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SPEAKING UP FOR STUDENTS
P.A. and area students wrap up inaugural year for Sask. post-secondary student council
The first-ever Saskatchewan post-secondary student council has wrapped up the year with some Prince Albert and area students taking part in the experience.About 21 students from across the province were accepted into this year's council, sharing their perspectives on mental health and wellbeing, transitioning in and ou...
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NO GO FOR BUSES
School bus routes outside P.A. canceled due to spring snowstorm
Old Man Winter has put a stop to many bus routes outside of Prince Albert.As of 7 a.m. on Thursday, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) has cancelled several bus routes because of poor road conditions.This includes Red Wing, Osborne, St. Louis, Wild Rose, Canwood, Birch Hills, Shellbrook, West Centra...
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Trades in Sask.
Skilled trades need not limited to building homes
A demand for construction trades exists in Saskatchewan, but while many workers are needed to build homes, many are also needed in areas like mining and industry, said the Sask. Apprenticeship and Trades Commission in the wake of the federal and provincial budgets. Shaun Augustin, CFO of the SATCC, told paNOW the mix o...
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Weather issues
Old man winter returns for one more round
What felt like a late April Fool's Day joke, was no laughing matter for thousands of people commuting to work on Wednesday, or at home just trying to turn on the coffee pot.The heavy, wet snow was responsible for a number of power outages and travel advisories.An outage in the Nipawin area for example, started around 8...
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Saskatchewan

Bootcut
Bahamas goes country before country-wide tour
Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, is leaning into country music with his recently released album Bootcut - a fresh collection of songs on an upcoming tour through Canada, starting in the West.Rolling Stone magazine recently hailed Nova Scotia-based Jurvanen for creating one of Nashville's most authentic country rec...
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FINAL OFFER
Gov't says it has tentative agreement with STF, teachers to vote on 'final offer'
The labour dispute between Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government could be nearing an end.In an email sent out Wednesday evening, the chair of the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) said the sides had reached a tentative agreement."The GTBC feels this is a fair and reasonable agreement t...
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DUTY TO CONSULT
First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, was joined by First Nations leaders and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council to draw a...
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Outstanding people
Miss Indigenous Canada competition will include strong representation from Sask.
The Miss Indigenous Canada competition will be held in Ontario this summer, and three women from Saskatchewan have been selected to be a part of it. Lauren Bear is from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and in addition to being a proud mother, is also pursuing a nursing degree and owns her own lash business. When asked what it m...
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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...
Apr 17, 2024
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Canada

Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan was included in a piece of federal legislation set to recognize Métis governments in th...
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B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says she is watching the tides at the Vancouver Island lagoon and will be playing the violin at ever...
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Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call ...
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Police arrest man in death of two-year-old girl in Calgary
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler. Olivia Hayden was rushed to hospital in September 2022 and was later pronounced dead. The two-year-old's death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy and a lengthy police investigation. Police say a man was arrested Wednesday, but he has not been form...
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In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year whil...
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Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA - Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. "It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this...
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World News

Judge in Trump hush money trial orders journalists not to report on prospective jurors' jobs
NEW YORK (AP) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered journalists in court not to report prospective jurors' answers to questions about their current and former employers. The answers also will be redacted from court transcripts. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows belo...
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The Latest | Jury selection enters a pivotal stretch as Trump's hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK (AP) - Jury selection in Donald Trump 's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court. Attorneys will need to pick 12 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. commander-in-chief after a previously seated juror was ...
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US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the dr...
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Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
HONOLULU (AP) - As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released W...
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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...
Apr 17, 2024
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