Phil Tank
TheStarPhoenix.com
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Phil Tank: Saskatoon city hall plays long game on intersection change
Saskatoon city hall has tried to limit traffic at the intersection of Clarence Avenue and Main Street three times over the last 20 years. → Read More
Letters: Sask. Party needs effective plan to reduce carbon emissions
Readers offer their opinions on the benefits of the federal carbon tax and the travel spending of the Saskatchewan Party government. → Read More
Bridges: Yorkton's Randy Goulden marks a milestone year with SUMA victory
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association's new president endured a personal loss amid a noteworthy year for the Yorkton councillor. → Read More
Court probe offers look at collapsed Saskatoon real estate company
An investigation into Epic Alliance shows incomplete and inaccurate records and high appraisals for properties with minimal upgrades. → Read More
Letters: Moe lauded for Ukraine support, but lambasted on other issues
Readers weigh in on Saskatchewan's premier, a column about Pierre Poilievre and whether Canada should remain in NATO. → Read More
Letters: Readers offer opinions on protests against COVID-19 mandates
Letter writers weigh in with varied takes on the protesters seeking an end to vaccine mandates and the occupation in Ottawa. → Read More
Inside the Unified Grassroots effort to shape COVID-19 policy in Sask.
An effort to lobby Saskatchewan's provincial government and beyond began in October by the group opposed to vaccine mandates, posts show. → Read More
Stroke survivor fears removal of COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Sask.
A Hague man who exercises regularly in a Saskatoon pool to try to maintain mobility in his legs is worried about the end of health measures. → Read More
Group vows to maintain pressure to keep Saskatchewan COVID-19 measures
An online petition has collected more than 8,800 signatures in support of keeping public health measures in place in Saskatchewan. → Read More
Mandatory masks to remain at Saskatoon city facilities and on buses
Council backs keeping mandatory masks for indoor civic facilities, while some councillors express concern about conflicts on buses. → Read More
Future of wastewater COVID-19 testing at U of S remains unclear
Funding for the wastewater testing project is scheduled to run out at the end of March, but a deal could come this week on an extension. → Read More
COVID-19 virus up in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, North Battleford sewage
A researcher studying wastewater says he's not sure what sort of effect the pending removal of COVID-19 restrictions will have. → Read More
Shahab refuses to answer repeated questions about Moe's vaccine claims
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer refuses to address Premier Scott Moe's claim that vaccines fail to reduce COVID-19 spread. → Read More
Saskatchewan to scrap COVID-19 dashboard, end daily updates next week
Starting Monday, the province will end the daily online updates of COVID-19 numbers and replace them with a weekly update. → Read More
More than a third of severe Sask. COVID-19 cases had no comorbidities
Hypertension and diabetes are identified as the most common pre-existing conditions among those diagnosed with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. → Read More
COVID-19 virus surges in Saskatoon, P.A., North Battleford sewage data
After the previous studies showed declines, the viral load soars in three cities, led by huge spikes in Prince Albert and North Battleford. → Read More
COVID-19 cases in Sask. care homes soar by seven times in a week
The province lists outbreaks at 75 long-term and special care homes; a few facilities have identified 20 or more cases. → Read More
COVID-19: Hospitalizations rise to 328 in Saskatchewan with 35 in ICU
Saskatchewan rises closer to the record for pandemic hospitalizations set in early October and two more deaths are recorded in the province. → Read More
Sask.'s COVID-19 Omicron wave should end in weeks, sewage analyst says
The latest wastewater studies in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and North Battleford show declines in the virus and suggest Omicron has peaked. → Read More
COVID-19 vaccines in Sask.: 2.2 million doses, 90 serious reactions
The rate of serious reactions to COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan is lower than the national rate in Canada. → Read More