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 The suspect is described as in his early 20s, approximately six feet tall with a slim build, wearing black pants and a white-and-black T-shirt. 

Your morning kick-off for Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Daily Leg Update - New changes to The Employment Program Regulations designed to remove the red tape in allowing international workers to work in Saskatchewan.

Around 80 employers on hand at Queensbury Convention Hall, looking for workers.

Over $277,000 in funding to nine communities awarded through Grey Cup Festival Legacy Grant Program.

Charge of committing an indecent act at the swimming pool still stands.

Michelle Good, Indigenous lawyer and author of Five Little Indians wonders 'what non-Indigenous people could do with their privilege if they raised their voices and wouldn't shut up.'

When Michelle Good was young, she wanted to be a lawyer because she dreamed of justice. It wasn't until years later, after becoming an activist, and even later, an author of Five Little Indians, she realized it wasn't.

The money raised with LSSD's new fund will help take education 'into the next generation,' and will be used for nutrition, extra-curricular activities, and truth and reconciliation initiatives.

Masking policy will return to pre-pandemic in Sask. Health Authority facilities.