Meth Busters
A company offers a partial solution for an ongoing housing issue
A Prince Albert-based businessman believes he can help make homes inhabitable again.Clarence Natomagan, owner of Meth Busters Inc. works with multiple housing authorities across the province, but would like to work with more First Nations.He wants to teach communities how to safely clean meth houses themselves."I ...
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COWS AND PLOWS
'Everyone has a role in this': Saulteaux band members protest over $81M treaty payout plan
Band members of the Saulteaux First Nation (S.F.N.) gathered along the main road of their reserve on Wednesday morning, enduring the biting cold and expressing their frustrations with the current Chief and council. The protest was sparked by the lack of consultation on the council's decision to distribute the over $81 ...
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Trans Vigil
Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil held in North Battleford
Editor's Note: The following story contains sensitive subject matter that may be disturbing to some readers.On a screen mounted to the wall in the lecture theatre of the North Battleford Library, a video plays silently. For over 20 minutes, names and images appear, one after another. Some come from Brazil, others from ...
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Carjacking update
RCMP still looking for Dallas Fulton and second missing man
The exact location of Dallas Fulton, a suspect in the shooting of a Prince Albert man almost a month ago, remains a mystery. RCMP said on November 20 they completed extensive searches of the Thunder Rapids area north of Carrot River but have not found any indication Fulton is there. If the man, who has outstanding warr...
Nov 20, 2024
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Crime
14-year-old girl accused in Evan Hardy incident facing additional charges
A 14-year-old girl was accused of pouring a liquid on a 15-year-old girl at Evan Hardy Collegiate, and lighting her on fire on Sept. 5, is facing new charges unrelated to that incident.During a brief appearance on Wednesday at Saskatoon Provincial Court, Furlonger said the 14-year-old has since been charged with assaul...
Nov 20, 2024
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Child poverty increase
27 per cent of Sask. children living in poverty
The increased cost of living is leading to an increased number of children living below the poverty line with a significant number of those in Saskatchewan and even more the further north it goes. Miguel Sanchez, who is based out of Regina and is part of the Campaign to End Child and Family Poverty, said the increase i...
Nov 20, 2024
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Canada
Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.
VICTORIA - A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says the discovery of the in...
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Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples. Jaime Battiste, who is Mi'kmaq, said there has be...
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'Postal service is a lifeline': Seniors feel isolated due to Canada Post strike
Envelopes full of handwritten letters and donations for various charities are piling up on Dianne Parker's desk due to the Canada Post strike. She says it has been heart-rending she can't ship them off to mailboxes across Canada and the world, includin...
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B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body worn cameras
The officer in charge of the RCMP detachment in Mission, B.C., says he's grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the public. Insp. Ted Lewko says 44 cameras will be used b...
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Halifax security forum gathers as Trump's support for Taiwan, Ukraine in question
HALIFAX - Uncertainty is a key theme this year at the annual, three-day gathering in Halifax of political leaders, defence officials and policy analysts who aim to promote democratic values around the globe. The 300 delegates from 60 countries will ta...
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Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts water fluoridation vote by Montreal council
MONTREAL - Municipal officials are considering an end to water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A council representing Montreal and the suburba...
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