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Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan.In her 2019 report, w...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Enhanced camera surveillance, stiffer panhandling fines floated in safety report
WINNIPEG - A recent spike in crime in downtown Winnipeg could be reversed with high-tech public surveillance cameras, a crackdown on panhandlers and other measures, the Manitoba Police Commission...
Dec 05, 2019
Kyle Julius returning home to coach Canadian league's Fraser Valley Bandits
Canada didn't have its own professional basketball league when Kyle Julius retired from playing in 2009. So while the 40-year-old is thrilled to be on the bench as head coach of th...
Dec 05, 2019
SWF says wild boar ‘shoot farms’ contribute to growing population
Wild pig populations are on the rise in Saskatchewan, and some wildlife experts think boar farms could be part of the problem.In the province, it's possible to pay to shoot feral hogs at a range that ...
Dec 05, 2019 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
Ex-chief says he didn’t intentionally ‘deceive’ anyone
CHICAGO - Ousted Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday that he didn't "intentionally mislead or deceive" anyone about the mid-October night he was found sleeping behind the wheel of...
Dec 05, 2019
US: Iran may have killed more than 1,000 in recent protests
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday accused Iranian security forces of killing more than 1,000 people in crackdowns against recent protests that have swept the country. That figure is si...
Dec 05, 2019
Tufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContin
BOSTON - Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations ami...
Dec 05, 2019
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard gets wild-card spot in Auckland main draw
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of next month's season-opening ASB Classic. The former world No. 5 from Westmount, Q...
Dec 05, 2019
Trump takes bold stance at NATO as impeachment boils at home
LONDON - Thumping his chest on the world stage as he faces an impeachment inquiry at home, President Donald Trump claimed credit Tuesday for transforming NATO as the military alliance marks its 70th a...
Dec 05, 2019
North Stars’ athletic therapist, Kutnikoff joins WHL's Broncos
It was just another day at the office for North Stars' athletic therapist and equipment manager, Andrew Kutnikoff when he received the offer to join the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey Lea...
Dec 05, 2019 Stars’ athletic therapist, Andrew Kutnikoff, pictured here, will be moving on up to the Major Junior ranks with Swift Current as of Thursday the North Stars and Broncos announced Wednesday afternoon. (submitted photo/Byron Hildebrand)