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A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...
May 17, 2022
Prioritizing Debt After Graduation
Many students are just finishing up their final year of study. Many important life decisions are made after graduation. This is the time that new graduates are deciding what job they want to take, whe...
May 17, 2022
Liberals move to bar sanctioned Russians from Canada through immigration amendments
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to ban Russians sanctioned over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine from entering Canada. The government tabled proposed amendments to federal immigration law in the...
May 17, 2022
Suspect charged in deadly California church shooting
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged the suspect in the California church shooting with one count of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. Orange County District Att...
May 17, 2022
Latest wastewater report shows big drop in COVID levels
COVID-19 levels appear to be dropping drastically in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon.That's according to the latest weekly update from the University of Saskatchewan, in its continuing ...
May 17, 2022
Regular travel and public health measures can't coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA - The Canadian Airports Council is asking the federal government to do away with COVID-19 protocols at customs to clear up the chaos that international travellers experience when they arrive in...
May 17, 2022
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...
May 17, 2022
Alcohol ban in effect for May long weekend at provincial parks
Saskatchewan's provincial parks are set to open to campers Thursday, but patrons will have to leave their booze at home for the first first days.As has been the case in previous years, a ban on alcoho...
May 17, 2022
Research group says whales that turned up in Montreal haven't been seen since Sunday
MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting that the two minke whales spotted near Montreal last week haven't been seen for more than 48 hours. Robert Michaud of the group Reseau qubecois d...
May 17, 2022
Roughriders sign 2022 first-round pick Samuel Emilus
Even as the CFL strike entered its third day Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders got one piece of business done.The Roughriders announced they had signed wide receiver Samuel Emilus, their first-rou...
May 17, 2022