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Indigenous Justice Strategy has MN-S support
JThe federal Indigenous Justice Strategy has been finalized and has the support of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S). "MN-S supports the outcomes of the work done in part with Justice Canada on the Indigenous Justice Strategy. Collaborating, government-to-government, with Justice Canada, the IJS represen...
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Saskatchewan NDP to introduce motion opposed to annexation of Canada as house resumes
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says it'll pressure Premier Scott Moe's government to put Canada first as politicians return for the spring legislative sitting during a turbulent trade war with the United States. NDP Leader Carla Beck says her party plans to introduce an emergency motion this week that calls on ...
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ONLINE PREDATORS
Sask. sees record surge in child exploitation cases
Saskatchewan is having more predators lurking on the Internet than ever before.The province's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is on track to handle 1,317 cases this year - nearly double the 853 files it opened in 2021-22. Last year, the unit saw 1,003 new cases, a record it is set to surpass."Surpassing las...
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tariff trouble
Retaliatory Chinese tariffs on canola oil causing uncertainty in Sask.
The chair of Sask Oilseeds says China's retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola oil will spell trouble for farmers and canola crushers alike."This is going to place a lot of pressure on our domestic crushers," Dean Roberts said."There's been a lot of investment made in expansion over the last few years, a...
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long-standing political battle
Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate not dead
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's move Friday to end the consumer carbon price has done little to put the long-standing political battle to rest.Rather, Carney's theatrical document signing led to another heated debate about whether the paper he signed was even a real thing.The signing ceremony came as Carney allow...
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Health
Cases of highly infectious measles reported in Swift Current, Calgary
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says there has been a confirmed case of measles in Swift Current.In a news release on March 14, the SHA listed a number of locations and said anyone who was at any of them during the listed time periods should monitor for measles symptoms.The locations were Cypress Regional Hospi...
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Canada
Court denies certification of $2.5-million Black class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the public service. In an "order and reasons" document, Jus...
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Canada Post says the stamp will pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime...
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Second set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran
WINNIPEG - A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as Marcedes Myran, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022, RCMP said Monday. The news came after one set of remains found during a search of the Prairie...
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Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec
MONTREAL - Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que., par...
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Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel says staff have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a nearly four-year-long strike. Unite Here Local 40 says the 1,411-day strike was the longest in Can...
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Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was a hate crime, not terrorism in sentencing attacker
A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not a terrorist attack but a "particularly grave" hate crime meant to make people feel unsafe in those spaces, an Ontario judge ruled Monday in sentencing the attacker to 11 years in ...
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