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Saskatchewan

TAKING A STAND
P.A. High School basketball team to hold silent protest to save HOOPLA
Members of a Prince Albert High School Basketball team are taking matters into their own hands to hopefully save the 2024 HOOPLA Tournament.The Carlton Boys Senior Boys basketball team qualified for the 5A Provincial Championships happening this weekend. However, that tournament is in jeopardy due to new sanctions anno...
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HOOPLA
Fate of HOOPLA now up to teachers and the province says SHSAA
The fate of the province's largest high school basketball tournament is still up in the air after more teacher sanctions were announced this week. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) announced a one-day, province-wide strike for Wednesday, followed by the cancellation of extracurricular activities on ...
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Sex offender at centre of Sask. Amber Alert sentenced to 52 months by U.S. judge
A convicted sex offender who was at the centre of an Amber Alert in Saskatchewan in 2022 has been sentenced in the United States.Benjamin Martin Moore illegally entered the U.S. in August of 2022 along with his common-law partner and her two children by cutting through a fence.After the two children - then aged seven a...
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Ongoing job action
One-day strike coming Wednesday, withdrawal of extracurricular activities later this week for Sask. Teachers
Saskatchewan teachers will have a one-day strike and withdraw from extracurricular activities for two days this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) gave the 48-hour notice Monday morning that there will be a one-day province-wide strike on Wednesday, March 20 and a two-day withdrawal from extracurricular ...
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Saskatchewan

MORE JOB ACTION
Lunch-hour supervision withdrawn in several divisions over next two days
The latest round of teacher sanctions takes place Monday and Tuesday as lunch-hour supervision is being cancelled.On Monday, three school divisions are affected including the North East School Division, which means many schools will likely end 40-50 minutes earlier.On Tuesday, a handful of other divisions will be impac...
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CAMRYN DREVER AMONG HUSKIE GRADUATING PLAYERS
T-Birds defeat Huskies in consolation final
The Huskie women's hockey team's season came to an end on Sunday morning. The UBC Thunderbirds downed the U of S 4-1 in the consolation final of the 2024 GFL U SPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy at Merlis Belsher Place.Saskatchewan's graduating captain, Kennedy Brown, tied the game at one ...
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Audit
ISC to run financial audit on FSIN
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) plans to conduct a financial audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).In a letter sent to the leadership of FSIN and obtained by paNOW, ISC said it is conducting the forensic financial audit with help from KPMG. The audit will cover all expenditures related to fund...
Mar 18, 2024
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Recognizing Greatness
Dallas Stars honour franchise legend, former Raider Mike Modano with statue
The Dallas Stars unveiled a statue of Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano during Saturday night's home game against the Los Angeles Kings.Modano is the franchise leader in goals, assists, and games played."It's hard to put into words what this has meant," Modano said after wiping away tears following a one-minut...
Mar 17, 2024
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Riders
Former Rider CEO Jim Hopson honoured by CFL team
The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently honoured former president-CEO Jim Hopson.The CFL team renamed the auditorium at Mosaic Stadium the Jim Hopson Auditorium.Hopson, who's battling colon cancer, joined the Green Zone to talk about the honour and his hope of a long-lasting legacy with the Riders.He said the Riders and ...
Mar 16, 2024
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STANDING WITH TEACHERS
Northern Sask. families join new initiative to support teachers
A mother and daughter from Saskatchewan are doing what they can to resolve the contract dispute between the provincial government and teachers. Nicole Berg and her six-year-old daughter Victoria live in Saskatoon. Nicole said her daughter started asking why her lunch time was being cancelled and some activities were no...
Mar 15, 2024
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FIlm Festival
Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School documentary wins award
A new documentary released about the Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School is being called powerful and eye opening. The Indigenous Geographic documentary Waiting for Justice chronicles the lives and struggles of Île-à-la-Crosse (ILEX) Residential School survivors. The short film has been named t...
Mar 15, 2024
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Harvard Media
Harvard media expands with acquisition of Sask Today
The news-scape in the Battlefords and Saskatchewan will look a little different in the future. In the March 14 edition of the Battlefords Regional News-Optimist, an advertisement for the sale of the current brick-and-mortar building was listed. The sale includes the office building and the warehouse. battlefordsNOW rea...
Mar 15, 2024
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SOLDIER IDENTIFIED
P.A. man identified as First World War soldier found in France
A previously unidentified soldier who fought in the First World War hails from Saskatchewan. Human remains found in France in 2012 have now been identified as those of a Canadian soldier, who farmed near Prince Albert. The Defence Department and the Canadian Armed Forces said the remains belong to Lieutenant Francis He...
Mar 15, 2024
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Victim honoured
Memory of woman murdered in Melfort honoured by employer
The victim of a homicide in Melfort last weekend is being remembered by her employer.Danielle Dobersheck worked for North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) at the Treehouse, described as a "short-term, community based home for children who have been apprehended from their home for various reasons."A ...
Mar 15, 2024
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CONCORDIA DEFEATS HOSTS
Huskies slide to consolation side after loss to Concordia
The top-seeded Concordia Stingers defeated the U of S Huskies 4-0 in the second quarter-final of the 2024 GFL USPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy, on Thursday night at Merlis Belsher Place. Concordia opened the scoring on an Emmy Fecteau shot that hit a stick and fluttered over goaltender ...
Mar 15, 2024
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OFF THE TABLE
Government rejects STF offer to resolve class size, complexity dispute with binding arbitration
The provincial government has rejected an offer from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation that could have ended the group's ongoing sanctions.On Thursday, the federation said it would suspend its sanctions and return to the bargaining table if the provincial government agrees to binding arbitration on the issues of cl...
Mar 15, 2024
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Job creation
Prince Albert and North left out of job creation, says NDP
Provincial NDP jobs critic Aleana Young said that Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are not seeing results when it comes to job creation by the province. A recent Statistics Canada release on the labour force for February shows a trend that has seen northern Saskatchewan lose jobs for several years. "We saw ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Words of inspiration
'You matter': Ex-NHLer Tootoo spreads message of hope, hard work to Indigenous youth
Jordin Tootoo made an appearance in Prince Albert on Thursday, hoping to inspire the next generation of Indigenous youth.The former NHL player spoke passionately to a group of about 50 high school students from Sturgeon Lake First Nation as part of the second annual Sturgeon Lake Youth Conference, which runs until Frid...
Mar 14, 2024
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INVESTOR BEWARE
How to watch for investment scams after warning from province
The province has warned potential investors against an online firm prompting reminders to be safe with their money. Earlier this week, the provincial government issued an investor alert for SimpleWealthFX, which claims to offer Saskatchewan residents trading opportunities, including cryptocurrency, foreign exchange, op...
Mar 14, 2024
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Binding Arbitration
Teachers Federation propose binding arbitration as path forward
Binding arbitration may be a way forward if the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has its way. In a news release, the STF proposed that should the provincial government agree to it as a way to deal with class size and complexity, they would be willing to suspend job action and move forward with negotiations at th...
Mar 14, 2024
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TAXES
Tax changes you need to know about this year, from home offices to house flipping
Taxes may well be a certainty of life, but they can morph and multiply by the year, including some big changes this filing season.Here are the new rules you should know about:Deducting home office expensesThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, workers could deduct $2 a day from their taxable earnings for each day worked fro...
Mar 14, 2024
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Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system.On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat told reporters the government should focus on building its capacity instead of relying on contract nurses...
Mar 14, 2024
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2024 U SPORTS WOMEN'S HOCKEY PREVIEW
'Go out and take your swing!' - Huskie head coach, Steve Kook
The schools have arrived. The coaches and players have met the media. The teams are going through their final preparations. The 2024 GFL U SPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy, begin on Thursday at Merlis Belsher Place and all involved are ready."I can't wait", said Huskie captain ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Chasing dreams
New season of Canada's Got Talent to include Saskatchewan flavour
The newest season of Canada's Got Talent (CGT) starts next week and among the four people from Saskatchewan invited to audition, are a comedian and a singer from Prince Albert.Rebecca Strong is scheduled to be on the show on the 26th and Kelly Taylor will appear during one of the following six weeks that have been dedi...
Mar 13, 2024
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'My job is not to be popular,' Trudeau says after pressed to ditch carbon price hike
Trudeau made the comments to reporters in Calgary after meeting earlier in the day with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for the first time since last summer.She and six other premiers have called on Trudeau to abandon the 23-per-cent hike to help Canadians already dealing with squeezed household budgets.Conservative Opp...
Mar 13, 2024
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Broncos, Wheat Kings fined by WHL
The Brandon Wheat Kings and Swift Current Broncos are lighter in the wallet.The WHL announced the clubs have been fined due to actions at the end of their game Saturday, a 6-3 Broncos win in Swift Current.The Broncos were fined $1,000 for inadequate security at the game as well as another $1,000 for the actions of thei...
Mar 13, 2024
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MOE RATINGS
Poll shows Moe's approval at 53 per cent amid fights with teachers, Ottawa
A poll by the Angus Reid Institute ranked Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe as the second-most popular provincial leader in the country, with an approval rating of 53 per cent.The think tank's poll, which surveyed 4,550 Canadians between Feb. 28 and March 6, reported this week that Moe's approval rating was second only to...
Mar 13, 2024
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Changes to parole, corrections
First Nations leaders want voice in recommended changes to parole and corrections after stabbing massacre
Joining calls from the James Smith Cree Nation to have a voice in any changes made to paroling or the release of Indigenous inmates are the FSIN and the Assembly of First Nations. The group issued a statement Tuesday afternoon in response an announcement by Corrections Canada and the Parole Board of Canada over what st...
Mar 12, 2024
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