SIPPA Program Brings International Doctors To Sask

Two more doctors have been hired in the Parkland Health Region through the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program. The two new doctors will practice in Spiritwood and Shellbrook. The SIPPA program is unique to Saskatchewan and since its...

Uranium City Students To Take Part In Saskatoon We Day

A group of students from Uranium City will be amongst the thousands of youth attending the We Day conference in Saskatoon this Friday. The seven students are in Grades 5 to 9 at Ben McIntyre School. Grade 9 student Janine Naskathey says the group has been researching...

Closure Of Sandy Store Causing Hardships In Local Community

The Sandy Bay General Store has been closed since late September creating a shortage of retail gas supply in the community. The closure of the pumps has forced the local RCMP and regional health authority to purchase their own gas tanks for fleet vehicles. It is also...

Sask Civil Servants Honour Fallen Soldiers

The rotunda of the Saskatchewan legislative building was packed Wednesday for a Remembrance Day service held by Saskatchewan civil servants. Wreaths were laid inside the rotunda of the building and another was placed outside at the Saskatchewan War Memorial. Public...

Police Seek Public’s Assistance In Locating Missing Teen

The RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. Fourteen-year-old Marius Moore left a youth facility in Christopher Lake and was last seen at Carlton Comprehensive High School in Prince Albert on Nov. 3. Moore is described as Aboriginal, 5’...

Government Solicits Public Input On Private Liquor Sales

The Throne speech said the provincial government would not invest another dollar in building government owned liquor stores and now the province is inviting public input on how liquor should be sold in Saskatchewan. The minister responsible for the liquor and gaming...

Cameco Cracks Top 100 Companies For Sixth Year In A Row

For the sixth year in a row, Saskatchewan uranium mining company Cameco has been recognized as one of Canada’s top 100 employers. The national competition is organized by MediaCorp Canada and the results were published in Tuesday’s Globe and Mail newspaper. It...

Regina Police Investigate Potential New Lead In Keepness Case

Regina police are investigating what could be a new lead in the case of an Aboriginal girl who has been missing for more than 10 years. Then five-year-old Tamra Keepness was last seen in July 2004. Police say they recently became aware of information on the social...

Province Introduces New Environment Code

The province introduced a new environment code Monday. More than 200 researchers and industry leaders as well as 1,300 members of the public were involved in the code’s drafting. It has been five years in the making and is a first in Canada. Environment Minister Scott...