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" The provincial government and the University of Saskatchewan have struck a partnership on a plan to bring to Saskatoon a nuclear reactor that will produce medical isotopes, Premier Brad Wall said Wednesday.

SASKATOON a ' A 16-year-old male is charged with assault with a weapon and intimidation after three 14-year-olds were allegedly beaten with a paddle in the north end of Saskatoon last week.

It may be the heartland of the a ita TMs Adam-and-Eve not Adam-and-Stevea TM crowd, but Saskatoon still hosted a Pride Festival last month featuring family walks, a pub crawl, the obligatory gay parade and a prom night drag queen show.

Saskatoon and area has experienced some wacky weather recently, including in late-June near Maymont, roughly 90 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon Photograph by: Haylee deStrake, Reader photo SASKATOON a ' A tornado watch has been lifted for Saskatoon and surrounding communities.

A new, never before seen flu virus has been found in Saskatchewan, but health officials were quick point out Tuesday that it's not connected to the current H1N1 pandemic.

File photo: Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches and one warning for southeastern Saskatchewan.

A police investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by officers in Prince Albert, Sask., has ended, but details have not been made public.

Saskatoon police are investigating after two men were assaulted with broken bottles on Monday.

REGINA a ' Building permits in Saskatchewan recorded the highest increase among the provinces in May, according to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday.

A Conservative MP is telling reporters in his Saskatchewan riding that cabinet colleague Diane Ablonczy has been relieved of the tourism portfolio for signing off on a $400,000 grant for Toronto's Gay Pride parade.

REGINA a ' A man accused of causing a serious collision that injured, among others, a three-year-old child made his first appearance at Regina Provincial Court on Monday.

Capt. Shawn McCaughey, 31, of Candiac, Que., died on May 18, 2007, when the CT-114 Tutor jet he was piloting crashed during a rehearsal for an airshow.

The Saskatchewan Party government's plan to introduce legislation allowing provincial marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same-sex marriages for religious reasons was both praised as a defence of religious freedoms and condemned as the institutionalizing of discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Jim Rutledge of Victoria both shot their second straight 5-under 67 Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead lead at the TELUS Edmonton Open.

Saskatchewan's labour force will need an additional 120,000 workers by 2020 -- an average of 10,000 per year -- or there will be little population growth and a stagnant provincial economy, says the Saskatchewan Labour Market Commission .

The Saskatchewan government wants the province's highest court to weigh in on proposed legislation that would allow marriage commissioners to not perform same-sex marriages if it is contrary to their religious beliefs.

A 14-year-old boy from Onion Lake is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Canada Day.

REGINA a ' Drought conditions in western Saskatchewan have left producers thinking they won't see any fruits of their many efforts this year and at least one expert pointing to billions in costs to Canada's economy.

Brady Stockton and Robert Gates each shot 7-under 65 Thursday for a share of the first-round lead at the Canadian Tour's $150,000 TELUS Edmonton Open Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., coming off a Canadian Tour victory last week in Calgary, Danny Sahl of Sherwood Park, Alta., and Jim Rutledge of Victoria were part of a group one shot back of the ...

If all goes according to plan, Dewdney Avenue will become a hub of tourist activity once the rehabilitation of the Edwardian Garden is complete.