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Bison bone discovery near Prince Albert provides window to life over 9,000 years ago
Researchers believe a fossil discovery west of Prince Albert not only shows proof people occupied the area over 9,000 years ago but also may assist future generations to adapt to climate change.A team...
Jul 04, 2024
Captain Emma Wright leads Canadian women's water polo team into Paris
MONTREAL - Team captain Emma Wright will lead Canada's women's water polo team at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Water Polo Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the team's roster Thursday...
Jul 04, 2024
Well-funded Conservatives paid $8.5M on advertising in 2023, trouncing other parties
OTTAWA - The well-funded Conservative Party of Canada spent more than $8.5 million on advertising last year, substantially exceeding what its political rivals dropped to get their message out. The Lib...
Jul 04, 2024
Yukon gold mine says no cyanide detected after spill, as lenders cite credit default
MAYO, YUKON - Mining company Victoria Gold says no cyanide has been detected in surface water since an equipment failure and slide of ore at its Yukon Eagle Mine last week. The company says in a state...
Jul 04, 2024
Jets sign defenceman Haydn Fleury, forward Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Mason Shaw. The Jets said Thursday that both deals are one-year, two-way contracts with an average annual value of US$775,0...
Jul 04, 2024
Security review needed after Inuk women highway deaths near lodge in Quebec: coroner
MONTREAL - A coroner says a Montreal-area Inuit health centre should review its security measures in light of the deaths of two patients who were struck and killed on highways within a 24-hour span in...
Jul 04, 2024
Collaros on the sidelines as winless Bombers prepare to host Redblacks
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros will be standing on the sidelines when the Blue Bombers host the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. Collaros didn't practise this week after sustaining a thorax injury in last Saturd...
Jul 04, 2024
Co-op cardlocks back up and running in some Sask. communities
Multiple Co-op locations are announcing that their cardlock services are back up and running. Both Discovery Co-op out of the Battlefords and Lake Country Co-op (Prince Albert to Nipawin) have made po...
Jul 04, 2024
US citizen Robert Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court
MOSCOW (AP) - Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday, court officials and his lawyers ...
Jul 04, 2024
Minimum Wage Set to Increase October 1
On October 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $15 an hour.In 2022 the Government of Saskatchewan indicated it would make incremental increases to minimum wage over a two year p...
Jul 04, 2024