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Puck drops on lease deals ahead of Lloyminster's over $96M arena opening
Four of Lloydminster's top hockey programs have officially secured space at the city's new arena - along with rental bills to help cover its more than $96-million cost.City council has approved five-year lease agreements with the Lloydminster Junior A Bobcats, Junior B Bandits, Lakeland College Rustlers and the Lloydmi...
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Final Decision
Sask. to extend coal power, despite federal push on emissions
Despite a federal push to the contrary, the Government of Saskatchewan has decided not only to not shut down its coal plants early, but to work to extend their lives.The decision was communicated to SaskPower employees first in a letter from the Minister responsible for SaskPower, Jeremy Harrison.Harrison has been heav...
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Puck drops on lease deals ahead of Lloyminster's over $96M arena opening
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National Indigenous Peoples Day Traditional Powwow shares culture and connects community
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Saskatoon philanthropist and real estate developer Joseph A. Remai dead at 89
A well-known Saskatoon philanthropist and real estate developer, who donated tens of millions of dollars to a variety of causes and projects, has died at the age of 89.Joseph A. Remai, who is originally from Carrot River, died on June 12 due to health challenges related to Parkinson's disease, his son Barry said.Barry ...
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Creighton mayor working on plan to get wildfire evacuees back home
Although most wildfire evacuees from the northern Saskatchewan have been allowed to return home, residents of a handful of communities are still being told to stay away because of the threat of the fires.The communities of Creighton, Flin Flon, Denare Beach, East Trout Lake, Whelan Bay and priority individuals in Cumbe...
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Bringing awareness
National Indigenous Peoples Day Traditional Powwow shares culture and connects community
Thousands of people gathered at the Heritage Farm and Village grounds in North Battleford on Wednesday for the National Indigenous Peoples Day Traditional Powwow. Organized in partnership by the Western Development Museum (WDM)and Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services (CFS), the day long event welcomed community memb...
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wildfires
SPSA says air tankers grounded due to federal regulation compliance
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is firing back at the Sask. NDP's claims that it is unacceptable for four of the province's 10 existing air tankers to be grounded. During a daily wildfire update on Wednesday, SPSA President and Fire Commissioner Marlo Pritchard stated it is not a secret that occasionally a...
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Canada
Carney says it's 'foundational' to have diplomatic ties with India
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that reinstating key diplomats between Canada and India is a "foundational" step in restoring the relationship between the two countries. But Carney still refuses to say whether he raised the murder of Hardeep S...
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Federal power to sidestep Indian Act removed from major projects bill
OTTAWA - After weeks of criticism from First Nations leaders, the federal government has amended its major projects bill to withdraw the power it gave cabinet to sidestep the Indian Act. The Liberal government's controversial legislation, which would a...
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Quebec police say three-year-old missing girl found in Ontario needs rest, privacy
MONTREAL - Police are asking the public to stop sharing the name and photo of the three-year-old Montreal girl found in Ontario after going missing for four days. Quebec provincial police say citizens were instrumental in the search for the missing chi...
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Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a judge Thursday to put the money toward a workplace trai...
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Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA - Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. At a press conference, Carney pointed out that he and U.S. President Donald Trum...
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Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal
OTTAWA - Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying - something a UN committee called for earlier this spring. The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United...
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