Unsecured load leads to arrest on multiple charges
A traffic stop by police on Monday, October 18 resulted in the arrest of the driver on multiple charges. A Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) officer executed a traffic stop…
Province expands COVID-19 booster dose eligibility
Starting October 25, the COVID-19 vaccination booster program will be expanded. COVID-19 boosters will be administered at least six months after the second dose was received for the following groups:…
Time to act on online harassment of journalists
Canada’s news publishers, who employ 3000 journalists from coast to coast to coast, believe that free speech, journalistic freedom, and a strong, healthy, commercially viable, and fiercely independent media ecosystem…
Province allocates $6.36M for Saskatoon policing initiatives
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety is providing $5.47 million through the Municipal Police Grants program for 44 Saskatoon Police Service positions in 2021-22. “We look forward to…
Skylar Dyck wins provincial high school cross-country championship
Skylar Dyck of Warman won the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) Provincial Intermediate Girls Cross-Country championship last weekend in Humboldt. Dyck finished well ahead of her competitors in the…
Sask COVID-19 patients transferred to Ontario
Saskatchewan air-lifted one critically-ill COVID-19 patient to Ontario on Monday morning, October 18. During a news conference with media reporters, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) President Marlo Pritchard said another…
Small businesses continue to grow Saskatchewan’s economy
The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to recognize Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Small Business WeekTM taking place from October 18 to October 22, 2021. This week celebrates the…
COVID self-test kits not available at Saskatoon fire halls
The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced that COVID-19 ‘at home’ self-testing kits would be distributed to the general public this week and available for pickup at participating fire halls, local…
Proof of vaccination, negative COVID-19 test to be required for additional places in Sask
A new public health order will come into effect on Monday, October 18, adding some businesses and retail outlets to the list of establishments that already need to see proof…
Missing man, Shawn Wiebe’s body found in South Sask. River
Sasktoon man Shawn Wiebe, who was the subject of a Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) missing persons investigation has been located deceased. On October 9, the RCMP Saskatoon Detachment was notified…