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Compostable plastic is booming in Canada — but it may still end up in landfills

Bio-based plastics, most of them compostable to some degree, are proliferating across Canada. Yet millions of compostable cups, containers and bags will probably still end up in landfills. It’s a crisis driven, in part, by bad communication.
New mayor a milestone for La Ronge council and country

New mayor a milestone for La Ronge council and country

Colin Ratushniak has a lot to be excited about right now. The new mayor of La Ronge took the election with 406 of the 777 votes cast in the northern town. The remaining 371 votes split among the three other mayoral candidates.

Outlook town council previous minutes & motions

The Outlook has obtained the adopted minutes of the November 4 meeting of Outlook’s town council.
Sask. reports 351 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

Sask. reports 351 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

There are 115 in hospital
New physician training program at USask supports child mental health

New physician training program at USask supports child mental health

SASKATOON – A new program at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Medicine is helping Saskatchewan physicians and nurse practitioners better support pediatric mental health needs in the province.
102 Fraser River estuary species at risk of extinction, researchers warn

102 Fraser River estuary species at risk of extinction, researchers warn

More than 100 animal species in the Fraser River estuary, the largest on the Pacific coast of North America, could face extinction within a couple of decades without swift multilateral, multi-government action, a new University of British Columbia (U
Theatres reopen as province reverses COVID-19 restriction on consuming concessions in auditoriums

Theatres reopen as province reverses COVID-19 restriction on consuming concessions in auditoriums

Estevan– Less than 48 hours after public health orders decreed that movie theatres could still sell food and drink, but it couldn’t be consumed in the auditoriums, theatre operators received word from the provincial Business Response Team that partic
Sask. records 45th COVID-19-related death

Sask. records 45th COVID-19-related death

There are 197 new cases Saturday

The transition to renewable energy relies on mining. Can it be done responsibly?

It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a zero-emissions electric vehicle silently cruising the streets sounded like something out of The Jetsons.

Offshore drilling in marine refuge guided by ‘best available science,’ regulator says

Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil regulator says it expects the “best available science” will be followed when determining the environmental impact of drilling in a fragile Atlantic marine refuge.
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