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University of Saskatchewan When it comes to groundwater quality, fracking receives much of the public attention but misses most of the picture, according to hydrogeologists Jennifer McIntosh from the University of Arizona and Grant Ferguson from the

An interdisciplinary university group led by University of Saskatchewan researcher Michael Nickerson has been awarded $1.

The Western Development Museum has announces its collection of Saskatchewan artifacts and over 9,000 of its library materials are now available for the public to search online.

Warmth will be stubborn to retreat from Canada this autumn, delaying the first wave of cold air for some of the country’s most populated areas.

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Here are scenes from the Fall Festival held in downtown North Battleford on Saturday Sept. 14, hosted by Downtown North Battleford BID.

Some treasures can be found if you look inside the Empress - Carpet One Floor and Home location in North Battleford, Among them is a medallion from Istanbul, Turkey; a Chinese desk that is 800 years old; doors and chests from Kathmandu, pillars from

HUMBOLDT — An audit of the city’s 2018 finances shows that it ended the year with a surplus. As of Dec. 31, 2018, the city had almost $15.8 million in revenues and around $13.9 million in expense.

MELFORT — The Prairie North Co-op’s new general manager, Terry Tremblay, has spent 26 years with the Co-op retailing system.

SaskTel announced plans this week to improve LTE cellular services in 12 additional communities throughout rural Saskatchewan by deploying a small cell site solution.