Death in James Smith
SIRT releases more details into James Smith death
A few more details into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old man on the James Smith Cree Nation have been shared by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). SIRT is investigating as the man was in the custody of Melfort RCMP members at the time. RCMP officers from the Melfort detachme...
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massive medical bills
P.A. paramedics struck by car in Vegas face long recovery and mounting U.S. medical bills
The mother of a Prince Albert paramedic, one of two struck by a vehicle in Las Vegas, is happy to have her daughter recovering back in Saskatchewan, but the pressure of American medical bills is mounting.Katrine Sinclair and Charlie Lastowsky were celebrating Katrine's 21st birthday with another friend when they were s...
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Sask reaction
Premier Scott Moe looks for reset on Sask. relationship with Ottawa
Premier Scott Moe and members of his government spent much of the federal election campaign subtly, and not so subtly, supporting the federal Conservative party, but the morning after election day Moe said he's hopeful for a possible reset of the relationship with the new Liberal government led by Mark Carney."I c...
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Voter turnout
A look at voter turnout across north central Saskatchewan
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers for Monday's election, although they do not include electors who registered on election day. The Constitution of Canada requires a review of electoral districts after each 10-year census to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population. The number o...
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Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority.Recounts in some ridings are ...
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Election reaction
Saskatchewan Tories cement their ridings at home, but face a changed House in Ottawa
Despite easily winning their seats, Saskatchewan's Conservative incumbents will return to a reshaped Ottawa following a national shift towards the Liberals. Daniel Westlake, a political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said while a win was attainable for the Tories, the lead they held in polling thr...
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Canada
Quebec Inuit representative wants investigation over voting problems in Nunavik
MONTREAL - An organization representing Quebec Inuit wants Elections Canada to investigate reports that some people in Nunavik were unable to vote in Monday's federal election. Makivvik says polling hours were inconsistent across the northern part of Q...
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Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to protect attendees. Politicians are also turning their a...
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Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER - Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. "Traumatic events, grief, is not something t...
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Teen hurt by falling tree, tens of thousands without power after violent Quebec storm
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old Montrealer was badly hurt by a falling tree in one of a series of violent storms across the province on Tuesday evening that left more than 144,000 Hydro-Québec clients without power. As of 10 a.m., the utility was still worki...
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Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1
The Canadian economy shrunk in February, but economists say bad weather was likely the larger culprit than uncertainty related to the trade war with the U.S. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in Fe...
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Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has announced his resignation as Green Party co-leader, effective immediately. The move comes after the party secured only one seat in the recent federal election, when fellow co-leader Elizabeth May won her riding in B.C. T...
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