Saskatchewan

Misconduct allegations
Saskatoon lawyer handling Indian Day School litigation, accused of misappropiating funds
A Saskatoon lawyer who was handling some Federal Indian Day School settlements has been placed on interim suspension and is not entitled to practice law until further notice. The notice was issued on March 11 by the Law Society of Saskatchewan. According to a statement on their website, Dwayne Stonechild repeatedly fai...
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Offender release
Man who kidnapped girl from Prince Albert playground to live in Regina after release
RCMP and the Regina Police have issued an alert that Jared Charles, the man convicted of kidnapping an eight-year-old girl from a playground in Prince Albert and sexually assaulting her will live in Regina upon his release Charles, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, will be released on March 18 after serving his...
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Empty shelves: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores
Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson's Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history.In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40, 50, 60 and even 70 per cent discounts.The ...
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Ministry of Health issues overdose alert after two drug deaths in P.A.
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has reported two suspected drug toxicity deaths in Prince Albert in a 24-hour period starting March 15th. The unknown substances that caused the fatalities are reported to be fentanyl, oxycontin or morphine. "These fatalities indicate a higher risk of overdose and death from drugs...
Mar 17, 2025
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Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada's premiers Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers on Friday. The Prime Minister's Office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. Audrey Champoux, Carney's lead press secretary, says t...
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Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla, citing safety concerns at event
VANCOUVER - Tesla has been removed from participating in this week's Vancouver International Auto Show over safety concerns, the event's executive director says. Eric Nicholl said Tuesday that the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because o...
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Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses to cover Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign director Jenni Byrne said costs for travel have "ri...
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B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs
VANCOUVER - Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia's geoduck clams, that's a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge. She said Chi...
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Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent l...
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Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. On Tuesday, defenc...
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