Summer storms
Severe thunderstorms tracking east through central Sask
Several tornado alerts were being issued Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms track their way eastward through the province.Environment Canada warned the storms are capable of producing a tornado. Locally intense rainfall, ping pong to golf ball sized hail, and winds gusting up to 100 km/h are also possible.The torn...
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Premier Scott Moe announces road upgrade to support Sask. canola crush facility
Premier Scott Moe was in Yorkton Wednsday to commit provincial support for improvements to Grain Millers Drive, located north of Yorkton.The province is committed to funding up to 50 per cent of the cost of improvements of the roadway."Grain Millers Drive is a critical access point for several major agri-businesse...
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Nipawin visit
Newcomers visit Nipawin to explore life in rural communities
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Wildfire funding
PAGC says federal wildfire funding fails to meet urgent needs of First Nations
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling on Ottawa to overhaul how wildfire funds are allocated, saying last week's announcement of $45.7 million to build and mobilize knowledge on wildfires is not new money and fails to reflect the risks faced by Indigenous communities in the North.On Aug. 12, during a press ...
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Wildfire update
Wildfire worries diminishing in northern Saskatchewan
If Steve Roberts had to grade the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) wildfire response this year, he'd call it nothing short of excellent. Asked the question during a Wednesday wildfire briefing, the vice president of SPSA operations emphasized the priorities: protecting human life and communities."There w...
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Amazing ending
Two Rebeccas tapped out of the Amazing Race
If the photos are anything to go by, not winning the Amazing Race is not a total loss, which one member of the Flying Dust First Nation and her partner recently experienced. Rebecca Merasty was teamed up with her friend, Rebecca Watt and the pair managed to make it through five episodes before placing last in the sixth...
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HEALTHCARE
'We will not be ignored': CUPE workers rally outside Cockrill's office amid health care strain
A longtime nurse fighting back tears told reporters in North Battleford on Wednesday that health care workers in Saskatchewan feel abandoned and invisible. "Remember, healthcare workers were called heroes. Now we're treated as disposable," said Cindy Landrie, a licensed practical nurse with 26 years of experi...
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Canada
Crown opposes release in teen terror case, files notice to seek adult sentence
MONTREAL - A 17-year-old boy made a brief appearance today at Montreal's courthouse on terrorism charges. The accused faces three charges in youth court involving Islamic State. The federal Crown has opposed his release and the case will return to cour...
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Rising concerns over U.S. move to broaden products subject to metal tariffs
TORONTO - There's growing concern about a move by the United States to make hundreds more product categories subject to the country's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum content. The addition of 407 categories, ranging from bulldozers to furnitur...
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Most Air Canada domestic, international flights expected to take off Thursday
Air Canada expects most of its domestic and international routes to be back up and running Thursday after resuming operations Tuesday following the conclusion of a strike by its flight attendants. An online dashboard tracking Air Canada's service resum...
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Federal union launches campaign denouncing cuts at CRA call centres
OTTAWA - The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. Marc Brière, national president of the Union of Taxation Employees, said the loss of about 3,300 call centre employe...
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In the news today: Anand and Rubio meeting in D.C., Air Canada close to full return
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Anand set to meet with Rubio in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
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B.C. recreational anglers get rare chance for sockeye, amid bumper salmon run
British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year. "Do you think there's going to be a salmon opening, Dean?" Now they have the answer. Amid bumper returns of millions o...
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