Saskatchewan

RCMP won't yet release names of four people found dead in home near Neudorf
The RCMP will not yet release the names of the four people found dead at a Saskatchewan farm, but said their families have been notified.980 CJME has confirmed the property near Neudorf where the four adults were found dead on Sunday is owned by JoAnne and Gary Bender.A news release from RCMP said said the initial inve...
Mar 27, 2024
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Outstanding achievement
Prince Albert singer receives Golden Buzzer on Canada's Got Talent
Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong has inspired an entire country.During Tuesday night's episode of Canada's Got Talent, Strong's audition resulted in her receiving the 'Golden Buzzer' and $25,000 from CIBC.(Citytv)Strong sang the song 'Stone Cold' by Demi Lovato. Immediately after her moving performance, she was asked by ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Moe to appear before Ottawa finance committee ahead of carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier will get a chance to make his voice heard in Ottawa.Scott Moe sent a letter Tuesday to the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, asking to appear before the committee no later than Thursday, ahead of the scheduled increase to the carbon tax which takes effect on Monday.Simi...
Mar 27, 2024
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Corrections
Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming a woman rushed to hospital last weekend had been sick for six days and may have died had they not called 9-1-1 on her b...
Mar 26, 2024
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Canada

Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups i...
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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with t...
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On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day - this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday in Surrey, B.C., that the government plans to provi...
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Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing
OTTAWA - New Brunswick's alternative to the federal carbon price would be to eventually ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal, Premier Blaine Higgs told a House of Commons committee Thursday. Higgs, appearing virtually before the...
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Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival
TORONTO - Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation said Thursday that Canadians can use the stamps to send greetings ahead ...
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Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization said it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada...
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