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NDP’s Carla Beck promises 800 health-care workers, improved conditions
REGINA - Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader Carla Beck says she would hire 800 new front-line health-care workers over four years if her party wins the election on Oct. 28.Beck says those positions wo...
Oct 15, 2024

Two arrested in cocaine trafficking bust near Île-à-la-Crosse
A man and a woman from Buffalo Narrows were arrested after police seized cocaine during a traffic stop on Highway #155 near le--la-Crosse on Oct. 12.During the stop, a small amount of cocaine, a large...
Oct 15, 2024

NDP commits to $2B educational investment
Local educational assistant Brandie Carignan said if there was ever to be a health emergency, students in Battlefords schools are in danger. Standing on a hillside across North Battleford Comprehensiv...
Oct 15, 2024

Sikh groups calls for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto
Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India'...
Oct 15, 2024

Harris works to energize Black male voters and denounces Trump support of 'stop and frisk'
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would try to "institutionalize" harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men...
Oct 15, 2024

Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
A failed promise 150 years ago by the federal government to provide First Nation people with agricultural tools and equipment now represents a settlement in the area of $13 billion.The Federal Ministe...
Oct 15, 2024

Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia
OTTAWA - Latvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty....
Oct 15, 2024

Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley remains day to day with sprained thumb
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley is still out day-to-day with a sprained thumb. The team says Quickley won't play in tonight's pre-season game against the Boston Celtics. He is ...
Oct 15, 2024
Few can say they’re 100-per-cent Indigenous but Lillian Lerat is close
Cowessess elder Lillian Lerat made a surprising discovery while researching her family tree - she is 99.6 per-cent Indigenous.Born Lillian Assiniboine in 1945 on the Ochapowace First Nation, to Frank ...
Oct 15, 2024
Look up: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet passes earth every 80,000 years
The northern lights have been very active this month, and just this weekend, there was a comet cutting across the sky.The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet only passes by our planet once every 80,000 years.Jeff...
Oct 15, 2024