us at www.yorktonhort.

Indigenous entrepreneurs hope to bridge their culture and Fort McMurray with trading network

A passion for sharing their culture has inspired two Indigenous entrepreneurs to create a trading network open to everyone in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area.

New release of Take the Dog Sled combines classical music with Inuit throat singing

A recent recording has given new life to a more than decade-old piece of Indigenous-focused music.

Costs of climate change are soaring in Canada, yet still barely understood: report

10:14 Dec 03, 2020 LJI-BC-CLIMATE-COSTS-REPORT Costs of climate change are soaring in Canada, yet still barely understood: report By: Carl Meyer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: National Observer We don’t know nearly enough about what th

'Productive' pioneer

Edna Lenora Perry broke stained-glass ceilings. And in doing so, she sunk a church floor — at least, that’s what attendees at Edna’s ordination ceremony whispered to one another when the wood flooring gave way at St.
Sask. records 55th COVID-19 related death

Sask. records 55th COVID-19 related death

There are 283 new cases Friday, with 126 in hospital
National Indigenous health research leader honoured with SHRF Achievement Award

National Indigenous health research leader honoured with SHRF Achievement Award

SASKATOON – A prominent national leader, visionary and researcher in Indigenous health—Carrie Bourassa of the University of Saskatchewan (USask)—was honoured with an Achievement Award from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) today.
Sports This Week - Book provides insights beyond hockey

Sports This Week - Book provides insights beyond hockey

I have to say one of the most pleasing things in life is picking up a book, reading it, and finding that it delivered a better story than anticipated. That was certainly my experience with One Game At a Time from Harnarayan Singh.
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