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Construction on Regina's $19M urgent care centre is complete, but it still needs staff

Unions say there aren't enough nurses in Saskatchewan to staff the centre on top of existing hospitals.

Foreign-trained doctors accuse department leads at Regina General Hospital of racism

A group of 11 specialists filed a human rights complaint saying preferential shifts were given to white doctors.

Mayor of Humboldt calls death of girl, 7, two adults who fell through ice 'extremely tragic'

RCMP say multiple people fell through the ice at Humboldt Lake, Sask., Saturday afternoon.

Province, city provide last-minute funding to keep doors open at Regina emergency shelter

Regina's The Gathering Place: New Beginnings emergency shelter will remain open past Sept. 30 thanks to a funding agreement between the city and province.

He completed a 3,000 km solo canoe trip through N.W.T. with help from a stranger at his lowest point

Calem Watson ended his journey Sept. 16 in Tuktoyaktuk on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

Sask. post-secondary students in financial crisis: U of Regina Students' Union

Constant tuition hikes and declining government funding are squeezing Saskatchewan's post-secondary students, forcing many to work multiple jobs just to cover their bills, according to the University of Regina Students' Union.

Saskatoon's green cart program still a go despite loss of processing site

Green Prairie Environmental is under a multi-year contract to process Saskatoon's organic waste into compost.

Fire destroys abandoned rink in Liberty, Sask., but firefighters save nearby water treatment plant

The mayor said the rink hadn't been used since 2019.

Saskatoon SPCA office cat program changing cor-purr-ate culture one foster cat at a time

"It reduces stress and anxiety within the workplace," said Madison Friesen, the volunteer and foster care co-ordinator with the SPCA.

$28 billion may not be enough to fix Canada's ailing health-care system: Analyst

As Canadian premiers head to Ottawa hoping to secure an additional $28 billion in federal funding to resuscitate Canada's ailing health-care system, one analyst says money alone won't save the system.