Adriana Christianson

Prince Albert Provincial Correctional Centre. file photo/paNOW Staff

Sask. reviewing use of "administrative segregation" at provincial jails

June 6, 2016 - 6:13pm

The province won’t call it ‘solitary confinement’, but admits there is no hard limit on how long an inmate can be segregated from the general population at a Saskatchewan corrections facility.

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Following outcry, KFC says buffet will stay in Weyburn for now

By Adriana Christianson

May 25, 2016 - 7:24am

It's a finger-lickin' tradition in southeast Sasktachewan, but now the Weyburn KFC may have to stop offering an all-you-can-eat buffet.

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Former Roughrider Tearrius George. submitted/CJME News Staff

First court appearance for Tearrius George on domestic assault charge

By Adriana Christianson

May 12, 2016 - 6:10pm

Tearrius George sat quietly in the back of domestic violence court in Regina before making his first appearance before a judge on Thursday afternoon.

The former Saskatchewan Roughrider is charged withassaulting a 33-year-old woman during an argument on April 28.

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Dr. Mark Brown, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Photo courtesy SMA

Sask. Medical Association calls for better mental health services

By Adriana Christianson

April 1, 2016 - 12:13pm

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is calling attention to the need for better mental health services as an election issue.

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Sask. farmland too dry in some areas, too wet in others

By Adriana Christianson

March 16, 2016 - 10:56am

Farmland across Saskatchewan is either too dry, too wet, or somewhere in between.

The answer to the question do you need more snow or rain this spring depends on which part of the province you call.

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Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall in Regina. COURTNEY MARKEWICH/CJME NEWS

ELECTION 2016: Brad Wall defends Sask Party candidates with prior DUIs

By Adriana Christianson

March 15, 2016 - 6:39am

Leaders of both parties were facing questions on Monday, March 14, about the vetting process for candidates in this election campaign.

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Saskatchewan NDP leader Cam Broten at a campaign event in Regina March 2016. COURTNEY MARKEWICH/CJME NEWS

Sask. NDP pledges free mental health services for youth

By Adriana Christianson

March 1, 2016 - 2:44pm

Saskatchewan’s NDP leader said mental health care is health care, and it’s time it was treated that way.

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The Aedes mosquito spreads the Zika virus. Canadian Press Photo

Saskatchewan confirms first case of Zika virus

By Adriana Christianson

February 26, 2016 - 7:15am

Atleast one person in Saskatchewan has Zika virus.

On Thursday, Feb. 26, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported three new cases of Zika virus confirmed by labs in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Ontario.