Saskatchewan

Crime
Pierceland RCMP arrest man wanted on firearm, weapons charges
Pierceland RCMP have arrested a 23-year-old man who was wanted after shots were fired at a home on Big Island Lake Cree Territory. The incident happened on Nov. 5, but police say they have arrested the man responsible for pulling the trigger. RCMP located and arrested Trent Oseemeemow at a residence on Big Island Lake ...
Dec 19, 2024
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wages and class complexity
Sask. teachers, government wrap binding arbitration hearing
The binding arbitration hearing between the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee concluded Wednesday shortly after 6 p.m. in Saskatoon.Written positions on wages and class complexity-accountability framework were shared during the three days of presentations.The arbitration boa...
Dec 19, 2024
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dismissing regulations
Sask. to ignore federal Clean Energy Regulations despite changes
Despite changes made within the final Clean Energy Regulations (CER) published by the federal government this week, the Government of Saskatchewan continued to dismiss the regulations themselves and the authority behind them.The provincial government has been railing against the iterations of the draft regulations for ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Correcting mistakes
New federal commission established to review potential wrongful convictions
Having spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, David Milgard dedicated the rest of his life to advocating for others who had been wrongfully convicted.And that passion has led to the Royal Assent of David and Joyce Milgaard's Law, which establishes a federal independent commission whose job it will be t...
Dec 18, 2024
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Canada

B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about 'crazy' plan to recruit doctors
A British Columbia community's "out-of-the-box" plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians as city employees is sparking interest from across Canada, says Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi. The mayor said the community has hired its first ...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new lieutenant-governor for B.C.
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of longtime businesswoman and philanthropist Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia as British Columbia's 31st lieutenant-governor. Trudeau says in a statement that Lisogar-Cocchia is a respected en...
9h ago
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What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
OTTAWA - The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17 will go down as one of the least productive in Canadian history, and p...
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Liberals haven't prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos
GATINEAU, Que. - Justin Trudeau's Liberals still haven't prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledged in an interview this week in which he sidestepped questions about the prime minister's future...
11h ago
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BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in place. The association's executive director Liza Hughes ...
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Fake nurse's 'deep seated dishonesty' adds four more years to prison term: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER - A fake nurse who "used a weapon each time she inserted a needle" in patients has been sentenced to another four years in prison on top of the remaining three years she is already serving in Ontario, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ha...
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