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Local mayors examine potential impact from federal budget
Expectations for what kind of impact the federal budget will have in Saskatchewan is mixed amongst local city mayors.Political reaction came swiftly after the announcement of the 2022 budget, which pr...
Apr 19, 2022
Slain Mexican activist's supporters take case to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review a federal ombudsman's decision n...
Apr 19, 2022
National Defence says fewer unvaccinated troops kicked out of military than reported
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is reporting limited progress on enforcing an order that all troops bare their arms, with fewer unvaccinated members having been forced to hang up their uni...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022
Going camping: Riders to hold training camp in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are runnin' back to Saskatoon.The CFL team announced Tuesday it will be holding its 2022 training camp in the Bridge City. A three-year agreement with the University of Sa...
Apr 19, 2022
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu victorious in return to court
STUTTGART, Germany - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu was victorious in her return to action after a long layoff. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., overcame some nervy moments in the first ...
Apr 19, 2022
Miner signs deal with Alberta on turning coal proposal to renewable energy project
One of the companies that had planned to build an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains has signed an agreement with an Alberta government agency to work toward converting the project to renewable...
Apr 19, 2022
Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN. The opening-round schedule of five games last weekend on the network...
Apr 19, 2022
Town awards contract for Finlayson Island bridge upgrades
The Town of Battleford will proceed with work to rehabilitate the North Saskatchewan River Truss Bridge that leads to Finlayson Island this year as planned.The project will involve repairing the north...
Apr 19, 2022
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture
Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...
Apr 19, 2022