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Teenage boy charged after stabbing at Montreal Lake Cree Nation
An altercation Saturday evening between a group of males at Montreal Lake Cree Nation, resulted in one person being transported to hospital by STARS for injuries described as serious in nature.That's according to information provided to paNOW by Saskatchewan RCMP.A teenage boy has since been charged with assault with a...
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month. When asked about short-lived product exemptions in the Oval Office today, Trump says he is looking at something to help car companies.H...
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Man, 72 , sentenced to life in brutal killing of friend
Alone in the prisoner's box at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, a 72-year-old man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the 2018 killing of his friend, closing a chapter in a case marked by violence, trauma and years of sorrow.Robert Young was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of Jason Charti...
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Fire ban in effect
'Exercise extreme caution': Meadow Lake fire chief warns of fire risk
A fire ban has been issued throughout the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake.Meadow Lake Fire Chief Joe Grela said there has already been at least two grass fires in the last week and the super dry conditions coupled with fairly warm and windy weather makes the fire risk extreme.The advisory was issued Monday afternoon ...
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Regina's new breast health centre set to open, province commits to reduce wait times
REGINA - Regina's new breast health centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and followup care all under one roof that the health minister says will reduce wait times.Jeremy Cockrill says the facility has capacity to do more screening and can take in about 1,600 referrals each year. He also...
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Sask. expands rural health recruitment incentive to 16 more communities
The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding a health-care recruitment program to 16 more communities around the province.The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive offers up to $50,000 to new, full-time workers in nine high-priority occupations if they agree to work for three years in areas that are experiencing servic...
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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority said ...
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs to give companies time to set up U.S. supply chains, bringing more uncertainty to the deeply integrated North American vehicle industry. "I'm looking at ...
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In the news today: Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days b...
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Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda - something no prime minister has ever done. Poilievre was ca...
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Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that i...
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Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
MONTREAL - An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski villa...
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