When Chelsea Benaschak started working as a reading volunteer with United Way Regina, she was floored to find that some of the kids didn’t have a single book. “United Way makes each kid a package with a bunch of activities, there’s modeling clay, but then […]
Todd Lewis, a farmer and the president of APAS, is happy to hear that the federal government is finally improving the AgriStability program. APAS (Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan) is an advocacy group focused on advising the provincial and federal governments about agricultural policies. “Farmers […]
Ten thousand. That’s the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases Saskatchewan reached over the weekend. That’s enough to fill the Brandt Centre nearly twice. Saskatchewan reported 415 new cases of COVID–19 on Sunday, pushing the total number of cases over the 10K mark at 10,139. The province said in a press release yesterday that the spike in numbers is due to a data reporting issue which […]
The Moose Jaw Public Library is still offering readers safe access to their favourite books. “We have a limited browsing area, so the full library isn’t open,” said librarian Gwen Fisher. “We are doing curbside pickup for folks who don’t want to physically enter the […]
Fay Munro, a university student and mother, suffered a brain injury four years ago after rolling her SUV, initiating a string of events that eventually led to a crystal meth addiction and brought her to Raising Hope. “I came here to try to break the […]
By: Kayla Guerrette With the rising number of COVID-19 cases, doctors in Saskatchewan are banding together with one clear message— wear a mask or stay home! According to the Government of Saskatchewan, 211 is the average number of new cases per week and there have […]
Regina University candidate Aleana Young of the NDP looked to upset Sask Party incumbent Tina Beaudry-Mellor in a rematch of their 2016 Saskatchewan election showdown. Four hours after the polls closed Monday, Beaudry-Mellor held a narrow lead in the vote counts, but a winner had […]
COVID-19 has made this Saskatchewan election different for its workers. According to Elections Saskatchewan, more people voted by mail with this election than the last one. In the 2016 election, Elections Saskatchewan said less than 5,000 people voted by mail, and this one was over […]
Jason Mercredi, who oversees Saskatchewan’s only safe consumption site, is disappointed in the province’s response to the unprecedented number of opioid related deaths in Saskatchewan. “I think it is pretty clear that this is not just a health care issue anymore,” said Mercredi, the Executive […]
By: Kayla Guerrette Although the Saskatchewan government has once again promised to expand funding for autism families, Amanda Hayward — a mother of two autistic sons — doesn’t believe it’s going to happen. “I quit my job to be at home so I could better […]
