SaskPower project to link Saskatchewan's northern and southern power grids
A project by SaskPower will connect the province's northern and southern power grids, with the aim of improving reliability and growth in northern Saskatchewan.The two power grids currently operate independently, and are only connected through Manitoba. SaskPower said the approval of the north-south transmission system...
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Regina company braving ice roads to deliver homes to northern communities
Herauf Modular Solutions are sending three buildings to a remote northern community to be used for youth transitional homes. And the trek to deliver the homes is not exactly straightforward."We're in constant communication with the transportation company, who are in constant communication with the Department of Hi...
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USask student instrumental in growing Métis community on campus
(USask), went from a concept to having over 100 Métis students in their group. And much of that growth and success is thanks to Chelsea Ochoa.On March 10, Ochoa was recognized for her impact on the Métis community with a USask Indigenous Achievement Award for Leadership.A fourth year Métis student ...
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants.The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weapons in May 2020, signalling they considered them fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting.The move...
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Budget 2026-27
Budget shows more 'cautious optimism': government think tank, MLAs, teachers, others react to province's spending plan
While the government touted its budgetary measures aimed at improving health care and addressing affordability, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said the "bad budget" will end up costing residents of the province even more."There isn't a dime of gas tax relief. There are new taxes and fees on hunting, ...
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Wildfires
'We can't afford to be a sacrifice': Northwest communities to create regional planning district
Northwest communities in Saskatchewan have decided to form a regional planning district following last year's unprecedented wildfire season. The decision to do so was reached earlier this week at a meeting in Beauval to plan and prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. It was attended by representatives from nearly tw...
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Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content
OTTAWA - Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook and Instagram. They say despite Meta's move in 2023 to pull news from its plat...
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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo rec...
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Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
OTTAWA - The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians - more than three times what was budgeted at the project's launch. The initiative involves migrating Old Age...
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Police say man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one ...
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Minister says he learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to confirm if the...
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B.C. expands evacuation area due to flooding, risk of landslides
VANCOUVER - A regional district on B.C.'s central coast has expanded a local state of emergency and evacuation orders because of flooding and the risk of landslides. An atmospheric river is currently drenching parts of B.C., and the Central Coast Regio...
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