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Spring road bans begin: Reduce load weights

Spring road bans begin: Reduce load weights

Winter weights removed later this month.
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Iffley Hatherleigh Road residents protest proposed power line

Iffley Hatherleigh Road residents protest proposed power line

"This is no longer a democracy. We may as well be communist China," says Louise Reiter, currently standing with her neighbours against SaskPower's plans to build a 138-kilovolt powerline to service Strathcona Resources Ltd. oilfield operations.
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Province increasing oversight of registered independent schools

Province increasing oversight of registered independent schools

Daily Leg Update - Minister Duncan announces new amendments to regulations, strengthening oversight of all registered independent schools in the province.
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Nature is Awesome - Chickadee-dee-dee!

Nature is Awesome - Chickadee-dee-dee!

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'She's a story': Celebrate women's lives with Jackie Kroczynski

'She's a story': Celebrate women's lives with Jackie Kroczynski

North Battleford musician celebrates International Women's Day.
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New policy: Know how loud is too loud

New policy: Know how loud is too loud

Get your vehicle tested free of charge.
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Funding coming for second stage shelters in Saskatchewan

Funding coming for second stage shelters in Saskatchewan

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre indicates money will be in the 2023 budget, but few details yet.
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Video: Bright light in Saskatoon helps uncover anti-cancer compounds

Video: Bright light in Saskatoon helps uncover anti-cancer compounds

Attacking cancer cells from the inside out
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Sask. intervenes in court challenge of fed plastics ban

Sask. intervenes in court challenge of fed plastics ban

Daily Leg Update: Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre calls federal plastics ban an intrusion into provincial jurisdiction.
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Sask Party, NDP not likely to take hefty MLA pay raise

Sask Party, NDP not likely to take hefty MLA pay raise

Indication is changes are coming to a 6.8 per cent increase in MLA salaries, tied to Consumer Price Index.
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