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Trudeau heads to Europe to meet allies amid fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to several European capitals as fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies.Trudeau will spend next week in meetings in London, Berlin, Riga, Latvia ...
Mar 04, 2022

Nuclear plant attack and Canada's plastic waste exports: In The News for Mar. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 4.--What we are watching in Canada ...OTT...
Mar 04, 2022

Inquest into the 2019 death at Pine Grove to start next month
The Saskatchewan government has announced the upcoming public inquest into the death of Ronalda Wescoup.The 40-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre i...
Mar 04, 2022

Death of an inmate at regional psychiatric centre under review
Correctional Service Canada reported the recent death of an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon.Yesterday, Anthony Wood, an inmate at the centre, died while in custody. While the CS...
Mar 04, 2022

Rodeo on Ice
The La Ronge Figure Skating Club is hosting Rodeo on Ice March 10 at the Mel Hegland Arena.See the poster below for details.
Mar 04, 2022

'It’s just devastating, I can’t believe this is happening': P.A. residents gather in solidarity for Ukraine
It was an emotional ceremony in front of city hall in Prince Albert Thursday evening as more than 50 people gathered in support of Ukraine.The event, put on by Taras Kachkowski and Dennis Ogrodnick, f...
Mar 03, 2022

Canada's Ukraine refugee plan praised, but questions raised about other war escapees
Canada's decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the wor...
Mar 03, 2022

Sask. drug task force sets out priorities aimed at reducing overdoses
With drug overdose deaths reaching record highs, the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force continues to search for answers.The task force recently sought input from communities and their leaders, and ended up ...
Mar 03, 2022

Carla Beck officially begins run for NDP leadership
In and among the machinery of a manufacturing plant, Carla Beck made her first pitch to be the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.Beck said she has been hearing from so many people that they want chan...
Mar 03, 2022

Canada, six other countries pull back from Arctic Council in protest over Ukraine
Seven countries that ring the North Pole have pulled back from the international body that seeks to build co-operation on the development of the Arctic in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Canad...
Mar 03, 2022