Election
Prince Albert's Kevin Henry confirms intentions to run for MN-S President
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) election is still over a month away and the nomination deadline has not passed, however, Prince Albert's Kevin Henry is not wasting time announcing his intentions to run for President. Meeting with paNOW this week, Henry, who has a background in health care and government, ex...
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'Use the land to find yourself': Jordin Tootoo inspires youth at BATC conference
Over 1,200 kids cheered with admiration and joy as former NHL player Jordin Tootoo took to center ice at the Access Communications Centre on Wednesday for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) 'You're Never Alone' youth conference.From Little Pine to Red Pheasant, Pound Maker and beyond, the conference brought Fi...
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Northern power outage affecting 12,000 customers
Update: By 2p.m. all powered been restored.----A large unplanned power outage is affecting parts of Northern Saskatchewan.A SaskPower spokesperson told larongeNOW the power outage affects 12,000 customers across multiple communities such as Air Ronge, La Ronge, Stanley Mission, Waskesiu and Weyakwin. The reason for the...
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CUPE retracts statement on Northern Lights budget shortfall
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have retracted a statement suggesting there was to be upcoming layoffs and a large budget shortfall at the Northern Lights School Division. The media release, which was issued Wednesday, had stated more than 100 workers were potentially facing layoffs due to a lack of $7 mi...
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Sask. Government says 99% of its procurement comes from Canadian companies
The provincial government has crunched the numbers on procurement to determine what share of the goods and services it procures come from Saskatchewan and Canadian companies.The announcement comes after Premier Scott Moe unveiled the province's response to tariffs from the United States back in March, which included an...
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Derelict properties
Gov't introduces legislative amendment to pave way for dealing with derelict buildings
The provincial government has taken a step forward to try to help municipalities deal with derelict buildings. The province introduced amendments to the Construction Codes Act to help support the government's framework to help municipalities regarding the properties. Government Relations Minister Eric Schmalz said in a...
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Canada
Legal group that disinvited 'Peace by Chocolate' owner cancels upcoming event
A national legal group has cancelled a dinner after it disinvited a Syrian refugee who became a celebrated Nova Scotia entrepreneur. The Advocates' Society said Thursday evening it will not go ahead with an end-of-term dinner on June 5, after it faced ...
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Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia dismantled three drug labs last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Langley, and one of two suspects arrested has an advanced degree in organic chemistry, the RCMP says. Police di...
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Legault backs minister who said Quebec can't offer asylum from 'all world's misery'
MONTREAL - Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants, Premier François Legault said Thursday amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States. Legault told reporters in Sherrington,...
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Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist, as a national organization representing Sikhs demands more accountability. The...
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Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of...
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Canadians turn their backs on U.S. travel, as return trips plunge: StatCan
Canadian visits to the United States plummeted last month amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from its president, on top of growing fears about treatment at the border. In March, the number of Canadians returning home by car from the U.S. fe...
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