Saskatchewan

Movember and the SJHL
Moustaches, mental health and hockey
It all started in 2003 with two friends joking over a beer about how they can bring back the moustache, that turned into a worldwide movement, that's now raised nearly a billion dollars to support men's health projects around the globe. November is Movember and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) along with al...
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Sask. doctor explains typhoid fever after possible Martensville exposure
A Saskatoon doctor is shedding some more light on what exactly typhoid fever is and how it could've possibly ended up at the Domino's Pizza in Martensville.Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and the provincial lead for clinical microbiology with the Saskatchewan Health Autho...
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Update: Over $1 million raised during Jim Pattison Children's Hospital radiothon
Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday to include the total amount of funds raised and comment from the JPCH Foundation.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy raised $1,010,204 for children and families, providing critical care for Saskatchewan's 'Little ...
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TOWN WRAP
Battleford wraps Q3 with $7.6M surge, sets stage for new council
The town of Battleford saw $7.6 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2024, ending the four-year council term on a good note.In a recent council meeting, Finance Manager Tetiana Polishchuk updated the latest Year-To-Date (YTD) financial report ending Sept. 30.According to Polishchuk, the revenue is 79 per cent of ...
Nov 05, 2024
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Canada

B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence from Robert Pickton's farm
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from serial killer Robert Pickton's pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not. A ruling issued o...
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A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby's next B.C. cabinet table
British Columbia Premier David Eby's new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month's election saw several incumbents defeated while others didn't run. Eby will also have to f...
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Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved
The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app. Industry Minister Franç...
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Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47. Jones was declared a dangerous o...
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'Should never have ended like that': Inuk man killed by police in Quebec's Far North
MONTREAL - A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to someone allegedly trying to drive while impaired. Joshua Papigatuk was killed and his twin...
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No talks scheduled in standoff between employers, union in B.C. port lockout
VANCOUVER - British Columbia port employers say they may be "required to reassess" their position on a current offer to more than 700 unionized workers as a lockout shuts down most shipping on the West Coast. The BC Maritime Employers Association says...
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