Category: News

Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Not Recommended’ for Seniors

Source: Rachel Aiello, ctvnews.ca, March 02, 2021 Health Canada officials said last week that blood tests showed people over 65 still produced COVID-19 antibodies after vaccination. OTTAWA — Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is not recommending the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in individuals aged 65 years and older, due to “the insufficiency… Continue reading Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Not Recommended’ for Seniors

Winter Weights Removed on Highways in Southern Saskatchewan

Effective immediately, winter weight designations for some highways in southern Saskatchewan are removed. Allowable weights will return to normal regulation weights on these 52 specific roads in 101 Rural Municipalities. To check which highways are impacted by weight restrictions, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/truckingweights. Information about winter weight orders is updated twice weekly, with new information published… Continue reading Winter Weights Removed on Highways in Southern Saskatchewan

‘Buttergate’ Claims Could Cost Dairy Farmers

Source: Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press Staff, ctvnews.ca, March 02, 2020 Dairy Farmers of Canada maintains that palm supplements are safe. A new directive issued in response to “buttergate” could make it hard for dairy farmers to keep up with demand for the staple ingredient, according to experts, who suspect that the controversy may be… Continue reading ‘Buttergate’ Claims Could Cost Dairy Farmers

Meet a Multi-Tasking Mom and Business Owner

By Joan Janzen There’s never a dull moment in the life of Victoria Besplug, the sole proprietor of Made with Love Bakery. You will find Victoria busy baking in a commercial kitchen in Kindersley for two days of every week. That’s when she prepares orders for her business called Made With Love Bakery. “I always… Continue reading Meet a Multi-Tasking Mom and Business Owner

Using a Cellphone, Speeding, Saskatoon Driver Receives 2 Tickets Within 20 mins, Totaling $1,300

Source: Wallis Snowdon, cbc.ca, March 01, 2021 The driver received a fine for $776 due to speeding, 20 mins later they received another fine, $580, for using a cellphone while driving.  SASKATOON — A Saskatoon driver was hit with two tickets totaling more than $1,300 after being pulled over by police twice in a 20-minute… Continue reading Using a Cellphone, Speeding, Saskatoon Driver Receives 2 Tickets Within 20 mins, Totaling $1,300

Different COVID Measures Across Canada as Spring Break Looms

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Source: Staff, The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, March 01, 2021 Prince Edward Island also implemented tighter health measures, Quebec enters a week of spring break, and Ontario prepares to trigger new lockdown measures in two public health units.  Canada’s pandemic hotspots are taking diverging approaches to handling the COVID-19 crisis, as Ontario prepares to trigger new… Continue reading Different COVID Measures Across Canada as Spring Break Looms

TeleMiracle 45 raises $5.6M

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Source: Tyler Barrow, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, March 01, 2021 The 20-hour telethon featured Saskatchewan talent from across the province. SASKATOON — TeleMiracle 45 kicked off Saturday night and despite a pandemic, the phones rang loud and donations poured in. “As we speak right now the event is going very well. We’re amazed every year how much Saskatchewan… Continue reading TeleMiracle 45 raises $5.6M

Sask. Youth Sports Guidelines Loosened

Source: Brendan Ellis, globalnews.ca, February 28, 2021 Groups are limited to eight participants or less, and the facility maximum is 30 participants, not including coaches and staff. REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan has adjusted its sports guidelines to allow multiple groups of youth athletes to train and practice on one surface at a time.… Continue reading Sask. Youth Sports Guidelines Loosened