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Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) faculty members — internationally renowned artist and sculptor Alison Norlen and historian Valerie Korinek — have been named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, a national academy of distinguished scholars,

There are 21 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 12. Of the 1,709 reported cases, 83 are considered active. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (5), Central East (14) and South West (2) zones.

Saskatchewan’s “gateway to the north” has no more working child psychiatrists, a fact which raises concerns about patient care in a region that already struggles to access mental health services.

As a data and numbers guy, Jim Halford never intended to get into the blunt, greasy work of farm machinery; his graduate research in the 1960s at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) focused on the economics of farming.

There are thirteen new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 11, bringing the total to 1,688 reported cases. Of the 1,688 reported cases, 66 are considered active.

It's been six months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Since then, millions of people across the world have caught SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the disease.

Drilling rig activity has started to slowly pick up in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, but the numbers are still low compared to any point over the last decade. On Sept. 11, Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) showed nine rigs working in Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan government says it disagrees with a Sept. 4 report by the privacy commissioner recommending the education ministry release a breakdown of repair costs for schools in the province. On Oct.

For Bevann Fox, one policy created and implemented by Canada's first prime minister had such an impact on her life that she was “mixed with so many emotions” when she saw coverage of the statue of John A.

Saskatoon, Estevan – Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and Saskatchewan politicians of both sides of the political spectrum made comments about it.