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Quebec public health wants smelter's arsenic emissions cut to 5 times provincial norm
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director is recommending that arsenic emissions in a northwestern Quebec city be reduced to five times the provincial standard. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters today t...
Aug 10, 2022

Melfort RCMP has new staff sergeant and detachment commander
Darren Simons is the new staff sergeant and detachment commander for the Melfort RCMP.Simons has 32 years of experience as a Royal Canadian Mounted police officer, as well as having served some time i...
Aug 10, 2022

‘The children are safe:’ South Dakota official details end of Amber Alert
Law enforcement officials in South Dakota found the subjects of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert late Tuesday night, more than 930 kilometres from their home in Eastend."The suspect and the children were fo...
Aug 10, 2022

Wildlife Federation/Lion's Club collectibles show promises unique finds
Those with an interest in unique and hard-to-find items will want to attend the gun, archery and collectibles show-and-sale coming to the local area. The annual event, being organized by the Battlefor...
Aug 10, 2022

City of North Bay to dedicate field in honour of Blue Bombers head coach O'Shea
He's a six-time Grey Cup champion and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. But on Saturday, he'll merely be known as Mike O'Shea from North Bay, Ont. On Saturday, the city of North Bay will d...
Aug 10, 2022

Montreal public health investigating after man dies from legionnaires' disease
Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires' disease in the city's east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area. The city's pub...
Aug 10, 2022

Edmonton's Marco Arop breaks Canadian record in 1,000 metres at Diamond League meet
MONACO - Marco Arop shattered the Canadian record in the 1,000 metres en route to a second-place finish at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Wednesday. The 23-year-old from Edmonton, who won bronze ...
Aug 10, 2022

SaskPower signs 20-year agreement to increase transmission capacity to U.S.
SaskPower is aiming to improve reliability and generate more income through a new agreement that will increase transmission capacity across the Canada-U.S. border.The Crown power company has signed a ...
Aug 10, 2022

Forward Mo Babouli returns to CPL, signs with York United through 2024
TORONTO - York United FC of the Canadian Premier League has signed former Toronto and Forge FC forward Mo Babouli through the end of 2024. The 29-year-old Babouli, who was born in Syria but came to Mi...
Aug 10, 2022

SJO bringing Stevie Wonder's music to Dekker Centre
North Battleford's Rotary Plaza will be filled with the musical stylings of Stevie Wonder on Aug. 23 when the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra comes to town. The first of three free performances in the Dekker...
Aug 10, 2022