Saskatchewan

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'We do matter': Meadow Lake marks Red Dress Day with stories of loss and resilience
The Northwest Friendship Centre and Northwest College (NWC) held a remembrance walk Monday in Meadow Lake to mark National Red Dress Day and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+).Each step taken reflected the sorrow and hope of families still searching for answers.Among th...
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Sask. children's hospital nurse fired after snooping on 314 patients
A maternity ward nurse at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon was left without a job after snooping on the medical records of 314 people.The province's privacy commissioner has more recommendations for the health authority.According to then-Information and Privacy Commissioner Ronald J. Kruzeniski's repor...
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A 128-year-old heat record was broken in Saskatchewan on Saturday
It was a hot weekend in Saskatchewan, with weather records falling like dominoes around the province.According to Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, 14 communities around the province had their hottest May 3 on record, with Prince Albert breaking a record that had been standing si...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta premier promises separation referendum if signatures warrant
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.Smith, in a livestream address, says she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation are not fringe extremi...
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Canada

Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec has been under pressure to get work going at Montr...
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Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUÉBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a ...
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The Latest: Carney meets with Trump in Washington to talk trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney faces the first major test of his term today - meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. Carney said last week he expects a "difficult but constructive" conversation. The prime minister said he sees thi...
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In the news today: Carney to meet Trump in Washington today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet Trump in Washington today Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump ...
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CP NewsAlert: Carney tells Trump Canada will never be for sale
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump that Canada will never be for sale as the two leaders met in the Oval Office today. Trump says he believes Canada would be better as a U.S. state but that it "takes two to tango."...
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Defence continues cross-examining complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers are continuing their cross-examination of the complainant in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last Friday, laying out her account of what happened at a bar ...
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