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Opposition NDP blasts second quarter fiscal report

Opposition NDP blasts second quarter fiscal report

Trent Wotherspoon slams Sask Party government’s “awful” management of finances following news of a deficit situation
Battlefords RCMP Gang unit arrests wanted woman, finds two others wanted

Battlefords RCMP Gang unit arrests wanted woman, finds two others wanted

Police had obtained a search warrant to enter the home after determining a woman wanted in Alberta was there. Once inside, they found two other people wanted by Battlefords RCMP.
MLA Jennifer Bowes apologizes after liking Instagram post

MLA Jennifer Bowes apologizes after liking Instagram post

Bowes, the NDP MLA for Saskatoon University, issues statement after liking a post on Instagram last week that was seen as promoting anti-Semitism.
Kinsmen TeleMiracle donates $50,000 to BUH Foundation

Kinsmen TeleMiracle donates $50,000 to BUH Foundation

Several BUH departments will be getting new updated medicine sorting machines in 2024 as a part of the BUH Foundation's, 'Medication Matters' campaign, the largest in its 30 year history.
NBDF respond to early morning garage fire Nov. 24

NBDF respond to early morning garage fire Nov. 24

Nov. 24 fire consumes two garages in the early morning
Shelly Palmer - AI and the End of Humanity

Shelly Palmer - AI and the End of Humanity

Calm yourself. Humanity is safe.
Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Drought conditions, potash prices are impacts cited in 2023-24 midyear report from Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer
North Battleford residents give from the heart

North Battleford residents give from the heart

Process Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in Calgary.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Statistics Canada will release its labour force survey report for November on Friday.
Cut Knife RCMP seeking information on death of pedestrian

Cut Knife RCMP seeking information on death of pedestrian

On Nov. 24, RCMP received a report of a collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 40, approximately two km east of Cut Knife.
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