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Saskatchewan A team of researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is looking at how to stop weeds in their tracks as they become more resistant to herbicides and spread further due to climate change. Researchers say kochia, a potent weed, is expanding in warmer climate Ethan Williams · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Saskatchewan Several harvesters around Lac La Ronge, Morin Lake and Pinehouse Lake in northern Saskatchewan say that when they began the first round of harvesting earlier this month, they discovered many kernels empty and small, worm-like creatures eating the plants. Researcher urges rapid action to protect economically and culturally importantContinue Reading

Saskatchewan·Updated Donations are pouring in for the Saskatoon teen seriously injured when a classmate at Evan Hardy Collegiate allegedly set her on fire last Thursday, an incident that has sent shock waves throughout the school community and across the entire province. Education minister calls incident ‘horrific,’ thanks teachers and police for quickContinue Reading

Saskatchewan The mother of Bella Thomson, the 10-year-old from Swift Current, Sask., who inspired millions of followers with her health journey before its tragic end in July, is carrying on her legacy of advocacy. Kyla Thomson says mental health support system can be overly complicated for grieving parents Shlok Talati · CBCContinue Reading

Saskatchewan RCMP Const. Heidi Marshall, who was involved in the high-speed chase at the end of a three-day manhunt for mass killer Myles Sanderson in 20222, was among a handful of officers and staff honoured with a traditional Cree starblanket at a ceremony in James Smith Cree Nation on FridayContinue Reading

Saskatchewan·First Person When Curtis Sanderson saw the alerts for the Sept. 4, 2022 James Smith Cree Nation manhunt, he recognized the names of the wanted as his stepbrothers. What unfolded next continues to haunt him. I couldn’t believe at first that my family was involved Curt Sanderson · for CBCContinue Reading

Saskatchewan Nik Goncin and Garrett Ostepchuk will be Paralympic teammates for the second time. But they’ve been playing together since a long-ago wheelchair basketball practice in Regina. It’s the second time Nik Goncin and Garret Ostepchuk will be teammates at the Paralympics Will McLernon · CBC News · Posted: AugContinue Reading

Saskatchewan A subscription service being offered by a Regina health clinic is coming under fire from critics and one of its patients for appearing to offer privatized health services.  Ministry of Health investigating whether service violates the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act Alexander Quon · CBC News · Posted: Aug 28,Continue Reading

An internet search for Edgar Dewdney’s name will turn up many accounts of his contributions to Saskatchewan and to Canadian history, including his role in helping establish Regina as Saskatchewan’s capital city. But there’s a dark truth behind that  history — Dewdney also played a major part in early policy around the reserve system in Canada, andContinue Reading