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NEW: Battlefords Transit pulling all busses off the roads
Battlefords Transit says they're shutting down all bus routes for the remainder of Wednesday. They say road conditions are too poor to continue the service. Transit officials say they hope to return t...
Nov 02, 2022
Legislation introduced to support $500 payments, maintain 0 per cent small business tax rate
Legislation intending to make life more affordable was introduced Wednesday in Saskatchewan.The Income Tax (Affordability) Amendment Act, 2022, incorporates the $500 Saskatchewan Affordability Tax Cre...
Nov 02, 2022
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones names 36-man roster ahead of European test matches
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has named a 36-man long list ahead of selection for test matches in Europe later this month against the Netherlands and Namibia. The 23rd-ranked Canadians take on the...
Nov 02, 2022
WPD Ambulance offers some safety suggestions for the first snow of the year
The Battlefords, Meadow Lake, and a large swathe of Saskatchewan east of the area are experiencing the first taste of winter for the season. By the time the snow event starts to end Thursday morning, ...
Nov 02, 2022
Trudeau headed to Southeast Asia, Tunisia, leaving no time for climate conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Southeast Asia and North Africa this month, but he won't be attending a major climate-change conference. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau wi...
Nov 02, 2022
Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the King optional
Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party says it is willing to make a constitutionally required oath to the King optional for members of the legislature. CAQ house leader Simon Jolin-Barrette s...
Nov 02, 2022
South Korea star Son needs facial surgery ahead of World Cup
LONDON (AP) - South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery on a facial injury, jeopardizing his availability for the World Cup. Son was helped off the field during the first half of Tottenha...
Nov 02, 2022
School divisions to get $15.5M in additional funding to support enrolment growth
Saskatchewan school divisions will get $15.5 million in additional funding from the provincial government to support the largest enrolment growth in the past two decades.According to the Ministry of E...
Nov 02, 2022
Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as ev...
Nov 02, 2022
Stampeders, Lions kick off '22 CFL playoffs in West Division semifinal matchup
Home field wasn't an advantage this season when the B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders squared off. In each of the three regular-season meetings, the road team emerged victorious as B.C. won the season...
Nov 02, 2022