Look up: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet passes earth every 80,000 years
The northern lights have been very active this month, and just this weekend, there was a comet cutting across the sky.The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet only passes by our planet once every 80,000 years.Jeff Swick is with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and he got to witness this weekend's comet."Well, I knew i...
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`Indigenous arts
Canada's Got Talent winner recognized as trail blazer
It's been quite the year for Rebecca Strong.Nearly five months after winning Canada's Got Talent, the singer from Stony Rapids has received a prestigious award that recognizes artists who trail-blaze and paves the way for future Indigenous performers.On Saturday night, Strong was at the Saskatchewan Indigenous Music As...
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Sask. NDP calls out Sask. Party's tax credits
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling out Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and the fine print of his tax credits.Trent Wotherspoon, NDP candidate for Regina Rosemont, said people are breaking the bank just to provide basics for their families.Moe is promising tax credits for first-time homeowners and renovations. Wothersp...
Oct 14, 2024
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History of Prince Albert
Local historians connect the past with the present
In the basement of the Prince Albert Historical Museum, there's a small room off to the side where the history of the city isn't just being preserved, it's also being discovered.Ken Guedo and Fred Payton are the two longest-serving volunteers who spend a few hours, several days a week, sorting historical photos and oth...
Oct 14, 2024
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Sounding the alarm
Sask. NDP highlights red flags on Sask. Party platform
The Saskatchewan NDP is sounding the alarm over the Saskatchewan Party's platform. Joined by local frontline workers in health care and education, Saskatchewan NDP candidate for Regina-Elphinstone-Centre Meara Conway voiced their concerns over Scott Moe's plans for the province, saying it signals more cuts and disrespe...
Oct 13, 2024
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Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency
OTTAWA - A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Daniel Rogers as the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. He will take o...
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Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules
MONTREAL - Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts. The communities asked the Quebec Superior Court last month to s...
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Corrective to Oct. 1 story about war in the Middle East
OTTAWA - In a story published Oct. 1, 2024 about the escalation of war in the Middle East, The Canadian Press erroneously attributed the quotation "all-out war" to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in the third paragraph. In fact Joly did not use t...
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Founders of Vancouver club that sold tested illicit drugs file Charter challenge
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Quebec government imposes measures to address 'toxic climate' at Montreal school
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Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list
OTTAWA - Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Samidoun will no...
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