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AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade
NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis will wind up with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers after all. The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade the disgruntled Davis to the Lakers for point guard Lonzo...
Jun 17, 2019
Proclaimed week aims to educate public about native prairie
Native prairie is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, according to the Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan. That is why the organization has requested the government of Saska...
Jun 17, 2019 The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture have jointly proclaimed June 16 to 22 as Native Prairie Appreciation Week in Saskatchewan. (ID 118651074 © Koobphenglee | Dreamstime.com)
Conservation officers find wasted fish at Bigstone Lake boat launch
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is encouraging residents to call its Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline if anyone has information about wasted fish at Bigstone Lake.According to a media release, on...
Jun 17, 2019 This photo shows some of the fish found at Bigstone Lake. (submitted photo/Sasktip)
B.C. mom tells inquest into teen son's death that she found drugs in his room
VICTORIA - The mother of a Victoria teen who died of a drug overdose last year says she was shocked to discover her son had sedation drugs from her dental office stashed in his bedroom. Rachel Staples...
Jun 17, 2019
Toronto hospital says surgery program will help trans patients 'live true lives'
TORONTO - Janet Macbeth says "to be trans is to wait." The 40-year-old waited until her wife was pregnant with their second child in 2017 to come out as transgender. Then she waited&nbs...
Jun 17, 2019
UN high commissioner urges redress as Canada responds to MMIWG inquiry
OTTAWA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is important for Canada to develop a plan that includes redress for victims and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women...
Jun 17, 2019
Manslaughter trial hears recording of accused praying for forgiveness
CALGARY - A trial for a Calgary man charged in the death of his grandson has heard a recording of what appears to be the accused praying for forgiveness. Allan Perdomo Lopez is cha...
Jun 17, 2019
Stay of proceedings after Jaspal Atwal accused of uttering threats
SURREY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says it won't pursue a charge of uttering threats against the man who sparked a political firestorm when he attended an event during Prime Minister ...
Jun 17, 2019
'A lifelong dream': La Ronge dancer invited to join international tour
La Ronge's Charlene Bosiak has been invited to perform in the YRArts Global Collective, a troupe formed by one of Canada's most prominent Middle Eastern dance companies. The troupe was founded last fa...
Jun 17, 2019 Charlene Bosiak will perform in four shows in Canada and the United States. (submitted photo/Charlene Bosiak)
Was the Acadian expulsion a genocide? New committee to explore that question
It is widely accepted that the deportation of more than 10,000 Acadians from the Maritimes in the late 1700s was a crime against humanity, even by contemporary standards. But could this traumatic...
Jun 17, 2019