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SaskPower on pace for bigger drop in GHG emissions by 2030 than expected
SaskPower is ahead of schedule when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.The Crown corporation's latest forecast says it will reduce GHG emissions by at least 50 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, bet...
Apr 23, 2021
'It is a lot about your heart,' Melfort Legion President on volunteering
It is National Volunteer week and northeastNOW is featuring community volunteers who go above and beyond all year round.A number of years with the Canadian Armed Forces as well as volunteering as seco...
Apr 23, 2021
North Stars ink five from Saskatoon/Warman area
The Battlefords North Stars have announced a number of new player signings this week, including nine from the local region, five of whom come directly from the Saskatoon/Warman communities, less than ...
Apr 23, 2021
IIHF head defends lack of Plan B for cancelled women's world hockey championship
International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel says the cancelled women's world hockey championship did not have a Plan B because it didn't appear there was need for one, and it wasn't logis...
Apr 23, 2021
Artistic swim club looking for better access to swim times to grow sport in P.A.
A local artistic swim club is appealing to the Prince Albert city council for better access to the city-operated Frank J. Dunn Pool. The Prince Albert Pikes hope improved practice times and better rat...
Apr 23, 2021
National advisory committee recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for people 30 and older
OTTAWA - A national advisory panel recommends people 30 and older can get a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine if they do not want to wait for an alternative. The National Advisory Committee on Im...
Apr 23, 2021
Quebec adds $233 million to fight domestic violence after spate of killings this year
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing an additional $223 million into the fight against domestic violence in the wake of a spate of femicides this year. At least 10 women have been killed by their male partn...
Apr 23, 2021
Leafs' Tavares set to 'pay it forward' in new partnership with Special Olympics
TORONTO - John Tavares looks back fondly on the casual lunchtime chats and classroom visits where he would lend a hand with school work. And the ball hockey games. Oh, those ball hockey games. "They a...
Apr 23, 2021
Humboldt Conservation Officers discover oil dumped into Lake Lenore
The Saskatchewan Turn in Poachers line is asking the public for some information after oil was dumped into a lake.On March 23, Humboldt Conservation Officers discovered that a large amount of oil was ...
Apr 23, 2021
Tokyo under 'emergency orders' with Olympics 3 months away
TOKYO - Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging c...
Apr 23, 2021