BAIL POLICIES
Saskatchewan Conservatives say Ottawa's bail reforms don't go far enough
The federal government says it has delivered the toughest changes to Canada's bail and sentencing laws in a generation. Conservatives say the job is only half done.Conservative Members of Parliament gathered outside the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan in Regina on Wednesday to criticize Bill C-14, the federal Bail and...
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RESEARCH FARMS
Saskatchewan research farms saved from closure, for now
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have stepped in to protect the immediate future of two historic provincial research hubs.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) alongside the Government of Saskatchewan announced a new joint initiative this week to explore options that will support ongoing agricultural activi...
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Saskatchewan
Attacks are rare
Bear encounters down in Prince Albert National Park, La Ronge area despite deadly northern attacks
Despite two fatal bear-related incidents in northern Saskatchewan in the past two months, officials say reported bear interactions in Prince Albert National Park and the La Ronge area are down compared with last year.Tom Perry, acting resource conservation manager for Prince Albert National Park, said the park had resp...
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Unanswered questions
Coroner's inquest into the death of Boden Umpherville begins Monday
Just over three years after his brother's passing, Chase Sinclair confirms feelings of nervousness about a coroner's inquest that he hopes results in real changes. Boden Umpherville's inquest begins Monday at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert and a total of five days have been set aside to review the circumstances...
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Annual Celebration
Back To Batoche returns for 56th year as new 'President's Medals' are introduced
The beloved festival celebrating Métis and Indigenous culture returns for its 56th installment this weekend. Back to Batoche will become one of the largest communities in the province from July 16-19 as roughly 40,000 people flock to the National Historic Site from across Saskatchewan, Canada, and even the world...
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PDAP
Sask. communities react positively to provincial disaster assistance changes
Residents in Saskatchewan are favourable towards the new Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) changes announced on Thursday.The province said the changes aim to better help individuals and businesses that have been affected by recent flooding in the province and other disasters.As of July 10, the Saskatchewan ...
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Canada
A look at the hundreds of wildfires burning from coast to coast in Canada
More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as t...
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A look at the hundreds of wildfires burning from coast to coast in Canada
More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as ...
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Unifor releases details on tentative agreement with Ford
Thousands of Canadian auto workers could secure three per cent wage increases every year for the next three if they agree to a new labour contract. Unifor released details of a proposed collective agreement between its bargaining leads and Ford Motor C...
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N.S. crews continue battling out-of-control wildfire northeast of Halifax
Crews in Nova Scotia were in the air and on the ground as they continued efforts Saturday to fight an out-of-control wildfire northeast of Halifax. The province's Natural Resources Department said the fire, which started earlier this week and triggered...
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B.C. wildfire tally surges past 100 as lightning transforms fire season in a flash
The wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the tally of blazes burning in the province past 100. On Wednesday morning the province's firefighters faced only about 20 blazes in what had been a...
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Premier Doug Ford warns wildfire evacuees to not return to their homes
THUNDER BAY - Premier Doug Ford is asking people fleeing northern Ontario wildfires to not return to their homes, saying going back to evacuated areas could jeopardize firefighting efforts. The warning comes as one First Nation has said residents were ...
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