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DRUG WARNING
RCMP warn of fentanyl use in Thunderchild First Nation
Two sudden deaths on the Thunderchild First Nation have prompted a warning from RCMP regarding illicit drugs.On April 11, Turtleford RCMP starting investigating two deaths in the First Nation and believe fentanyl may have been involved. The results of a toxicology report are still to come in which could confirm the pre...
Apr 13, 2024
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Back to School
'Back to school': Schools welcome students' return
Students in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords will head back to a normal classroom setting on Monday following the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's lifting of sanctions.According to an online letter on Light of Christ Catholic School Division that was addressed to families, all schools within the board will go back to...
Apr 12, 2024
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Rosie Film
'Rosie' to make Meadow Lake debut for National Canadian Film Day
A story of a little girl finding family in the unlikeliest of places is set to give audiences at the Meadow Lake Library the full range of emotions for National Canadian Film Day."I didn't even know about it, it somehow completely was off my radar," said Tawn Marshall, programming clerk. "Rosie", th...
Apr 11, 2024
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Donation
SIIT trades program gets financial boost
For the second year running, the trades program operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies will get a $30,000 boost from Contractor Connection and SGI. The money will be divided among the 10 career centres SIIT operates in Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert, Battlefords, Creighton, La Ronge, La Lo...
Apr 11, 2024
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Saskatchewan
Moe cautions Saskatchewan Party members over texts to legislature Speaker
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he has cautioned his caucus about texting the Speaker after his finance minister landed in hot water for doing so.Moe said Tuesday he told Saskatchewan Party members that messages to Speaker Randy Weekes can have consequences and instructed them to govern their actions accordingly.&q...
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Water Security Agency investing $17M in major infrastructure projects this year
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency is making some big investments into important water infrastructure projects around the province this year.The agency is investing $17 million this year into major projects.Those projects include emergency spillway upgrades at the Buffalo Pound Dam, upgrades to the East Side Pumpstat...
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HOUSING REACTION
Sask. Homebuilders group says federal budget addresses big needs
At least one Saskatchewan organization is applauding Tuesday's federal budget and its emphasis on building more homes. In a release issued following the budget announcement, the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders' Association (SRHBA) said they're encouraged by the Federal Housing Plan which looks to build nearly four m...
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WINTER HAS RETURNED
Late-season snowfall to continue until Friday: Environment Canada
A late-season snowfall is expected to continue until Friday in much of Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada.A snowfall warning remained in effect on Wednesday morning for the areas north and east of Prince Albert, including Melfort, Tisdale and Nipawin. Those areas can expect as much as 10 cm of snow during th...
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Tragic events
Sask. Gov't confirms investigation after former Pine Grove inmate passes away in hospital
Nearly three weeks after a woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) was rushed to hospital, comes tragic news she has died. Out of respect for the family, paNOW has opted not to publish the woman's name.In a statement provided on Tuesday by the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety, t...
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new book
Northerners release guide on moose hide processing
A new how-to guide for tanning moose hides will become an important source of knowledge for future generations. That's according to Tommy Bird of Southend, who developed Tanning Moosehides the Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way alongside Lawrence and Lena Adam from Fond du Lac, as well as La Ronge's Miriam Körner....
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Canada
What measures were missing from the 2024 federal budget
TORONTO - The federal budget tabled on Tuesday introduced $53 billion in new spending, but not everyone got what they were looking for. Here's a look at some of the measures not included in the Liberals government's fiscal plans. No tax credit for drillers: The industry association that represents oil and gas well dril...
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Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is announcing tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hygienists associations say their members have been slow to sign up to provide care under the new federal program, even though 1...
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'Heart breaks': Advocates say new disability benefit still leaves people in poverty
Advocates say a disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal budget. The new Canada Disability Benefit will provide a maximum of $2,400 a year-or $200 a month - for low-income people with disabilities. The benefit is expected ...
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Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
BURNABY, B.C. - The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White told a coroner's inquest the suspect, Randy Crosson, gave officers a deadline on when he would kill Nona McEwan, and a me...
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Too early for conclusions on integrity of last two elections, MP Chong tells inquiry
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging a federal inquiry to refrain from making final conclusions about the integrity of the last two general elections, saying it is too early to do so. The commission of inquiry recently wrapped up hearings on possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others ...
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All federal ministers will participate in process to find 5,000 jobs to cut: Anand
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says no government ministry and agency will be left out of the process of cutting 5,000 public-service positions. Anand, who is responsible for much of the public service, says all ministers will be expected to participate in the cost-cutting plan, not just the biggest dep...
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World News
House's Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he strongly supports a proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Republican Speaker Johnson, facing a choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine, notified lawmakers earlier that he would forge ahead for votes o...
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Schumer says he'll move to end Mayorkas' impeachment trial in the Senate as soon as it begins
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he will move to dismiss impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a move that would end the Senate trial before arguments even begin. Schumer, D-N.Y., said that the two articles of impeachment brought against th...
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USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history. And they're just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have assembled for the Paris Games. USA Basketball announced its men's Oly...
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Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, the 72-year-old former president of her ousted government, were among the elderly and infirm prisoners moved from ou...
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Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87. Graham's family announced the death Tuesday in a sta...
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Shomari Figures wins Democratic nomination in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, has won the Democratic nomination in a runoff for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. Figures defeated state House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels and will face the Republican nominee in the closely watched November g...
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