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Ottawa wants to hear your ideas on how to tackle food waste

Ottawa wants to hear your ideas on how to tackle food waste

Each year, about half of Canada’s food supply goes to waste. Fields of produce are plowed under due to cancelled orders; tomatoes destined for pasta sauce fall off conveyor belts and never make it to store shelves. That might be about to change.
New agreement supports reconciliation and Treaty education at USask

New agreement supports reconciliation and Treaty education at USask

SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan (USask) through the Office of the Vice-Provost of Indigenous Engagement (OVPIE) and the Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to ensure that more Indigenous
From 'outright denial' to 'masking up:' COVID-19 surges in rural Sask.

From 'outright denial' to 'masking up:' COVID-19 surges in rural Sask.

At about 1,900 people, Indian Head has the ubiquitous small-town vibe: Most everyone knows each other; businesses crowd the lots on main street and the service road off the highway; old-timers still lament the closure of a storied tree farm years ago
Masking mandatory in all SHA facilities

Masking mandatory in all SHA facilities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding everyone who enters our facilities that masking is mandatory. COVID-19 is everywhere in Saskatchewan.
Canada Post pushes mail revamp for Indigenous, northern communities

Canada Post pushes mail revamp for Indigenous, northern communities

Long drives and wait times for mail in Saskatchewan First Nations and remote communities could improve under a new plan.
More focus on seniors, say NDP in response to new COVID-19 modelling

More focus on seniors, say NDP in response to new COVID-19 modelling

Saskatoon– New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Ryan Meili responded on Nov. 20 to new COVID-19 modelling released by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health the day before, after calling for new modelling for much of the fall.
Yoko Ono’s Siksika collaborator creates a waterbed for Alberta premier to lie in

Yoko Ono’s Siksika collaborator creates a waterbed for Alberta premier to lie in

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney probably doesn't know it yet, but acclaimed Siksika artist Adrian A Stimson has gifted him a waterbed. “Maybe somebody will have to give him a call and tell him.
Gardener's Notebook - Amaryllis bulbs a winter favourite

Gardener's Notebook - Amaryllis bulbs a winter favourite

Winter has now arrived, and it’s a good feeling to let our gardens rest (and we gardeners as well!) from a busy season.
Sask. reports 33rd COVID-19-related death

Sask. reports 33rd COVID-19-related death

Province also reports 153 new cases Friday
Sports This Week - Sask. netminder on new TO Six

Sports This Week - Sask. netminder on new TO Six

When the National Women’s Hockey League gets going for a new season, recently the start of the new season was pushed to January 2021, a new team will be hitting the ice.
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