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Record year for organ and tissue donations in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has seen a record number of organ and tissue donations in recent months.According to the Ministry of Health, there were a record 30 deceased donors during the fiscal year running from Apr...
Jul 05, 2023
Wildfires remain a threat despite recent rainfall
Despite a lot of rain and some cooler temperatures hitting the province lately, the threat of wildfire still exists.According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), as of Wednesday morning, ...
Jul 05, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canadian government suspends advertising on Facebook, Instagram
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the federal government will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The decision comes after Meta began blocking Canadian news content on its Facebo...
Jul 05, 2023
Traffic camera revenue funds 114 safety projects around Sask.
Proceeds from photo radar are funding more than 100 traffic safety projects around Saskatchewan.A total of 114 projects in 106 separate communities have been approved through the Provincial Traffic Sa...
Jul 05, 2023
Three workers injured after ceiling collapses on Campus Drive
Three workers were sent to hospital Tuesday after part of a ceiling collapsed on them.According to police, officers, paramedics and firefighters responded to the industrial accident on Campus Drive, o...
Jul 05, 2023
Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right propaganda
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man is the first ever to be charged in Canada with terrorism and hate propaganda offences for advocating a violent, far-right ideology. RCMP say they arrested and charged 26-year-ol...
Jul 05, 2023
Canada follows peers, blasts Hong Kong bounties that include Edmonton-born activist
Ottawa is condemning Hong Kong officials for issuing bounties for the arrest of eight activists living abroad, days after Canada's peers slammed the move. Hong Kong's national-security law restricts c...
Jul 05, 2023
Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it
The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project. For two straig...
Jul 05, 2023
Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report
OTTAWA - The National Institute on Ageing has found that provincial long-term care standards vary drastically across the country and, in some cases, fall far short of new national standards released e...
Jul 05, 2023
Canadiens sign top draft pick David Reinbacher to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 194-pound defenceman from Austria, had 22 point...
Jul 05, 2023