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Ottawa restricting foreign state-owned investments in critical minerals
OTTAWA - The federal government is restricting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in Canada's critical minerals sector. Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Natural Resource...
Oct 28, 2022
BREAKING: One Meadow Lake school evacuated, others on hold and secure
UPDATE: All hold and secures have been lifted and students from Lakeview Elementary School are returning to the school. In a Facebook post, the Northwest School Division thanked the RCMP for their dir...
Oct 28, 2022
Battle of the birds this weekend at the ‘Cage’
The Nipawin Hawks return to action Friday, looking to snap a three-game losing skid.The Weyburn Red Wings will invade the Centennial Arena on back-to-back nights beginning at 7 p.m. Nipawin is coming ...
Oct 28, 2022
Vehicles reportedly struck by gunfire in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP is investigating a report of a firearm being discharged at a vehicle, and battlefordsNOW has received photos of what appears to be damage from gunfire to a vehicle. It is not clear if...
Oct 28, 2022
Parkland Ambulance offers safety advice ahead of Halloween
Halloween is soon upon us, and if the weather forecast is accurate, it might be one of those years where you don't have to design your costume to fit over a parka. There are still some things your loc...
Oct 28, 2022
Halloween spirit possesses Birch Hills Hotel
A truly terrifying transformation has been completed at the King George Hotel in Birch Hills.In addition to the bar area, the entire upper floor has been given the freakiest of makeovers. Owner Rosa M...
Oct 28, 2022
SHA issues warning about scam COVID texts
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning people of a scam text.The text says the SHA is sending people $100 for getting a COVID-19 vaccination."The only text messages directly from the SHA are for...
Oct 28, 2022
Feds take first step toward creating stand-alone insurance program for dental care
The Liberal government is moving toward providing dental-care insurance directly to qualifying Canadians, rather than working with provinces and territories to bolster existing coverage.That will invo...
Oct 28, 2022
Rights activist, archaeologist, architect honored in Spain
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) - A Polish human rights activist, a celebrated Mexican archaeologist and a Japanese architect were among the winners of prestigious Spanish awards who were honored Friday at a royal...
Oct 28, 2022
Concordia University issues apology to Black community for history of racism
Montreal's Concordia University today issued a formal apology to Black communities for the harm caused by institutional racism and in particular for events that led to a landmark 1969 student protest....
Oct 28, 2022