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Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22 as U.S. advances aid package

Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of ...

Apr 21, 2024

‘Dying for doctors’: Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan

Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere.In Lloydminster, a city on ...

Apr 21, 2024

Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI

Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government - enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. One of the centrepiece promises in ...

Apr 21, 2024

Number of drivers suspended for drugs growing ‘higher and higher’ in Sask.: SGI

April 20 - commonly referred to as 4/20 - has long been associated with cannabis culture in Canada and around the world.But while many will be lighting pipes, sparking up joints and munching on edible...

Apr 20, 2024

Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say

Every morning, Indigenous men at the Waseskun Healing Centre north of Montreal gather for a healing circle, where they smudge, share stories and sometimes gain spiritual guidance from elders.The centr...

Apr 20, 2024

Liberal government turning to influencers to get its message to younger Canadians

Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago - a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would lead the...

Apr 20, 2024

Go Fund Me memorial helps Meadow Lake family after tragic loss

An online memorial Go Fund Me Page is giving support to a young Meadow Lake family dealing with grief after the husband died from cardiac arrest at a hospital in Edmonton, where he was receiving treat...

Apr 19, 2024

Meadow Lake business awards making a triumphant return

The MLBEX Awards are coming back. After a year-long hiatus, the best in business that Meadow Lake has to offer will welcome guests to the Chamber of Commerce fundraiser on April 26"We didn't set any g...

Apr 18, 2024

New aircraft bringing more capacity, flights to northern Sask.

It's not every day that a new airplane brings plenty of excitement, but for those who travel to the far north of Saskatchewan, it means more open doors and opportunities for the region. Last week, Ris...

Apr 18, 2024

Meadow Lake Music Festival rocking the community this week

Music lovers will have a chance to take in performances by musicians of all ages at the Meadow Lake & District Music Festival. The event is on now until April 23, with awards to follow on April 25...

Apr 18, 2024