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Nuclear giants team up to develop reactors in Sask. and Ontario

Nuclear giants team up to develop reactors in Sask. and Ontario

Canada’s leading nuclear industry players announced an inter-provincial corporate partnership Thursday to support the launch of a research centre that will work on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) for use in Saskatchewan.
COVID-19 Update - Three new cases, five in hospital, 14 more recoveries

COVID-19 Update - Three new cases, five in hospital, 14 more recoveries

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 23, bringing the total to 1,600 reported cases. The new cases are located in the North Central (1), Regina (1) and South West (1) zones.
USask researchers to examine AI in education, Canada’s labour movement, and ESL student writing

USask researchers to examine AI in education, Canada’s labour movement, and ESL student writing

SASKATOON – Three University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded federal funding to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform higher education, how one major event transformed the modern Canadian labour movement, and h
History Corner - Harvesting in the 1950s - 1960s

History Corner - Harvesting in the 1950s - 1960s

Howard Jackson, retired City Clerk who compiled 5 pictorial historical albums of Yorkton and vicinity in the mid-1960s, had this to say about this particular photo: “Now, 1950 to date, one man operates the combine and his son, with a tractor, hauls t
Sunny Side Up - The joy of the Lord doesn't mean a constant grin

Sunny Side Up - The joy of the Lord doesn't mean a constant grin

The joy of the Lord doesn’t mean a constant grin “Why do you always seem glum?” someone asked my friend and fellow Christ-follower. “Christians should be joyful!” My friend, serious by nature, felt challenged and somewhat bruised by that question.
Creating the best TV screen yet:

Creating the best TV screen yet:

Breakthrough in blue quantum dot technology
USask Global Institute for Food Security partners on supercluster project

USask Global Institute for Food Security partners on supercluster project

To help lower crop pesticide use
Increased COVID-19 exposure at Regina business

Increased COVID-19 exposure at Regina business

Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive visited the Designer Shoe Warehouse Harbour Landing location in Regina when the individual was likely infectious on the following dates: Friday, Aug
Harvest under way locally

Harvest under way locally

The most recent provincial crop report notes the east central region of Saskatchewan has two per cent of the crop combined in the region, which is ahead of the five-year average of one per cent for this time of year.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, five in hospital, 19 more recoveries

COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, five in hospital, 19 more recoveries

There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 22, bringing the total to 1,597 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1) and South West (1) zones. Of the 1,597 reported cases, 117 are considered active.
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