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Team Sask. claims first medals and first gold at 2025 Canada Summer Games
Team Saskatchewan has officially entered the medal count at the 2025 Canada Summer Games, with standout performances from two Reginians, Baer Robertson and Leo Zheng, bringing home the province's first medals, including its first gold. Early Tuesday morning at Quidi Vidi Lake, 18-year-old Baer Robertson paddled to a br...
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'Finally some good news': Battlefords Area Pride welcomes pronoun law appeal decision
When Kelly Waters read about the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's latest ruling, she said it was the first time in a while she felt genuinely uplifted by the news. "I was like, finally some good news," said Waters, secretary of Battlefords Area Pride."Maybe the government can't just do whatever it wants an...
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Environment assessment approved for proposed uranium mine
The provincial government has given approval to Denison Mines Corporation to proceed with the development of the Wheeler River Uranium Project.The environmental assessment approval represents one of the final regulatory milestones necessary for Denison to commence construction of the planned Phoenix In-Situ Recovery mi...
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UR Pride anxious to continue pronoun law case after appeal decision
The decision from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal said everything UR Pride wanted it to say, according to Dr. j wallace skelton.However, skelton, a board member of UR Pride and assistant professor of queer studies at the University of Regina, said it's brought up two separate reactions."The decision absolutely sa...
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Sweet Fundraiser
Cool Treats, Warm Hearts: Miracle Treat Day returns Aug. 14 to support children in hospital
There's a good reason to indulge in a sweet treat later this week. Dairy Queen's 23rd annual Miracle Treat Day takes place on Thursday, Aug. 14. During Miracle Treat Day, net proceeds made from Blizzard sales will support the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF). The foundation supports children and moth...
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FINANCIAL REPORT
$35-million surplus, debt delay mark Lloydminster's mid-year finances
The City of Lloydminster says it's in a strong financial position halfway through 2025, with a $35-million surplus on the books and most of the years's biggest projects still ahead. The second-quarter financial report, presented to council on Aug. 11, shows the city is deliberately holding off on borrowing for major in...
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Canada
Yukon, Alaska sign agreement to address missing and murdered Indigenous people
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon has signed an agreement with the state of Alaska to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The territorial government says the memorandum of understanding was initiated in April 2024 and was signed in White...
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Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
The stretch of semi-rural land on No. 6 Road in Richmond, B.C., is home to blueberry farms, multimillion-dollar mansions and an 18-hole golf course. Those properties are all now encompassed by a landmark Aboriginal title claim that was successfully est...
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Satellite images reveal conditions that contributed to 'catastrophic' wildfire season
WINNIPEG - Images from space and artificial intelligence can help detect areas prone to extreme wildfires, researchers suggest, after satellite photos showed dry parts of Manitoba ahead of its devastating wildfire season. Scientists from the University...
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Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders. Thomas Carrique, pre...
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Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA - Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees. The humidity made it feel more like 42 as a heat warnin...
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Bulk carrier Federal Yamaska runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchères, Que., at around 5:45 a.m. following a comple...
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