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Special day
Elderly lovebirds tie the knot during ceremony in Rosthern
Family members and friends gathered at the Henry W. Friesen Chapel inside the Pineview Manor in Rosthern on Saturday to witness two of the home's residents get hitched. Ulrich Richter, 90, and Susan Neufeld, 82, became the town's newest couple, tying the knot after less than a year of knowing each other. "We liked...
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Crime
Man arrested in connection to homicide investigation in Prince Albert
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating a homicide. On Saturday, just before 2p.m., officers attended to a residence in the Unit Block of 28th St. W. for a family dispute with violence.On arrival officers located a deceased female and arrested a 29-year-old man for murder. Yellow police tape blocks off a stai...
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RED DRESS DAY
'More that needs to be done': P.A. to mark Red Dress Day with solemn ceremony
For more than two decades, Canadians have been coming together to remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. On Sunday, during Red Dress Day, community members and special guests will carry on that tradition in Prince Albert. The event will run from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sisters In Spirit monument on ...
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Court proceedings
Four people charged in connection to cocaine trafficking bust at Sandy Bay
Cocaine, guns and trafficking paraphernalia, were all found by police after searching a home in Sandy Bay.The search warrant was executed Thursday night and was the result of a continuing drug trafficking investigation by the RCMP.Sixteen grams of crack-cocaine were found divided into small packages.Four individuals we...
May 03, 2024
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Saskatchewan

Crime
RCMP Major Crimes charge Naicam man with second degree murder
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has charged a 57-year-old Naicam man following reports of a serious assault that happened in the community on Thursday. Melfort RCMP responded to the call at around 4:30 p.m. which happened at a residence on 3rd Ave. N. Upon arrival, officers found an injured male who was later pronounced...
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Riders
Tributes to Jim Hopson given by friends and family at Celebration of Life
Hundreds arrived dressed in their very best Roughrider green for Jim Hopson's Celebration of Life.Many fans dressed in Hopson's #52 jersey, as they entered through the doors of the Conexus Art Centre on Friday.Hopson helped transform the Saskatchewan Roughriders into a flagship franchise of Canadian football as the tea...
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legal agreements
Sask. legal aid lawyers and staff receive new contract
A new agreement announced by CUPE 1949 and Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission is being described as progressive and precedent-setting for employees delivering services to some of the province's most vulnerable people. "As staff at Legal Aid, we know first-hand how important the work we do is in supporting and secur...
May 04, 2024
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FIRST NATIONS POLICING
New funding announced for study to look at Indigenous policing for the PAGC
The reality of Indigenous-led policing in northern Saskatchewan took another big step. On Friday, the provincial and federal governments and Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), announced an investment of more than $1.4 million toward a study for implementing an Indigenous-led police s...
May 03, 2024
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NOT GOING ANYWHERE
Farm Credit Canada denies rumours its head office is moving out of Sask.
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is not relocating its head office from Regina to Quebec.FCC is Canada's largest farm lender and has operated out of Saskatchewan for around 60 years.In a news release Thursday, the Saskatchewan United Party said the organization is planning to relocate its headquarters."Multiple hi...
May 03, 2024
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orano
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...
May 02, 2024
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Canada

As Ottawa replaces watchdog for firms operating abroad, advocates urge full reform
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job. The Trudeau government replaced a monitor for the mining sector five years ago with what it called the Canadian...
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B.C. man wants homes for thousands of books he soon won't be able to read
VANCOUVER - In the 10 years since John William started to lose his vision, he's been finding new ways to enjoy his vast personal library. Right now, that involves glasses and a magnifying glass with bright lights illuminating the pages. But he says it's time to say goodbye to much of his collection, about 3,500 books...
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Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation. But even as he characterizes their plan as an "attack," his office is keeping tight-lipped about whether or not his party will vote in...
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Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee. Four times a year, members of Parliament get the chance to question the governor on monetary policy. At a time when inflation and interest rates are both high, MPs - par...
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Politics
Trudeau acknowledges charges in Nijjar killing, calls for commitment to democracy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the charges laid Friday in relation to the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Speaking Saturday at a Sikh Foundation of Canada gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Trudeau said Canadians have a fundamental right to live safely, free from discriminati...
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Trudeau acknowledges charges in Nijjar killing, calls for commitment to democracy
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the charges laid Friday in relation to the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking Saturday at a Sikh Foundation of Canada gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Trudeau said Canadians have a fundamental right to live safely, free from d...
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Agriculture

World News

Russo-Ukrainian War
Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained overnight by The Associated Press shows. The village has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.Russian troops have been advancing in the area, pounding Kyiv's depleted, ammunition-deprived force...
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Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
MIAMI (AP) - Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week - a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's trousers on April...
May 04, 2024
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Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of the three foreigners, but said the bodies were discovered duri...
May 04, 2024
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The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exit
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Denver in five games. Ham led Los Angeles to the Western Conference finals...
May 03, 2024
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New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state's youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state's negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held in solitary confinement as a teen. David Meehan went to police in 201...
May 03, 2024
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US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denies wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman released a statement Friday saying he and his wife "are innocent of these allegations." "Everything I have ...
May 03, 2024
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