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How homeowners can save energy, money from the feds' climate plan

In hopes of getting the country to meet its 2030 emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other ministers announced a climate plan on Dec. 11 that includes an investment of $2.

Should the price of meat reflect its impact on the environment?

Meat is expensive — but we’re still paying far less for it than the cost of its environmental impact, according to a study released this week.

Jim Clayton's live online Piano Bar performances help beat COVID-19 blues

Perhaps a little jazz will help the COVID-19 blues. Canadian jazz musician and local resident Jim Clayton’s nightly online Piano Bar has attracted thousands of followers for just that reason.
Ten deaths and 208 new cases related to COVID-19 reported today

Ten deaths and 208 new cases related to COVID-19 reported today

Today’s data update includes information for Dec. 28, and 29 for Sask.
“We can do better” — humans the leading cause of orca deaths: study

“We can do better” — humans the leading cause of orca deaths: study

Human interactions are the leading cause of untimely death among B.C.’s killer whales, a new study suggests.
Ice cross attracts 'Canuck' Croxall

Ice cross attracts 'Canuck' Croxall

When it comes to pure fun in sports few offer up bigger portions than ice cross downhill.
Sask. comic series focuses on dinosaurs

Sask. comic series focuses on dinosaurs

You don’t necessarily think of Saskatchewan as the home for a comic book based on dinosaurs yet that is exactly the case thanks to writer Brayden Martens.
Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program introduced at USask’s University Library

Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program introduced at USask’s University Library

SASKATOON – The first position of its kind at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and unique in the province, the Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program at the University Library is slated to begin as a six-week pilot on Jan. 4, 2021.
Update: Missing 25-year-old man found at the Alameda Dam: Carnduff RCMP

Update: Missing 25-year-old man found at the Alameda Dam: Carnduff RCMP

UPDATE: The Saskatchewan RCMP Underwater Recovery Team located today, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the body of the 25-year-old man who went missing on the Alameda reservoir . His family and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service have been notified.
Sask. reports seven more COVID-19-related deaths

Sask. reports seven more COVID-19-related deaths

559 new cases for Dec. 25, 26 and 27, with 182 in hospital
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