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Forty SPSA wildland firefighters depart P.A. airport to help with NWT wildfire efforts
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) recently sent 40 wildland firefighters to help with the wildfire efforts in the Northwest Territories (NWT).They flew out of the Prince Albert airport Thur...
Aug 18, 2023
Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland
OTTAWA - Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says accountability for new federal health funding will largely come from Canadians themselves. Holland told a conference hosted by the Canadian M...
Aug 18, 2023
Jays activate Kiermaier, Richards from injured list before series-opener at Reds
CINCINNATI - The cavalry is coming for the Toronto Blue Jays as they try to stave off a challenge for their hold on the third and final American League wild-card spot. The Blue Jays announced that out...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for cuts to gas and carbon taxes
As people in Saskatchewan try to squeeze as much as they can into the rest of summer, they're also having to stretch their wallets ever wider to pay for gas.That's why Gage Haubrich, the Canadian Taxp...
Aug 18, 2023
Toronto FC looks to build off three-week break as CF Montreal comes to town
Toronto FC returns to action Sunday after a three-week layoff that followed a disastrous July. And interim coach Terry Dunfield says his team understands what's expected when CF Montreal comes to BMO ...
Aug 18, 2023
A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.
YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires. Meanwhile, a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps place back-up goalie on season-ending injury list
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say goalkeeper Thomas Hasal has been placed on Major League Soccer's season-ending injury list. Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster says the move is related t...
Aug 18, 2023
Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, manufacturer Novo Nordisk and Health Canada said on Friday. "We are experiencing a temporary supply di...
Aug 18, 2023
RCMP renewing calls for information on P.A. woman's death
Saskatchewan RCMP is once again asking the public for help solving a nearly two-year homicide investigation.Crystal Castle was found deceased on Aug. 25, 2021, in a rural area west of St. Louis. She w...
Aug 18, 2023
Arrest made in P.A. homeless camp death
An 18-year-old man has been charged with the killing of Ponch Bird, who died after being shot in an altercation at a homeless camp in Prince Albert on July 22. Garrisen Clarke has been charged with se...
Aug 18, 2023
