Saskatchewan

alberta separatism
Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations
An Alberta judge quashed a separatist petition Wednesday, saying the provincial government had a duty to consult with First Nations.Justice Shaina Leonard said the petition should never have been issued.Lawyers for several Alberta First Nations had argued the province's referendum process and its use by separatists are...
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bear attack
Father of 2020 Saskatchewan bear attack victim 'heartbroken' over latest fatal encounter
The father of a woman who died in a bear attack in 2020 says his heart goes out to the family and friends of the 27-year-old man who died in a bear encounter northeast of Points North Landing last Friday.According to a news release issued by Uranium X Discovery Corporation, the 27-year-old man mauled and killed by the ...
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reducing transportation barriers
Province expands virtual addictions treatment to more Saskatchewan communities
Saskatchewan is widening access to virtual addictions care, adding a dozen communities to a program aimed at helping people get treatment closer to home.The Virtual Access to Addiction Medicine program, known as VAAM, is being extended to Arborfield, Carrot River, Choiceland, Esterhazy, Hudson Bay, Kahkewistahaw First ...
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special weather statement for Battlefords
Wind, rain and snow predicted for May long weekend in the North
Wednesday will be the last sunny day for a while in the province before rain, and potentially snow, hits the North. Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said a major spring storm is expected to bring high winds and rain to southern and central Saskatchewan, starting on Wednesday night."For today, it's going...
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Canada

In the news today: Ottawa's electricity plan, Chinese e-commerce, Probing the cosmos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal g...
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B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could feel the counter in my back and the cold steel of the f...
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Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal government has signalled it plans to double the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2050, and Carney said in March that an announcemen...
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Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor - and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects. A report from P...
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Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China's e-...
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Carney to release details of plan to double Canada's electricity grid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy Thursday, after promising to show a pathway to doubling the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2050. Carney's itinerary says he will announce a plan...
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