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Roughriders announce number of roster moves
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced a bevy of roster moves Monday, including retirements of two players who were poised to become contributors in 2021.Defensive end Chad Geter and guard Braden Schr...
Jun 23, 2021
FSIN says hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school site
The search for unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in Saskatchewan has led to what the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling a "horrific and shocking discovery."...
Jun 23, 2021
Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Mama bear and cubs euthanized after becoming habituated around Candle Lake neighbourhood
Conservation officers tried every tool available to them over the course of several days to try and deter a bear and her cubs from roaming near the golf course and rummaging through garbage in the Asp...
Jun 23, 2021
Local Tim Popp recognized by Sask Lieutenant Governor's Office for volunteer contributions
Battlefords local Tim Popp has been recognized as a recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.One of just 26 individuals across the province to receive the honour, Popp will be presented his m...
Jun 23, 2021
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER - The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what i...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...
Jun 23, 2021
North Battleford 16 year old found
Update: Hannah Dadzene has been found.Battlefords RCMP is asking the public for assistance in locating 16-year-old Hannah Dadzene.The North Battleford teen, who's originally from Fond Du Lac, went mis...
Jun 23, 2021
Garneau to visit Israel, West Bank to advance two-state solution following 11-day war
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister will soon travel to Israel and the West Bank to advance a two-state solution following a deadly 11-day war between Israelis and Palestinians. Marc Garneau's ...
Jun 23, 2021
Man's vote from jail was invalid in Yukon election tie, lawyer tells Supreme Court
WHITEHORSE - The lawyer for the incumbent who lost her seat in the Yukon legislature in a tie vote says "carelessness" in the authorization of one voter who was incarcerated means the election was not...
Jun 23, 2021