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Cold temperatures have some benefits
The cold hasn't done us many favours, but it is having a positive effect by tackling invasive species. Brian Poniatowski, a forest insect and disease specialist with the Ministry of Environment, said ...
Feb 07, 2019
From Gucci to Prada, fashion fails evoke racist imagery
MILAN - Luxury fashion is all about breaking codes, creating a new, irresistible message that captivates consumers. But some of the globe's top brands have raised eyebrows with designs that have racis...
Feb 07, 2019
Ottawa locks down design for $60-billion warship fleet
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce Friday that it has locked down a design for its $60-billion fleet of new warships following a series of high-stakes negotiations that appeared in jeopardy...
Feb 07, 2019
Novak congratulates Montgomery on breaking his all-time Raider record
For the previous 13 seasons, nobody had played more games in a Prince Albert Raider uniform than Brett Novak. He played 330 games with the Raiders from 2000 to 2006, including two games as a call-up a...
Feb 07, 2019
Ending First Nations boil-water advisories has all the funding it needs: Morneau
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal effort to end all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities has all the funding it needs. In response to a university st...
Feb 07, 2019
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...
Feb 07, 2019
Municipalities willing to gamble on new fundraising ideas
It's an interesting idea and one municipal representatives across Saskatchewan are endorsing as a means of generating new money for much-needed local projects. Delegates at the annual Saskatchewan Urb...
Feb 07, 2019
Spring runoff outlook varies across Sask.
It sounds strange to speak about spring when it's -50 C with the wind, but the Water Security Agency has released their first spring runoff outlook for 2019.Much of the southern portion of the provinc...
Feb 07, 2019
Credit agency warns big risk to Canadian schools if China pulls students
OTTAWA - Moody's Investors Services says three of Canada's biggest universities would face a cash crunch if Canada's diplomatic row with China results in the world's most populous nation pulling its s...
Feb 07, 2019
House Speaker warns MPs that heated rhetoric is starting to cross a line
OTTAWA - The referee of the House of Commons has given MPs a stern warning about their use of overheated partisan rhetoric lest they find themselves in a parliamentary penalty box. Speaker G...
Feb 07, 2019
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