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Audit finds 800 items missing from Canadian history museum, no plan to deal with it
OTTAWA - An investigation by Canada's auditor general found the Canadian Museum of History's conservation system is putting its collections at risk. The federal Crown corporation manages collections f...
Aug 10, 2023
Around four per cent of harvest complete in Saskatchewan
Harvest in Saskatchewan is already around four per cent complete.That's according to the province's weekly crop report which explains this is ahead of both the five and 10-year averages.Fall rye is cu...
Aug 10, 2023
Miracle Treat Day returns to support Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation
Once again ice cream is on the menu along with a chance to support the most significant needs at Saskatchewan's Children's Hospital.Aug. 10 marks the 21st Miracle Treat Day for DQ restaurants, with pr...
Aug 10, 2023
Rain delays third-round play at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Third-round play at the National Bank Open men's tennis tournament is delayed due to rain. Canada's Milos Raonic was down a break to American Mackenzie McDonald when play was suspended at So...
Aug 10, 2023
Woman taken to hospital following assault in James Smith Cree Nation
One woman was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after an assault on the James Smith Cree Nation Wednesday nightThe incident was reported to Melfort RCMP just before 11 p...
Aug 10, 2023
Apprentice Applications now accepted for the 2024 Indigenous Mentorship Program
The SWG is now accepting applications for Apprentices in the 2024 Indigenous Mentorship Program. This program allows developing Indigenous writers (apprentices) to work in a supportive environment und...
Aug 10, 2023
Pegula advances to NBO Open quarterfinals with quick win over Paolini
MONTREAL - Jessica Pegula of the United States has advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's National Bank Open with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Italy's Jasmine Paolini. Pegula, the fourth seed in Montreal...
Aug 10, 2023
English River First Nation reports 83 possible unmarked graves at residential school site
A First Nation community in northern Saskatchewan is sharing the grim details of the first phase in a ground penetrating radar search at a former residential school site.The English River First Nation...
Aug 10, 2023
Province to update wildfire, drought in B.C., as new heat wave approaches
VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews across British Columbia are keeping a close eye on the backcountry after recent lightning storms raised the potential for smouldering fires to erupt as the next hot spell ar...
Aug 10, 2023
Quebec power utility studies possible reopening of Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station. Hydro-Qubec says that as demand for electricity rises in the provi...
Aug 10, 2023
