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Caveat lector: how to be your own news champion

Know any Latin? Probably not; it is a dead language, after all. But there’s one phrase you may have at least heard of: caveat emptor . It means, literally, “let the buyer beware.
Although closed to the public, work continues at the Kamsack Powerhouse Museum

Although closed to the public, work continues at the Kamsack Powerhouse Museum

If a silver lining can be found within this massive COVID-19 disruption, there might be a hint of it in the experience of Kamsack’s Powerhouse Museum board which has used the closure of the facility to the public as unencumbered time for cleaning and

B.C. gives Pacific BioEnergy green light to log rare inland rainforest for wood pellets

Sean O’Rourke was hiking in B.C.’s globally rare inland rainforest this spring when pink flagging tape indicating a planned cutblock caught his eye.
Separating the good from the bad

Separating the good from the bad

In recent years, Niagara’s wine grape harvest has seen a collision between tradition and technology in the field. While some wine grapes are harvested by hand each fall, most will, quite literally, be rattled off the vine by towering machines.
Labrador Innu suing Hydro-Québec for $4 billion over Churchill Falls

Labrador Innu suing Hydro-Québec for $4 billion over Churchill Falls

The Innu Nation of Labrador is seeking $4 billion in damages from Hydro-Québec over the Upper Churchill project.
Toronto to examine expanding public uses of municipal golf course lands

Toronto to examine expanding public uses of municipal golf course lands

In response to several residents and local groups arguing for alternative use of public golf courses, the City of Toronto is looking at exploring options for public outdoor recreational use for the community.

Manitoba First Nations leaders respond to provincial throne speech

Manitoba First Nations leaders shared their response to Wednesday’s provincial speech from the throne.
Indigenous communities lock down as COVID-19 spikes in northern Saskatchewan

Indigenous communities lock down as COVID-19 spikes in northern Saskatchewan

Indigenous communities in northeast Saskatchewan are experiencing a spike in cases of COVID-19 tied to evangelical church meetings in Prince Albert where more than 100 people have been gathering to worship, often without face masks or following socia
COVID numbers in Sask. spike upwards

COVID numbers in Sask. spike upwards

Thirty-four cases across province, 11 in central east area
NDP release “People First” election platform

NDP release “People First” election platform

Saskatoon– The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) announced it complete 2020 election platform in Saskatoon on Oct. 9, focusing on “People First.
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