Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its negotiating team is set to examine the proposals this afternoon.A bulletin from union president Jan Simpson says the uni...
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Master Orcas
Master Orcas take bronze, ribbons in 2025 Speedo Masters National Championships May Long Weekend
As Cheri Frey prepared to dive into Saskatoon's Shaw Centre pool in her first-ever swim meet she "almost puked" from nerves. Frey, a member of the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club, had long been a swim parent and watched her children train and go to meets over the years but had never competed herself. "I said...
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Saskatchewan
Wanted
Melfort RCMP asks the public to report sightings of Jasmine Head
Jasmine Head, who also goes by the name 'Jazmyne Head', is wanted on warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. The charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation. Melfort RCMP are asking the public to notify them about the 30-year old's whereabouts if she's seen.Head is described as: · Height...
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nature
La Ronge bird count shows fewer numbers, but more species
Data from the annual spring bird count in the La Ronge area has been compiled, and it shows a drop in the overall number of birds, but an increase in the amount of species. The bird count was held April 24 to May 14 and works by participants recording the birds they see in a 24-hour period within a 24-kilometer radius ...
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Wildfire update
Wildfire risk in northern Sask. remains extreme, little rain in forecast
Efforts to contain fires burning in the northern boreal forest continue and a pre-evacuation alert remains in effect for residents of Candle Lake.The Camp and Shoe fires are still the two wildfires requiring the most attention in the province according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). On its 'Wildfires ...
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Lou Gehrig’s disease
'It's devastating': ALS Society of Saskatchewan two years away from running out of funding
Terry Loustel was diagnosed with ALS in 2022. Since then, he's gone from walking with a cane to needing a wheelchair and numerous expensive accessibility modifications to his home.Loustel has had to rely on support from the ALS Society of Saskatchewan, which is calling for $150,000 in annual funding from the provincial...
May 19, 2025
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Canada
Carney to speak with media after cabinet gathers to plan for new Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to take questions from reporters on Parliament Hill this evening after holding a secretive, two-day retreat with his new cabinet in Gatineau, Que. Carney will speak with journalists after emerging from what hi...
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B.C. slack-line walker forgot to re-attach leash before fatal fall, association says
The International Slackline Association says a fatal fall near Squamish, B.C., on Saturday happened after a woman "forgot to re-tie" her safety leash, resulting in an 80-metre fall. The association says in a social-media post on Tuesday that the 22-yea...
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Here's what to know if Canada Post workers go on strike again
OTTAWA - Canada Post has put a fresh set of offers on the table in its negotiations with the postal workers' union, but there are no guarantees a deal will land before mail carriers are set to strike at the end of the week. Seeking to avert another job...
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IDF fires warning shots as diplomatic tour visits West Bank
OTTAWA - The Israel Defense Forces says it "regrets the inconvenience caused" by warning shots it fired as diplomats toured the West Bank city of Jenin. International media reports say that a Canadian was part of this tour. Global Affairs Canada has n...
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RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Multiple livestreams br...
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Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
SAINTE-MONIQUE - A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was empty and no one was hurt. He says the landslide left a...
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