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Grey Cup party dubbed Huddletown
Downtown Edmonton will become Huddletown this November when the city hosts the 2010 Grey Cup.
Residents of home for elders moved out
A special care aide wheeled 74-year-old Jonas Halkett down a
ramp and into a waiting truck Wednesday afternoon.
'Fear factor' in nuke report: Norris
While a new study says nuclear power would be too costly for
Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Party government believes it may yet
be an affordable and attractive option for the province.
Top pick goes through Riders learning curve
Shomari Williams is right at home this week while the
Saskatchewan Roughriders practise at the University of Regina.
Safety aids for Sask. seniors remain undelivered promise
A seemingly simple -- and relatively cheap -- plank in the
Saskatchewan Party's law and order election platform remains
unfulfilled nearly three years later.
MS patients welcome controversial trials
A number of local multiple sclerosis patients who have
travelled as far as Bulgaria for liberation therapy praised Premier
Brad Wall's declaration that Saskatchewan will fund the first
Canadian clinical trials of the contentious experimental procedure,
Ex-doctor Vittala jailed one year
Former Saskatoon doctor Krishna Vittala officially became an
inmate of the provincial jail system Wednesday, after a Queen's
Bench judge ordered him to serve a year behind bars followed by two
years of probation for sexual assaults against two patients and a
co-worker.
Busch admits to killing
Cruel details of a Saskatoon woman's death at a downtown assisted-living facility emerged in a Queen's Bench courtroom Wednesday, after her killer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Rama man arrested in shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of his neighbour Tuesday near the village of Rama in east-central Saskatchewan.
Oil-mining clash sparks lawsuit against Sask. government
A clash involving two of the Saskatchewan government's biggest revenue producers — oil and potash — has the province facing a lawsuit.
Kawacatoose First Nation residents still waiting for tornado cleanup efforts to begin
Every day, Lilian Ewenin is reminded of the terrifying moment a powerful F3 tornado ripped through the Kawacatoose First Nation.
Saskatoon police ask for help to locate missing man
Steven Chaykowski was last seen last Tuesday, July 20, at his residence in Saskatoon. Family and friends are concerned that he may cause himself harm.
Former Saskatoon doctor Krishna Vittala sentenced to jail for sexual assaults
Former Saskatoon doctor Krishna Vittala was taken into custody Wednesday after a Queen’s Bench judge sentenced him to a year in jail followed by two years of probation for sexual assaults against two patients and a co-worker from a local medical clinic.
Saskatoon man pleads guilty to strangling woman over $20 drug debt
Dressed in a suit and looking almost amused by the whole process, James Lee Busch pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder for strangling a woman whose body was later found in a dumpster.
Rama farmer shot Tuesday night: RCMP
RCMP say a man shot and wounded a farmer Tuesday in the community of Rama.
Nuke option too costly: report
Constructing a nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan could triple
consumers' power bills and will not decrease greenhouse gas
emissions, says a report released Tuesday.
Long-form census data key for schools: official
School administrators say it could become difficult to
deliver programs ranging from child care to ESL supports without
accurate census data.
RM, town disagree over cost of annexation
A land developer is caught in the middle of a dispute between
the Rural Municipality of Rosthern and the Town of Rosthern.
G-G office revokes honour for Sask. RCMP officer
A Sask. RCMP officer has been stripped of his Order of Merit
for crashing his private vehicle following an evening of drinking
four years ago.
Woman admits to fabricating sex assault allegation
A Saskatoon woman with a long history of mental health issues
pleaded guilty to a mischief charge Tuesday in connection with a
made-up tale of violent sexual assault that prompted police and
rescue divers to conduct a full-scale search of the riverbank almost
three years ago.

