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Movement underway to create ceremonial grounds at Little Red River Park
The Prince Albert Indian & Métis Friendship Centre got the full support of city councillors when they pitched an idea to create a ceremonial grounds at Little Red River Park. Shane Bird told council that making sure the grounds become a reality is something he has promised to do to stop the pain he sees in I...
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CO catches wanted man
Conservation officer traffic stop leads to trafficking bust near Spiritwood
A conservation officer who pulled over a vehicle in Leoville on Tuesday resulted in a wanted man in jail along with drugs and weapons off the street.Spiritwood RCMP were called by the Conservation Officer after they learned that the driver of a vehicle they had pulled over was wanted for missing a court appearance. Whi...
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Arts
High School Juried Art Show returns with greater focus
Showcasing the creativity of local youth across the region, the 13th annual High School Juried Art Show is featuring some new eye-catching attractions.A new photography category has been added, and there's also a number of welding pieces. Carolyn Carleton, the Mann Art gallery's administrative director, told paNOW she ...
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Court
Man charged with attempted murder, sentenced for common assault
A lack of evidence and the fact no weapon was ever recovered were among the reasons cited by a Crown Prosecutor when explaining why a man charged at one time with attempted murder, was instead sentenced for common assault.Quentin Gardiner, 38, appeared Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. With credit for...
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Saskatchewan
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Province takes control of former Cluff Lake mine site
The provincial government has released Orano Canada Inc. from decommissioning approvals and its associated surface lease on the Cluff Lake Project's mine.That follows the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) Record of Decision on May 11, 2023, to revoke the mine and mill operating licence. With the recent accept...
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Housing barriers
Landlords Association says funding increase for social assistance clients not enough
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlords Associations says a bump in pay for people living on social assistance, does not address the bigger problems at hand. Cameron Chouette is responding to a change that took effect on May 1, and sees monthly income assistance benefits rise by three per cent for Saskatchewan Income Sup...
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NUCLEAR ENERGY
Alberta, Saskatchewan sign agreement to share, swap information on nuclear energy
Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to share and swap information about nuclear power generation. The governments of the two provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding.The two sides agree to keep each other informed on supply chains, workforce development, fuel supply and regulations around reactor technologi...
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PARKING DEBATE
'Cruel and mean-spirited': NDP calls out government on paid parking for cancer patients
The story of a Prince Albert man frustrated that hospitals no longer offer free parking for cancer patients has made its way to the provincial legislature. Last month, paNOW, spoke with Prince Albert City Councillor Dennis Ogrodnick who took to social media to call out the government's decision to remove free parking p...
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Sask. Gov't firm on drug decriminalization, safe supply stance
Saskatchewan's government appears firm in its position to steer clear of implementing a safe drug supply or decriminalization as members watch B.C.'s drug policies unfold. "I know the members opposite want to desperately convince the communities across Saskatchewan that there is somehow some safe use of an illicit...
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Sask. child advocate highlights high number of youth suicide attempts
Saskatchewan's child advocate is shining a spotlight on the growing number of suicide attempts by young people in government care.In her annual report, Lisa Broda, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth, said her office was notified of 48 suicide attempts in 2023 which resulted in a "critical injury,"...
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Canada
Older adults' brains 'rewarded' by music they don't even like, B.C. researcher finds
BURNABY, B.C. - A researcher at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like. Sarah Faber says her work on how healthy brains respond to music as they age creates a baseline for future research...
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London Drugs rebuilding infrastructure after cybersecurity breach
VANCOUVER - Retailer London Drugs says it's rebuilding its data infrastructure with the help of leading third-party experts to bring its operations safely back online after a cybersecurity incident that has shut down stores for five days. The store says in a statement that there are billions of lines of data and code ...
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Quebec police can refuse to talk to and share notes with watchdog: Court of Appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court says police officers have the right to remain silent during investigations by the province's police watchdog. In a decision Tuesday, the Court of Appeal sided with the Quebec federation of municipal police officers and the Montreal police brotherhood against the provincial government. ...
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Lawyer says Surrey had pathway to keep RCMP but made 'no effort' to meet conditions
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey was given a pathway to retain the RCMP as its police force, but "made no effort at all" to meet conditions to do so. Trevor Bant told the B.C. Supreme Court that the city's plan to abandon a transition to the Surrey Police Service ...
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Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
QUESNEL, B.C. - Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., have voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book denying the harms of Canada's residential school system jeopardize the city's relationship with Indigenous communities. Coun. Scott Elliott made the motion, telling council that all the work...
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Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill 'has to be dismantled'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault has called on the police to dismantle the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal. His comments follow calls by McGill earlier this week for police to remove the dozens of tents that have been pitched on t...
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Agriculture
Changes to capital gains tax not for everyone
A national organization representing Canadian business is putting pressure on the federal government to clarify rules surrounding capital gains propos...
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High prices of farmland translates to higher rental rates
Farmland rental rates are keeping pace with the value of farmland across Canada. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) provides a rental rate analysis for all cult...
May 01, 2024
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Manitoba's livestock predation program received financial support
Wildlife attacks on livestock are a significant problem for Manitoba producers with over 2,000 livestock lost each year. Farmers and ranchers have bee...
Apr 30, 2024
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BASF provides $100,000 four rural Canadian organizations to support local initiatives
After a close race, four communities across Canada were named the winners of BASF's Growing Home program and are each awarded $25,000 to be used to fu...
Apr 30, 2024
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Agriculture Roundup for Monday, April 29, 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stated less than 33 per cent of the world's surface has mobile network coverage. That'...
Apr 29, 2024
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Listen: Manitoba summit looks at ways to eradicate wild pigs
The Wild Pig Summit was held this week in Brandon, Man. to help launch a strategy to control the feral pig population on the Prairies, as well as part...
Apr 26, 2024
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World News
Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in custody and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted chang...
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I-95 in Connecticut will close for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. The tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash Thursday on I-95 in southwest ...
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Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
PHOENIX (AP) - Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday. Hobbs says the repeal, signed Thursday, is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days ...
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Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. "Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disor...
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Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment on the UCLA campus. Thursday morning's law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud speakers if people did not disperse. Hundreds of people had gathered on campus, both inside...
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope. Officials in the city of Meizhou said three other people were unidentified, pending DNA testing. It wasn't immediat...
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