Author Archives:

Saskatchewan Agriculture Scholarship Announced
The 2020 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from students entering an agriculture-related post-secondary program. "Canada's youth play a critical role i...
Dec 04, 2019

Saskatchewan's plan for small nuclear reactors sees local fallout
Environmental advocates are railing against plans announced by the Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick governments to further explore the development of small modular nuclear reactors or SMRs. Whi...
Dec 03, 2019 The federal government is engaging with interested provinces on small modular reactors (SMRs) for possible development and deployment across Canada. This image shows the Pickering Nuclear Generating Plant as seen from Lake Ontario.(ID 146384282 © Anjelagr/Dreamstime)

La Ronge breaks freezing point, colder weather on the way
La Ronge broke the freezing point this afternoon and reached a temperature of 1 C. "We have a low-pressure system that's moving north of the Northwest Territories border," said Environment and Climate...
Dec 03, 2019 Colder temperatures are in store later in the week. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Correction: Plane Crash-South Dakota story
In a story Dec. 1 about a South Dakota plane crash that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported the wrong last name for one of the victims. He is Kyle Naylor, not Kyle Taylor. A corrected ve...
Dec 03, 2019

‘Thanksgiving antics’ NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. - An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood ...
Dec 03, 2019

Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Deanna Congileo, a s...
Dec 03, 2019

Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 03, 2019

Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute
HELSINKI - Finland's prime minister resigned Tuesday after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government following a strike at the country's postal service that spread to...
Dec 03, 2019

Mississippi residents protest pothole with holiday decor
MCCOMB, Miss. - Residents of a Mississippi city are protesting a large pothole in their neighbourhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents of McComb's Edgewood...
Dec 03, 2019

Stocks slump as Trump says trade deal with China can wait
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Tuesday after President Donald Trump cast doubt over the potential for a trade deal with China this year and threatened to impose tariffs on French...
Dec 03, 2019