recruitment efforts
Province launches national campaign to lure law enforcement officers to Saskatchewan
The Province of Saskatchewan will soon start a national advertising campaign hoping to convince Canadians to move here to work in law enforcement. Called, "In Saskatchewan, it all lives here," the goal is to raise awareness of the variety of career options in policing and law enforcement. Prince Albert Poli...
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INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING MONTH
Rooted in culture, Waubgeshig Rice brings stories of Indigenous identity to Saskatchewan
When Waubgeshig Rice steps up to speak, he does so with a purpose: to represent his culture and the Wasauksing First Nation community that shaped him into the Anishinaabe author he is today.During an Indigenous storytelling event in North Battleford this week, Rice reflected on his upbringing along the eastern shore of...
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Saskatchewan
In Conversation with Katelyn Lehner: Music, Momentum & What's Next On The Saskatchewan Country Closeup
Photo Credit: Katelyn Lehner Katelyn Lehner is our special guest on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk new music, and what's on the way....
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Saskatchewan pride
Founding director reflects on 50 years of TeleMiracle
This weekend, Kinsmen TeleMiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary.Former Prince Albert mayor and radio station general manager Jim Scarrow helped co-host the first telethon back in 1976, and also helped produce it for several years after. "I think the biggest surprise is that it has been 50 years because those...
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Public service
Denare Beach mayor passes away after almost 30 years in office
If there is one thing Carl Lentowicz knew, it was how to follow through on a commitment. Lentowicz spent 28 years as the mayor of Denare Beach. He passed away on Sunday at the age of 86, while still presiding over the village council. Before that, he was an RCMP officer for more than 30 years and also worked as a provi...
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Victim impact
'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she's recovering but no longer wants to talk to people."I'm alive. I'm left-handed now," the 16-year-old wrote in a victim impact statement read by her mother at a sentencing hearing Thursday. "I'm more afraid of large crowds. ...
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Canada
Witness denies officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
VANCOUVER - One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later. Const. Chris Bow...
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Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot. But while he says the firm "did come forward" about Jesse...
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China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobs...
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Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany. The trip comes just after ...
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Indigenous Peoples play a key role in national security: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country - and particularly in the Arctic - play a vital role in Canada's national security. Speaking at the National Indigenous Defence Conference today in Ottawa, Simon said Canada c...
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Stéphane Dion named first 'diplomat in residence' at Université de Montréal
MONTRÉAL - Stéphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Université de Montréal, where he taught political science before starting his polit...
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