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Pierceland RCMP charge man for allegedly robbing business while armed with knife
RCMP have arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly robbed a business at knifepoint. Around 9 p.m. on May 25th, police in Pierceland received a report about a potential robbery near Highway 21. They de...
May 29, 2023

Made-in-Saskatchewan satellite heading to orbit on SpaceX rocket
Saskatchewan engineering students will have their eyes on the sky as the province's first homegrown satellite is to be launched on board a SpaceX rocket headed for the International Space Station. "I ...
May 29, 2023

Wildfire smoke and your health; what are you breathing?
Poor air quality is still affecting thousands of residents in northern Saskatchewan but just how bad is the air they're breathing?As wildfires continue to burn in that region of the province, the smok...
May 29, 2023

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 28, 2023

Credit unions trending towards greater unity as tech pressures mount
From the Tobacco Workers' Credit Union in Guelph to the New Community Credit Union in Saskatoon, the names tell part of Canada's history even as they're now history themselves.The two credit unions ar...
May 28, 2023

Riders win first pre-season game since 2014, defeat B.C. Lions
A solid bounceback by Mason Fine in the fourth quarter helped the Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first pre-season CFL game since 2014.Fine, who was the third pivot to see action in the pre-season ...
May 28, 2023

StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada
OTTAWA - A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage and bolsters the arguments by some labour economists that high job vacancies aren't due to a short...
May 27, 2023

'More connected': Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels
Lawns, backyards and roofs could be used to produce both solar power and fresh vegetables, University of Alberta researchers say.Guillermo Hernandez, a soil scientist, and Camila Quiroz, a research in...
May 27, 2023

Florida man pleads not guilty after Canada-U.S. human smuggling tragedy in Manitoba
DULUTH, Minn. - A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges after the frozen bodies of a family of four migrants were found near the Canada-U.S. border last year. Steve Shand, 48, ...
May 26, 2023

Hockey Canada chair on post-scandal response: 'We did a lot of listening'
Hugh Fraser thought he had a decent handle on his new role. For the most part, that was true. Weeks into chairing Hockey Canada's newly minted board of directors - and with plenty already on his plate...
May 26, 2023