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North West College plans 'bold" new look
It's a bold new dawn for North West College. "We've had a good look at our current logo, and I think it's definitely served us well over time, but it's brought up some unintended comparisons," said President and CEO Dr. Eli Ahlquist. "I've heard everything from 'It looks like some sort of a bird or a bat...
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Government Response
From ashes to action: NDP and SPSA address plans to rebuild fire-stricken communities
As the province deals with another uptick in wildfires, the opposition is calling on the government to adopt a coordinated plan to rebuild communities that have already been destroyed.In Prince Albert Wednesday, NDP leader Carla Beck and NDP MLA for Cumberland, Jordan McPhail, presented what they called five critical p...
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A look at what's happening off the field at the Men's Softball World Cup
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Indigenous rights
Athabasca Denesųłiné approves North of 60 Agreement
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Pride Month
Melfort Youth Evolution wraps up Pride Month with annual walk
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Saskatchewan
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Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit
Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco settlement.The settlement with tobacco companies was signed in early March, just before the end of the fiscal year. It was ...
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JULY 12 - 13
Hooked for free: Anglers get a no-licence weekend on Sask. waters
Good things come to those who bait and this time, they don't even need to pay for a licence.Saskatchewan's Free Fishing Weekend is back July 12 and 13. The Ministry of Environment said in a release issued Wednesday that anyone can fish on public waters open to sportfishing during the two-day event. "Saskatchewan i...
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Sean "Diddy" Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life.The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs,...
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Carney to meet with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with automotive sector CEOs this morning.The sector is a key front in the trade war between the United States and Canada.U.S. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that the U.S. does not need Canadian cars and he wants to see automotive companies move all production to the...
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Canada
In the news today: Public servants losing confidence, major agribusiness merger
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Public servants' confidence in their bosses drops Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey sugges...
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Anti-landmine advocates urge Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty
OTTAWA - Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe's eastern flank move toward using the explosive weapons. "I'm deeply concerned about this," said Sen. Mari...
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New supply management law won't save the system from Trump, experts say
OTTAWA - A new law meant to protect supply management might not be enough to shield the system in trade talks with a Trump administration bent on eliminating it, trade experts say. "It's certainly more difficult to strike a deal with the United States ...
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Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack - the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor. But searchers for...
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Israel-Hamas conflict: Tension at Montreal college worse after Quebec's investigation
MONTREAL - The director general of a junior college in Montreal says a recent government investigation into the climate at the school may have had a chilling effect on teachers. Benoit Morin says the investigation exacerbated tensions at Vanier College...
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Fewer federal bureaucrats express confidence in their bosses, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests. The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 per cent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their depar...
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