Explore the city’s history and culture: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, July 19-21

Take in conservation grazing demonstrations, a pancake breakfast, an art reception, a tour of local gardens and Back to Batoche days. Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of Back to Batoche near Batoche, Sask., July 21, 2023.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix There’s plenty to explore around town this weekend, whether you’re looking to enjoy … Read more

Business around the globe crippled by Microsoft IT outage

CrowdStrike CEO said the fault had been identified and ‘a fix has been deployed,’ adding that it wasn’t a cyberattack “I don’t think it’s too early to call it: this will be the largest IT outage in history,” Troy Hunt, an Australian security consultant said in a post on X.Photo by Chris Ratcliffe /Bloomberg Computer … Read more

Elective hip, knee surgeries halted at Royal Alex to Aug. 11 after residency program snag

“We empathize with patients whose surgeries have been delayed and plans disrupted, even as we’re not able to comment on health-care services or staffing, as those areas are the responsibility of Alberta Health Services” Royal Alexandra Hospital on March 23, 2020. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia Scheduled elective hip surgeries and knee surgeries are cancelled … Read more

David Staples: Alberta government is fixing the grossly irresponsible mistake to axe elementary school testing

Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides is taking heat from the ATA over the province’s new assessment plan to identify struggling leanersPhoto by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia The vast majority of parents and Alberta teachers are on exactly same excellent page when it comes to education. We all want our kids to thrive academically and socially at … Read more

Basque-inspired dining, Catbird NYC collabs with the Metropolitan Museum, more NYC events

Picking up a pair of Rothys sustainable shoes in the Flatiron district, visiting the Lower East Side’s newest dining spot and more are on this week’s Alexa Calendar. Images: Courtesy of Rothys; Courtesy of Eel Bar Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in … Read more

Opinion: Misconceptions persist on farming drainage in Saskatchewan

A Saskatchewan farmers advocacy group disputes the perception that the province’s wetlands are threatened by the draining practices of agriculture. Nearly 80 per cent of he Saskatchewan River Delta’s 10,000 square kilometres are wetlands and it covers an area bigger than the Florida Everglades. Photo taken near Cumberland House, SK on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.Photo … Read more

Lewis: Weight loss drugs a minefield for pharmacare in Canada

As pharmacare gets started in Canada, whether or not to fund weight-loss drugs poses a major dilemma, given the high costs of treating weight-related ailments. The injectable drug Ozempic is shown in this photo from July of 2023 in Houston, Texas.Photo by David J. Phillip /AP Governments will sometimes say no to paying for costly … Read more

Flights delayed, cancelled at Montreal’s Trudeau airport after Microsoft crash

The fallout from the service interruption is being felt worldwide in airports and by businesses using Microsoft 365. A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights.Photo by Graham Hughes /THE CANADIAN PRESS An apparent worldwide interruption of service for Microsoft users led to cancellations and delays of … Read more

Montreal weather: The sun — and the SQ — will be out as construction holiday starts

The Sûreté du Québec will “intensify its interventions” between July 19 and Aug. 4, when up to one-third of Quebecers will be on holiday. The construction holiday is a break from the Groundhog Day-like monotony of work schedules.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette The construction holiday officially starts Sunday, but many people who have the … Read more

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