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Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'
WASHINGTON - Ask Marc Garneau if he'd go back to space and the first Canadian to ever make the trip doesn't hesitate: "In a wink." It's another matter entirely, of course, whether the now-retired form...
Apr 02, 2023

Annual elm pruning ban takes effect across Saskatchewan
The annual elm pruning ban takes effect Saturday across the province.The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by elm bark beetles."With warmer weather, the...
Apr 01, 2023

Second SaskPower rate increase in several months now in effect
Your next SaskPower bill might be a bit higher than those you've gotten over the past few months.The company is increasing its rate by four per cent, or roughly $5 per month, starting on Apr. 1st. "It...
Apr 01, 2023

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a li...
Mar 31, 2023

Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime
A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he's been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claim...
Mar 30, 2023

‘Very welcome news,’ cattlemen’s association says of Japan lifting beef restriction
After 20 years, Canadian beef producers will have full access to the Japanese market.This will come as excellent news for Saskatchewan producers, according to Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association CEO ...
Mar 30, 2023

Sask. PC party accusing Sask. United Party of underhanded dealings
After what it calls a foiled takeover attempt last year, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan now says a hard drive with member and donor information is missing, and it's pointing a fing...
Mar 30, 2023

City awards contract for disaster mitigation infrastructure project
The City of Meadow Lake awarded a contract for this year on its ongoing 2023 East Side Infrastructure (Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF)) and Water and Sanitary Project at its meeting thi...
Mar 29, 2023

Two men wanted by Meadow Lake RCMP
Meadow Lake RCMP have said that warrants are out for two men who did not comply with court-ordered conditions of serving their sentences and complying with electronic monitoring devices.Both Jaymond L...
Mar 29, 2023

Indigenous government-relations firm said more should have been included in federal budget
First Nations groups are lending their voice to what the federal government outlined in the 2023 budget earlier this week. The budget was released by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday and ...
Mar 29, 2023