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Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
OTTAWA - Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the federal government itself fell by more than one-fifth in the last two years and are already below the 2025 target. But Environment Commissioner Jerry ...
Apr 27, 2022

Council discusses fencing off leash dog parks
The idea of whether some off leash dog parks, such as the one near the sewage treatment plant, should be fenced saw some discussion at Monday's city council meeting. Some councillors said that the ide...
Apr 27, 2022

Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census
TORONTO - Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in Canada, but apartments and row houses are slowly catching up, the latest census data reveals. The figures released by S...
Apr 27, 2022

Avian flu crippling Saskatchewan’s bird population
West of Regina on Centre Road, dozens of snow geese can be seen scattered dead in empty fields.Scenes like this around the province are becoming more common and are expected to increase in the weeks a...
Apr 27, 2022

Ticks set to emerge in Saskatchewan
As spring arrives in Saskatchewan - sort of - people are being reminded to watch for ticks.The majority of ticks found in Saskatchewan are American dog ticks, which do not transmit Lyme disease to peo...
Apr 27, 2022

28-year-old man arrested for hitting P.A. officer in head with rock
An officer for the Prince Albert Police Service is recovering from a minor injury after being hit in the head with a large rock.On April 22, officers spotted a man throwing a rock at a house on 19 Str...
Apr 27, 2022

Bomb threat at Melfort Hospital under investigation
RCMP have confirmed they were called to a bomb threat at the Melfort Union Hospital this month. Police said that on April 5 around 7:20 p.m., they were informed of the threat but investigators found n...
Apr 27, 2022

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook 'threat' over online news bill
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is hitting back at Meta, which owns Facebook, after the company did not rule out banning Canadians from viewing and sharing news on the social network. The L...
Apr 27, 2022

RCMP supervisor during N.S. mass shooting took extended leave amid second-guessing
HALIFAX - One of the Mounties who oversaw the initial response to the mass shooting in Nova Scotia was off work for at least 16 months afterwards, saying he struggled with questions about his own deci...
Apr 27, 2022

Canada's Gallant, Peterman clinch world mixed doubles curling playoff berth early
GENEVA - Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant secured a playoff spot at the world mixed doubles curling championship with Wednesday's 6-2 win over England. Winnipeg's Peterman and Gallant of St...
Apr 27, 2022