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Pandemic delays foreign workers, seeding on Sask. farms

Pandemic delays foreign workers, seeding on Sask. farms

When Cornelia Michaelsen and her husband Ole got the news that Cornelia was pregnant with their second child, they were happy, ready for an added but welcomed stress to their normal spring seeding routine, near Lampman, Sask.

University of Saskatchewan scientists help farmers in West Africa improve crops.

Derek Peak and Abimfoluwa Olaleye are using Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (Usask) to help farmers in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin to grow vegetables less expensively and more sustainably.
COVID-19 Update: Only two new cases

COVID-19 Update: Only two new cases

14 more recoveries, eight in hospital

SHA and USask’s VIDO-InterVac partner to help ensure supply of N95 respirator masks

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are partnering on a way to safely decontaminate and reuse N95 respirato
Postcards from the Leg - A light at the end of the tunnel

Postcards from the Leg - A light at the end of the tunnel

Finally, for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis hit Saskatchewan, we have seen some sort of glimmer at the end of a long dark tunnel.
Emergency support for small business in Sask.

Emergency support for small business in Sask.

Saskatchewan small businesses will receive additional provincial support to help deal with current COVID-19 challenges through the new Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP).
Price switching fraud - Yorkton RCMP

Price switching fraud - Yorkton RCMP

The Yorkton RCMP are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying and unknown female who has been price switching items at Superstore in Yorkton, SK.
Stolen trailer - Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP

Stolen trailer - Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP

On April 12, 2020 a theft of trailer was reported to police. The trailer was being hauled on highway 10 near Edgeley when it blew a tire. This occurred during the evening on April 9. The trailer was left on the side of the highway.
Game board changes to change game

Game board changes to change game

When a game comes in a strange little wooden box, one that opens with a sort of scroll top hinge, (also in wood), it’s pretty darned intriguing. That the game has a name; Maiak, which remains something of a mystery to pronounce for my English tongue.
Sunny Side Up - Good Friday's story still reaches across ages

Sunny Side Up - Good Friday's story still reaches across ages

Riding high on his Harley, Dwayne had no reason to think about how his life would end or what would come after. Suddenly plastered against the side of a semi-cab, Dwayne had no time to think about how his life would end or what would come after.
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