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Moe says interim funding is on the way for Saskatchewan school divisions
Overcrowded and underfunded are how some would describe Saskatchewan's education system.But help is expected to be on the way soon for the province's education system.Premier Scott Moe told Gormley on...
May 08, 2023
Family, friends gather at private funeral for Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown
ORILLIA, Ont. - Close friends and family of Gordon Lightfoot came together for a small, private funeral on Monday held at the Orillia, Ont. church where he was once a choir boy. A group of roughly 50 ...
May 08, 2023
Northern and central Sask. students among nine new members of the Order of Gabriel Dumont
It is one of the Mtis Nation's highest civilian honours and now, nine students have received bronze medals and are invested into the Order of Gabriel Dumont.The students come from Pinehouse Lake, La L...
May 08, 2023
Emergency preparedness week begins as wildfires continue
May 7 to 13 is emergency preparedness week in Saskatchewan, and many in the province have already had to deal with emergencies and even evacuations this season. With that in mind, Parkland Ambulance i...
May 08, 2023
Riders announce signings of six 2023 draft picks, two other Canadians
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signings Monday of six of their 2023 draft picks as well as two other Canadians.Defensive lineman Lake Korte-Moore (first round, third overall), defens...
May 08, 2023
CFL unveils several rule changes for upcoming regular season
TORONTO - The football won't have to be handled in order for a single to be awarded on a kickoff starting this CFL season. The removal of that requirement was among the changes unanimously approved by...
May 08, 2023
Canucks' top pick Lekkerimaki aims to put adversity behind him to grow as a player
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' top draft pick from 2022 says he's looking to develop and put last season's illness and injury struggles behind him. Forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki signed an entry-lev...
May 08, 2023
U.K. seeks closer ties with Canada in science, military and technology
OTTAWA - Britain is seeking closer ties with Canada as it reshapes its foreign policy in the wake of its departure from the European Union. But British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko says her count...
May 08, 2023
Police arrest suspect in Atlanta shooting; 1 dead, 4 wounded
ATLANTA (AP) - Police arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding four. Workers and others in a bustling com...
May 08, 2023
Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to jobs in Canada's agricultural industry for another two years. The governme...
May 08, 2023