Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its negotiating team is set to examine the proposals this afternoon.A bulletin from union president Jan Simpson says the uni...
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Master Orcas
Master Orcas take bronze, ribbons in 2025 Speedo Masters National Championships May Long Weekend
As Cheri Frey prepared to dive into Saskatoon's Shaw Centre pool in her first-ever swim meet she "almost puked" from nerves. Frey, a member of the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club, had long been a swim parent and watched her children train and go to meets over the years but had never competed herself. "I said...
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Melfort RCMP asks the public to report sightings of Jasmine Head
Jasmine Head, who also goes by the name 'Jazmyne Head', is wanted on warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. The charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation. Melfort RCMP are asking the public to notify them about the 30-year old's whereabouts if she's seen.Head is described as: · Height...
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La Ronge bird count shows fewer numbers, but more species
Data from the annual spring bird count in the La Ronge area has been compiled, and it shows a drop in the overall number of birds, but an increase in the amount of species. The bird count was held April 24 to May 14 and works by participants recording the birds they see in a 24-hour period within a 24-kilometer radius ...
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Wildfire update
Wildfire risk in northern Sask. remains extreme, little rain in forecast
Efforts to contain fires burning in the northern boreal forest continue and a pre-evacuation alert remains in effect for residents of Candle Lake.The Camp and Shoe fires are still the two wildfires requiring the most attention in the province according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). On its 'Wildfires ...
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'It's devastating': ALS Society of Saskatchewan two years away from running out of funding
Terry Loustel was diagnosed with ALS in 2022. Since then, he's gone from walking with a cane to needing a wheelchair and numerous expensive accessibility modifications to his home.Loustel has had to rely on support from the ALS Society of Saskatchewan, which is calling for $150,000 in annual funding from the provincial...
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Canada
Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
SAINTE-MONIQUE - A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was empty and no one was hurt. He says the landslide left a...
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Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
OTTAWA - As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its negotiating team is set to examine the pro...
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$15M settlement in class-action lawsuits against Longueuil, St-Hyacinthe dioceses
A Quebec law firm has announced a $15-million settlement over historic sexual abuse involving two Montreal-area dioceses. Law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee says agreements have been reached with the dioceses representing the Montreal suburb of Longueuil ...
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Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants to boost access to French-language content. The bill would allow the government to set quotas for francophone music, film and other content on streaming platforms. It would als...
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In the news today: Banff hosts G7 finance summit, western premiers meet in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... G7 finance summit underway in Banff Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressin...
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Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are to meet Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife. Set to attend are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, British Columbia's David Eby, Saskatchewan's Scott Moe, Manitoba's Wab Kinew, Nunavut's ...
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