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Former Bronco and family taking part in Brain walk in Saskatoon
A member of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos and his family will be walking to support the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association this weekend.Layne Matechuk, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the t...
Sep 13, 2025
‘Shocking’ number of Sask. nurses considering leaving profession: Survey
Bryce Boynton, president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, said the number of nurses willing to leave their field due to burnout and poor working conditions is "shocking."A recent survey conducted ...
Sep 13, 2025
What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?
OTTAWA - Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the...
Sep 13, 2025
RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew 'most interesting' Canadian secrets: documents
OTTAWA - The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector I...
Sep 13, 2025
'There's something strange in the pumpkin fields.' Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON - The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. "It's sure been a spook...
Sep 13, 2025
Carlton topples North Battleford in season opener
The North Battleford Comprehensive Vikings fell short in their first game of the new North Sask. Football League (NSFL) season on Friday, dropping a 32-14 decision to the Carlton Crusaders in Prince A...
Sep 12, 2025
Carlton topples North Battleford in season opener
The Carlton Crusaders picked up where they left off from last season on Friday night.The Cru continued their winning ways at Max Clunie Field in Prince Albert against the North Battleford Comprehensiv...
Sep 12, 2025
Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
'Cancer doesn't define you': Organizers prepare for annual Terry Fox Run
The honorary chair of this year's Terry Fox Run in Prince Albert says having cancer does not define you.Liane Vance is looking forward to Sunday's event that begins at noon with registration at the Al...
Sep 12, 2025