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Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship
Two sisters will be representing Saskatchewan at the Spelling Bee National Championships.The Saskatchewan First Nations Spelling Bee was held in Saskatoon last week with over 150 students from 21 diff...
Mar 21, 2023
Battlefords Youth Soccer named Member Organization of the Year
Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc., has been recognized by the Saskatchewan Soccer Association as 2022 Member Organization of the Year.Of the more than 80 member organizations in the province, BYSI was rec...
Mar 21, 2023
Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for peopl...
Mar 21, 2023
Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are some highlights: - Income tax cuts of one percentage point on the first two ...
Mar 21, 2023
USask biology program expands at P.A. campus
Some big steps and new journeys will soon take place at the University of Saskatchewan thanks to the recent purchase of laboratory equipment.In a press release, the school announced Tuesday that its P...
Mar 21, 2023
Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker. Smith ...
Mar 21, 2023
City among northwest communities to receive federal funds for projects
The City of North Battleford is among several communities in the northwest that will receive federal funding for improvements.The federal government announced the city will receive $734,267 through th...
Mar 21, 2023
Western running back Edwards entering CFL combine somewhat under the radar
Keon Edwards will head to the CFL's national combine somewhat under the radar. The Western Ontario running back certainly earned his chance to audition before CFL coaches, general managers and scouts ...
Mar 21, 2023
Court of Appeal triples sentence for P.A. sexual assault case
A man who, at the end of a trial at Prince Albert Provincial Court, received a six-month jail sentence for sexual assault, has had his sentence more than tripled. The Crown appealed Wade Merasty's ori...
Mar 21, 2023
Family thankful for community support following house fire
A house fire at Police Point on Monday has been deemed not suspicious by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department. That's according to an email to larongeNOW from fire chief Keaton Cloud, who stated fire...
Mar 21, 2023