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Saskatchewan entrepreneur says government thwarted his ag-plastics recycling business
Dallon Leger thought he was part of the solution. The entrepreneur from Yorkton, Sask., about 190 kilometres northeast of Regina, says he collected more than 1.8 million kilograms of used grain bags o...
May 29, 2023

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs
When Tara Vanderloo's employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell - and to hear their unvarnished reasons why."I know people get ca...
May 29, 2023

Three years in, is the Pillars for Life suicide prevention strategy doing any good?
For once, it's a subject Saskatchewan would not want to be leading the pack in - suicide rates - but the province has consistently been either at the top or among the top for suicide rates among the p...
May 29, 2023

Saskatchewan Proclaims Treaties Recognition Week
The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 21 to 27 as Treaties Recognition Week in the province. The Treaties in Saskatchewan are formal agreements between the Crown and First Nations with the...
May 29, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov advances, Auger-Aliassime ousted at French Open
PARIS - Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round, while fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned an early exit at the French Open on Monday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., struggled at ti...
May 29, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Halifax wildfire still out of control, thousands forced from homes
HALIFAX - A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in suburban Halifax is still burning out of control. Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum says an estimated 14,000 people were for...
May 29, 2023

Fire chief in Iowa says one person rescued overnight from building collapse in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - One more person has been rescued and taken to a hospital after a building collapsed in Iowa. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said at a news conference on Monday that it wa...
May 29, 2023

Mauricio Pochettino to become Chelsea manager on 2-year deal
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea hired Mauricio Pochettino as manager on Monday, tasking the Argentine coach with getting the best out of an expensively assembled squad that has underperformed at the start of a ...
May 29, 2023

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president amid hopes and skepticism
Associated Press (AP) - Nigeria's Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as president of Africa's most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life ...
May 29, 2023

Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he will sign a bill that creates a powerful commission, ostensibly meant to investigate Russian influence in Poland but which critics vi...
May 29, 2023