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Former Manitoba principal sentenced to life for vigilante killings of drug dealers
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba principal has been sentenced to life in prison for the vigilante killings of two drug dealers. Claude Francis Guimond pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in th...
Apr 15, 2020

Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...
Apr 15, 2020

SaskCyberParks: Get Outdoors
Hello everyone! Today one of our staff, Lillian, is going to take you on a track finding exploration in her backyard to see who might be calling it home.Animals are everywhere around us. We might not ...
Apr 15, 2020

Free Saskatchewan-Based Outdoor Educational Resources
Since school closures around the province last month, SWF staff have been hard at work developing fun outdoor education material for parents scrambling for activities to keep kids occupied and stimula...
Apr 15, 2020

Live Webinar Wednesday on Work Share Program
The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Live Webinar on the Work Sharing Program with Service Canada Wednesday at 2:00 until 3:00 p.m.There is no cost.Go to the link for more d...
Apr 15, 2020

Health Clinic Advise for Patients
The La Ronge Medical Clinic is requesting that those needing refills of medication anticipate at least a 3 or 4 day wait - so to give notice to pharmacy a week before supply runs out.
Apr 15, 2020

Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she's confident the country has enough food bu...
Apr 15, 2020

Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June
COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...
Apr 15, 2020

MPs should return to House of Commons to scrutinize COVID-19 measures: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has repeated his call to see MPs return to the House of Commons to question and scrutinize the Liberal government's COVID-19 measures. ...
Apr 15, 2020

Emergency doctors urged to avoid drugs used to ventilate COVID-19 patients
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling on its doctors to protect the limited supply of certain sedatives and painkillers needed for patients on ventilators. Putting a pat...
Apr 15, 2020