Saskatchewan

Trafficking
Poster campaign looks to tackle human trafficking in Sask
People across Saskatchewan will start seeing posters meant to let them know, human trafficking does happen here and offer help to those who need it.The campaign consists of three different posters, they read: "The life wasn't your choice", "We see you; we believe you" and "It started with atten...
May 07, 2024
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STOP THE INVASION!
Guardians of the Lakes: How the province is looking to prevent aquatic invasive species
With spring in full force, many Saskatchewan residents are getting their boats ready to hit nearby lakes but just like in previous years, there's a warning to ensure you're not bringing anything harmful into the waters.Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan marked the beginning of Aquatic Invasive Species (A...
May 07, 2024
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travel and learn
Sask Polytech students receive international learning experience
Renn Deschambeault hopes to open her own salon and spa in the future. The student from Cumberland House Cree Nation is enrolled in the hairstylist program at Sask Polytech in Prince Albert. When she's done the two-year diploma program, she'll become a journeyperson in the trade. What Deschambeault didn't expect to add ...
May 07, 2024
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Crescent Point Energy selling $600M of assets to Saturn Oil & Gas
Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a $600-million deal to sell some of its oil-producing properties in Saskatchewan to Saturn Oil & Gas.Included in the deal are its Flat Lake and Battrum properties and production from the assets is expected to be 13,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day over the next 12 months....
May 07, 2024
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Canada

B.C. government networks hit by 'sophisticated cybersecurity incidents': Eby
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said late Wednesday that the province had identified "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" involving government networks. A government source later said the incidents were related to a directive to all pr...
5h ago
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B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, the executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says. "This is a bad move for bo...
8h ago
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Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher's bid to quash the indictment ag...
9h ago
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Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday. Here is a t...
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Former journalist Joyce Napier named Canada's ambassador to the Vatican
OTTAWA - Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada's new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the ...
11h ago
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Jewish students say they don't feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities
OTTAWA - Jewish students on major university campuses are being forced to hide their Jewish identity and fear for their safety, as they face a tide of antisemitism, which school administrators are failing to protect them from, a group of students said ...
11h ago
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