Saskatchewan

MERCI BIEN
Sask. municipalities agree to partnership with Francophone organization
Francophone families throughout Saskatchewan are getting a boost of support from the province's municipalities. During its annual convention in Regina, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) announced a partnership with the Assemblée Communautaire Fransaskoise (ACF). The partnership helps engag...
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Midwives granted new powers under updated Sask. regulations
Midwives in Saskatchewan will have new powers to prescribe more drugs and order X-rays and other tests under updated provincial regulations.According to the Ministry of Health, the government is making amendments to The Midwifery Regulations through amendments first proposed by the Saskatchewan College of Midwives.Unde...
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Dry weather and a lack of moisture could cause issues during seeding
It's looking like it could be another dry year for farmers.In its most recent report, the Water Security Agency said drought-like conditions could be prevalent again this year, and that many different areas could potentially face water shortages.According to the report, warm temperatures in the middle of March led to s...
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CARBON REBATES
First 2024 Canada carbon rebates will be deposited today for some Canadians
The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March.Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and all four Atlantic provinces will receive the first of four instalments today if they filed their 2023...
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Canada

Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who has been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she has been trapped for more than three weeks. Veterinarian Martin Haulena said he ...
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Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the document. Here's what the federal Liberals have alrea...
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Singh defends NDP carbon price position - without directly supporting a consumer levy
OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh refused to say explicitly whether he supports the consumer levy, and Canadians having to pay it on every...
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National security link needed to bar spy service members under immigration law: court
OTTAWA - People can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canadian security, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled. The finding came in a pair of decisions involv...
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Joly to Israel: 'Take the win' in thwarting Iran's weekend attack, don't retaliate
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she's urging Israel to help de-escalate mounting conflicts in the Middle East by not bombing Iran in retaliation for this weekend's thwarted airstrikes. "We think that it is important that Israel be a...
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Dental-care double standard: hygienists ask for equal pay under federal plan
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is guilty of a double standard when it comes to how much practitioners will be reimbursed under a new federal plan, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association is charging. Last week, Health Canada released a guide for ho...
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