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Songwriter pens new anthem to protest gold mine

St. MARY’S – Pictou native and Canadian recording artist Dave Gunning has literally added his voice to a rising chorus of complaint against gold mining in the St. Mary’s River valley.

First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture

As a kid, Delbert Good remembers that he would come home from a day of picking potatoes to find a meal made from the fruits of his family’s garden.
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement

Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement

USask-led study sequences genomes of 15 wheat varieties around the world
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
Santa Parade edition 23 held in city

Santa Parade edition 23 held in city

Not even COVID-19 could keep Santa Claus from visiting Yorkton today as the special guest at the 23 rd annual Santa Parade. That said the pandemic did mean some changes to the annual Yorkton Business Improvement District organized event.
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
Tractors a passion for retired farmer

Tractors a passion for retired farmer

Stan McKen has been involved with farming in one way, or another, all of his life, which is now coming up on 91 years as of next March. Stan farmed alongside his dad and took over farming following the death of his father in 1949.

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.
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