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Longtime Saskatoon Afro-Caribbean store opens location in Prince Albert
For years, African populations in Prince Albert had to drive to Saskatoon in order to get some of their favourite foods to make traditional dishes from their homelands.The Bistak Afro-Caribbean Food S...
Jun 04, 2021

Province reports third highest day for vaccine delivery
An additional 15,633 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 770,463.This is the third highest day for vaccine ...
Jun 04, 2021

Seeding mainly wrapped up now for NW Region; crops progressing nicely
Producers in the North West Region and Battlefords area are seeing crops performing well overall, even in the current mainly dry conditions.Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said the r...
Jun 04, 2021

Canada coach John Herdman says World Cup qualifying prep is going according to plan
Canada coach John Herdman is renowned for his meticulous planning, with almost every eventuality taken into consideration During his time in charge of the Canadian women's team, that included everythi...
Jun 04, 2021

Cape Breton First Nation reaches understanding with DFO to set 700 lobster traps
ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...
Jun 04, 2021

Sask. and P.A. unemployment rate improves
There's a slight improvement in the unemployment rate in Prince Albert, as well as the much larger Prince Albert and northern region.Stats Canada says 1,600 people were out of work in May, compared to...
Jun 04, 2021

No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...
Jun 04, 2021

Canadian flanker Michael Smith flourishing in MLR with the San Diego Legion
Medical school awaits for Michael Smith. But first the 23-year-old from White Rock, B.C., is focusing on his rugby education. And Smith is learning from the best at the San Diego Legion alongside the ...
Jun 04, 2021

'This is entirely an isolated incident': Former Sask. RCMP officer sentenced for breach of trust
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, who accessed a sensitive image of an adult female inmate, while she was in custody, will not have a criminal record, providing he can abide by a number of condition...
Jun 04, 2021

Liberals tap text messaging platform to directly connect with Canadians
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has adopted a new digital tool to more directly reach supporters and potential voters - the same one increasingly used by celebrities to interact more intimately w...
Jun 04, 2021