Seven Years Later
Seventh anniversary of Broncos bus crash remembered with tributes
People in Saskatchewan, Canada and the United States paid tribute on Sunday to the 16 players and staff who died in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.The Broncos were on their way to an SJHL playoff game in Nipawin on April 6, 2018 when their bus was hit by a semi driven by trucker Jaskirat Singh Sidhu that had ran t...
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Camping
Sask. provincial parks campsite bookings start on Monday
Seasonal campsite bookings in provincial parks will begin on April 7 while nightly, Camp-Easy yurt and group campsites will have a staggered launch from April 8 to 15, Sask. Parks says.Reservations will begin at 7 a.m. daily.Camping fees for some sites will also increase for 2025, with the Saskatchewan government depar...
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Seven Years Later
Seventh anniversary of Broncos bus crash remembered with tributes
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Sask. provincial parks campsite bookings start on Monday
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Green Shirt Day
Organ and tissue donation advocates ask Saskatchewan to wear green April 7
Before being wheeled into surgery, Larry Labbe made a promise to himself and to God. Eight months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant and when he emerged over six hours later, he came away with more than a new pair of lungs: Labbe had a new life and thus a promise to keep. "I'm going to make it my mission t...
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Curling
Canada loses in semis to Scotland at World Men's Curling Championship
Brad Jacobs elected to go for the win rather than try to steal one in the extra end - unfortunately, the rocks didn't fall in Team Canada's favour.Jacobs was against three yellow Scotland stones and tried a triple takeout to sit two for the win rather than throw a draw.However only one stone was removed, the Bruce Moua...
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World Curling Championships
Canada and Switzerland secure direct route to semi-finals at BKT World Men's 2025
With all twenty round-robin sessions now complete, the play-off scenario at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship 2025 is now finalised.Two more victories in Friday's play by Canada - beating Austria 8-2 in just seven ends, and then defeating United States by 8-3 in the evening session - mean that they have secured ...
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Federal Election - Day 13
Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC for sovereignty, Poilievre says it's too costly
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford.On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Rad...
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Canada
Carney, Starmer discuss deeper trade ties in response to Trump's tariff war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke Sunday with his counterpart in the United Kingdom about the fallout from the United States' global tariff campaign. A readout from Carney's office says he talked with U.K. Prime Minster Keir Starmer abo...
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'Hands off': Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump
MONTREAL - Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty. Despite softer-than-expected tariffs against Canada last week and a more cordial tone fro...
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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers an...
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'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself...
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'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL - In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don't have a leafy tree in their front yard, with a goal...
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Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment
OTTAWA - The NDP promised Sunday to protect tenants through a program of national rent control, while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party...
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