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Sunday storms destroy power infrastructure
Around 22,000 customers were in the dark in the Prince Alberta area during Sunday's severe storms and the extreme winds caused irreparable damage to some SaskPower infrastructure.However, the public u...
Jun 15, 2020
SARCAN open again after COVID-19 closure
Residents in Prince Albert are once again able to recycle their cans and bottles.SARCAN Recycling reopened for business Monday morning. The recycler closed its doors in March to protect staff and the ...
Jun 15, 2020
SARCAN Meadow Lake reopens
SARCAN in Meadow Lake has reopened today after months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility closed its doors to the public on March 21. Kathy Williamson, manager of the local depot tol...
Jun 15, 2020
La Ronge RCMP lay charges in fatal hit-and-run
La Ronge RCMP have laid charges in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run incident. That's according to an RCMP media release, which states on June 14 shortly after midnight, officers were dispatched to the r...
Jun 15, 2020
'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation - the "Death Star," he called it - was about to start "pressing FIRE" for the first...
Jun 15, 2020
Individual ceremonies for Churchill Community High School graduates
It was on a decorated trailer hitched to the back of a truck, but Churchill Community High School graduate Paige Lee had her final moments as a student in style."It went good. I liked it," she said of...
Jun 15, 2020
North Battleford reinstating fire pit inspections
Since the provincial government is relaxing some COVID-19 requirements, North Battleford firefighters are now able to resume inspection for fire pitsThe city had originally announced inspections were ...
Jun 15, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:22 p.m. on June 15, 2020: There are 99,091 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,054 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 15, 2020
Judge concerned over time it's taking to hear Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court judge in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case says she's concerned by the length of the proceedings. During a case management conference on Mon...
Jun 15, 2020
A look at some highlights of the Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government presented its 2020-21 budget built around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the highlights: - A $2.4-billion deficit with...
Jun 15, 2020