Canola conundrum
Moe to meet with federal Ag minister amid plans to travel to China
Premier Scott Moe is determined to travel to China to talk canola tariffs, and he's hoping that a federal delegation will come along as well.Moe, along with the provincial agriculture and trade and export ministers, will meet with Heath MacDonald, federal agriculture minister, and canola experts at the University of Sa...
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Summer storms
Severe thunderstorms tracking east through central Sask
Several tornado alerts were being issued Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms track their way eastward through the province.Environment Canada warned the storms are capable of producing a tornado. Locally intense rainfall, ping pong to golf ball sized hail, and winds gusting up to 100 km/h are also possible.The torn...
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Premier Scott Moe announces road upgrade to support Sask. canola crush facility
Premier Scott Moe was in Yorkton Wednsday to commit provincial support for improvements to Grain Millers Drive, located north of Yorkton.The province is committed to funding up to 50 per cent of the cost of improvements of the roadway."Grain Millers Drive is a critical access point for several major agri-businesse...
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Wildfire funding
PAGC says federal wildfire funding fails to meet urgent needs of First Nations
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling on Ottawa to overhaul how wildfire funds are allocated, saying last week's announcement of $45.7 million to build and mobilize knowledge on wildfires is not new money and fails to reflect the risks faced by Indigenous communities in the North.On Aug. 12, during a press ...
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Wildfire update
Wildfire worries diminishing in northern Saskatchewan
If Steve Roberts had to grade the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) wildfire response this year, he'd call it nothing short of excellent. Asked the question during a Wednesday wildfire briefing, the vice president of SPSA operations emphasized the priorities: protecting human life and communities."There w...
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Amazing ending
Two Rebeccas tapped out of the Amazing Race
If the photos are anything to go by, not winning the Amazing Race is not a total loss, which one member of the Flying Dust First Nation and her partner recently experienced. Rebecca Merasty was teamed up with her friend, Rebecca Watt and the pair managed to make it through five episodes before placing last in the sixth...
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Canada
Quebec wants to cut by 10% premature deaths linked to social, economic status
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department has released a plan to reduce premature deaths linked to social and economic inequalities by 10 per cent by 2035. The province defines premature deaths as those before age 75 caused by conditions such as cardiovasc...
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Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
OTTAWA - Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories. Canada co-founded the ...
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Urban green space was a protective lifeline against COVID depression, study suggests
A new study suggests green space helped protect the mental health of city-bound Canadians during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer-reviewed study suggests people who lived in urban areas with more greenery were less likely to be depres...
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Lucien Bouchard urges Parti Québécois leader to reconsider promise to hold referendum
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Québécois to reconsider his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier. The former Bloc Québécois leader and Parti Québécois p...
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Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
MONTRÉAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned corporation to empty shelves of U.S. alcohol in respon...
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Fact File: Most older immigrants don't get OAS upon arrival, contrary to online claim
Attacks on immigrants to Canada continue to proliferate online, with the latest volley coming from a false claim that immigrants aged 65 and up receive a partial old age security (OAS) pension immediately upon arrival in Canada - and that it comes from...
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