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Hot, windy conditions in the northwest impacting growing season
Producers are hoping for a little more moisture to ensure better yield potential in the coming weeks.According to the province, light showers this past week did little to match the hot, windy days tha...
Jul 28, 2022
Visit by Pope Francis to Quebec City stirs mix of emotions among faithful
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is spending less than 48 hours in Quebec City, and his mission is a sombre one of penance, but those lining up hours to catch a brief glimpse of the pontiff say they are balancin...
Jul 28, 2022
Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors' health costs
A deal on Capitol Hill that could cut prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare beneficiaries was cautiously cheered by older Americans and their advocates Thursday even as many worried it migh...
Jul 28, 2022
Translation error behind Pope's call for 'investigation' into residential schools
OTTAWA - Organizers of the papal visit say the Vatican has "clarified" part of Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors, noting an error occurred during translation. The pontiff's words ...
Jul 28, 2022
Canada's UN ambassador slams 'biased, antisemitic' remarks by human-rights expert
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York is condemning "blatantly biased, antisemitic comments" by a human-rights investigator at the international organization. Bob Rae says in ...
Jul 28, 2022
Former police watchdog head denies directing RCMP not to reveal N.S. shooter's guns
OTTAWA - The former director of Nova Scotia's police watchdog denies telling the RCMP not to release a list of the weapons seized from the gunman who murdered 22 people in April 2020. Pat Curran - who...
Jul 28, 2022
Communities in Bloom Judges leave their 'mark' on Melfort
The City of Melfort saw two out-of-province judges visit their community on behalf of Communities in Bloom.Lucy Chang of Ottawa, Ont. and Colleen Stockford of Sussex, N.B. evaluated the community on J...
Jul 28, 2022
Heat warnings issued for the Battlefords, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake
August long is starting off on a scorching note.Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for northwest Saskatchewan amid high temperatures hitting the entire region. A heat warning stems from the h...
Jul 28, 2022
Groundbreaking ceremony opens construction on massive new recreation facility
It's been a long planning process and it will give way to an even longer building process, but Prince Albert is officially moving closer to a brand-new recreation facility. With two full-sized hockey ...
Jul 28, 2022
13U Hooks feeling proud after provincials in Macklin
They may not have won a game in the tournament but the La Ronge Hooks 13U team is still proud of their performance.The team was at the provincial championships in Macklin last weekend, where they fell...
Jul 28, 2022