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Fly-past over Beardy’s & Okemasis rescheduled due to in-flight emergency
A CF-18 Hornet that was scheduled to fly over a nearby First Nation community Monday had to cancel at the last minute.The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was supposed to send the plane over Beardy's &...
Nov 08, 2021
Remembrance Day services and events in the northeast
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Remembrance Day services and events will look different this year.On November 11, 2021 all Canadians are encouraged to take a moment of silence to remember those wh...
Nov 08, 2021
Slain Mexican activist's supporters contest federal watchdog's refusal to probe case
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter. The...
Nov 08, 2021
Provincial Protective Services Branch gets green light
Saskatchewan is moving ahead with its plan to create a new Provincial Protective Services Branch.It's to have Conservation, Highway Patrol and Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods officers, inmate tra...
Nov 08, 2021
Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge
The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be.Acco...
Nov 08, 2021
Children North fundraising for 15-passenger van
Children North has begun fundraising for a new wheelchair accessible 15-passenger van.Fundraising for the van started about two weeks ago and so far close to $2,000 has been raised through Facebook do...
Nov 08, 2021
More than 19K Canadian lives ended than if pandemic never happened: Stats Can
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. The report highlights the deadly toll COVID-1...
Nov 08, 2021
Local teen reported missing, found
Update: Police have located Checkosis.Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating 14 year-old Josaiha Checkosis.Originally from the Poundmaker First Nation, Checkosis was last see...
Nov 08, 2021
Warming oceans may absorb less carbon and that could impact climate goals: scientist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of an Atlantic Canadian research organization says oceans may be absorbing less carbon dioxide than they used to, and that could have serious ramifications for climate targ...
Nov 08, 2021
Deputy PM Freeland writes to Air Canada's board about CEO's comments on French
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister has written to Air Canada's board of directors, urging that its CEO improve his French and that his knowledge of the language be included in his annual performa...
Nov 08, 2021