Saskatchewan

Wildfire update
Provincial fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan after rainy week
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted its provincial fire ban.The ban, which covered all Crown lands north of the provincial forest boundary stretching north to the Churchill River, along with the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District, was officially lifted at 11 p.m. on Wednesday thanks to improved ...
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Gun charges
Two P.A. residents face gun-related charges following Duck Lake video
Two people from Prince Albert are now facing gun-related charges after RCMP launched an investigation into a video showing a group of people holding firearms and driving around the Duck Lake area. The video was shared with police on Aug. 8, and the Crime Reduction Team began an investigation. They found that a group of...
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Looking for volunteers
New study underway explores relationship between seniors, pets and loneliness
The University of Saskatchewan's Western College of Veterinary Medicine is looking for residents in the tri-communities to participate in a study seeking to understand the complexity of pet attachment and loneliness for seniors living at home. "We're really looking to chat with older adults - adults who are over 6...
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Changed process
Interested organ and tissue donors now need to register online
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the public to register to become an organ and tissue donor. You may not be aware that the process to do so has changed in recent years. The Saskatchewan Organ and Tissue Donor Registry was established almost five years ago, and signing up to become a donor has change...
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Canada

As memories fade, Canadians mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War
OTTAWA - Relatives of war veterans gathered at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender and the official end of the Second World War. Sweat poured down the faces of those assembled in the August mi...
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First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
SECHELT - A First Nation in British Columbia says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The shishalh First Nation, on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, sai...
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B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a disciplinary panel has issued a decision aga...
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Six people report feeling 'sharp prick' in back of body at Montreal festival: police
MONTREAL - Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival last weekend were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge. Police say six people have reported feeling a "sharp prick" in the back of their ...
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Canada didn't push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty
OTTAWA - Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production. The sixth round of talks wrapped up in Geneva today without consensus on a leg...
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Rain helps calm wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., with more wet weather on the way
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say overnight rain has helped calm an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says about seven millimetres of rain overnight has lowered the behaviour of the Mount Underwoo...
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