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Canada sets ambitious immigration targets for post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to keep ramping up the record number of new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years as it works through a massive backlog of applications that hav...
Feb 14, 2022

RCMP looking for individuals responsible for shots fired near Lashburn
Maidstone RCMP are investigating a reported incident of gunfire west of Lashburn, roughly 20 minutes east of Lloydminster.Around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a call of shots fired at ...
Feb 14, 2022

Feds move up timeline to repay benefit clawbacks for low-income seniors
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to hand out millions in benefits in April to low-income seniors who saw their income top-ups reduced because they received emergency pandemic aid. The gov...
Feb 14, 2022

Navy engineer pleads guilty to selling submarine secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty Monday to trying to pass information about American nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in feder...
Feb 14, 2022

Local gym owner relieved as vaccination requirements end
Your local gym may become more crowded as the provincial vaccination requirement come to an end. For one local gym, that comes as a relief on several fronts.As of today, Saskatchewan no longer require...
Feb 14, 2022

NDP, Indigenous leaders demand action for community cell service
Chief Leon Crookedneck of Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) and several Indigenous leaders joined opposition critics in Regina today to call attention to a lack of cell coverage in northern First Na...
Feb 14, 2022

French Education Week wraps up a success
A number of Battlefords schools took the opportunity to celebrate French-Second-Language Education Week in the province that just wrapped up recently.Tracie Harty, a vice-principal with John Paul II C...
Feb 14, 2022

Former Speaker of B.C. legislature doesn't recall retirement payout documents: trial
VANCOUVER - A former Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says he doesn't remember seeing many of the documents outlining retirement and financial benefits linked to a breach-of-trust trial. Bill...
Feb 14, 2022

The Humboldt Broncos go bowling for kids sake
The bigs and littles of Humboldt Big Brothers Big Sisters got to enjoy a night out bowling with the Broncos.The Humboldt Broncos took on a new sport on Feb. 13 at Kemway Lanes. The hockey stars teamed...
Feb 14, 2022

Sask. Trucking Association doesn’t support blockades, says provincial borders remain open
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association is keeping a close eye on how ongoing blockades and protests are affecting its industry.Trucks from a convoy have been parked in Ottawa for weeks and border cross...
Feb 14, 2022