Trucking
Lack of provincial, federal funding for training could lead to more challenges in trucking industry
The owner of a truck driver training school is hoping a proposal she submitted to the government will help reinvigorate interest and safety in the commercial driving industry.Melissa Bohse of MTS Training School in North Battleford felt compelled to come up with a solution after funding cuts by both levels of governmen...
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Dance
A proud tradition: Prince Albert Festival of Dance turns 20
Jennifer Mauvieux, Kim Schick and Amy Bryksa have been friends for over two decades and credit dance as one of the reason their bonds has remained strong.All three are now instructors at their own dance studios, and have been brought together again this weekend at the Prince Albert Festival of Dance - a competition the...
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Funding technology
"It would be difficult": Police chief says body-worn cameras not in near future
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Anniversary Celebration
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wildfires
Third season of Guardians of the North premieres next week
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Saskatchewan
Tariffs
Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he remains concerned with U.S. tariffs on Canadian products but thinks talking with American officials helped Canada avoid a worse outcome."Where we found ourselves on Liberation Day was not the best position, but a far better position than many other countries around the world,...
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student assessment
Sask. discontinuing Grade 12 provincial exams
Grade 12 students in Saskatchewan won't have to worry about cramming for their final exams.The province announced that it will be winding down the provincial examination program at the end of August 2025, saying it creates a more equitable system for Grade 12 students in the province. Saskatchewan is currently the only...
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wildfires
Third season of Guardians of the North premieres next week
The third season of the docuseries Guardians of the North will premiere next week. The docuseries follows wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan's Indigenous and northern communities while they protect the people, property and resources of the North. The season three premiere will air on April 8 at 10 p.m. CST on Citytv...
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Broncos memorial update
Update issued on Humboldt Broncos memorial projects
The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee has issued an update on a pair of projects that will honour the 2017-18 team ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the tragic bus crash. The committee issued a news release on Friday to let the public know about the progress of the two projects. They stated in the release they...
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Canada
Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request
MONTREAL - Quebec's Public Security Department announced late Friday afternoon that most random traffic stops by police are suspended, days after the Court of Appeal affirmed that arbitrary road checks lead to racial profiling. The new policy has been...
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Rise in number of U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump's election
HALIFAX - Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, physician recruitment director for Nova Scotia Health, say...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because ...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10 per cent (10.5) _ Prince Edward Island 7.5 per cent ...
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National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's March employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (61.1) Participation rate: 65.2 per cent (65.3) Number unemployed: 1,508,800 ...
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In the news today: Reaction to U.S. tariffs, party leaders campaigning in Quebec
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... China and Canada impose tariffs on imports of U.S. products With the world still reeling after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs, China is now saying ...
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