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Woman charged after several windows damaged at Nipawin Hospital
A 20-year-old woman has been charged with mischief after seven windows were damaged at the Nipawin Hospital.On Sept. 5, Nipawin RCMP received a call of a disturbance at the hospital around midnight. P...
Oct 03, 2022
SynergyAG expands ag retail footprint to northeast Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. - SynergyAG continues to grow.The agriculture retail company announced Monday it will build its 11th crop input centre just south of Melfort, Sask. on a five-acre site along highway 41 ...
Oct 03, 2022
Northlands College hires new CEO
Karsten Henriksen has been hired as the new president and CEO of Northlands College.Before accepting the position and throughout the COVID pandemic, Henriksen worked with the First Nation Health Direc...
Oct 03, 2022
Elk Ridge founder passes away
Editor's note: Petersen was 85 not 95 as incorrectly stated in previous article.Morris Sawchuk said his friend Arne Petersen was a tremendous visionary.The founder of Elk Ridge Resort passed away on S...
Oct 03, 2022
Agriculture writers meet in Regina to talk green
Over 80 agriculture journalists from across the country descended on Regina over the weekend for the annual Canadian Farm Writers' Federation conference.For some conference goers this was their first ...
Oct 03, 2022
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils
VANCOUVER - Family members of Indigenous women killed across British Columbia say police need to be held accountable and improve communication when they are investigating missing persons cases across ...
Oct 03, 2022
Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week
OTTAWA - Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week. Finance Minister Chry...
Oct 03, 2022
Returning Stang: Melfort welcomes back goalie depth
The Melfort Mustangs have regained their backup goalie from last season.James Venne is back in town after starting the year in the Western Hockey League (WHL).The 2004-born netminder played in two pre...
Oct 03, 2022
Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....
Oct 03, 2022
Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada's high performance program
One of Canada's best women's rowers is recovering from an eating disorder that developed in 2019. It was her attempt to maintain a sense of control over what she said was an unhealthy relationship wit...
Oct 03, 2022