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A labour of love

A labour of love

Cooking for someone is a labour of love. We’ve all heard this phrase, but I hadn’t given it much thought until today when sadly, it flitted across my mind that I should make a yummy apple crumble for Dad’s supper. I love my father with all my heart.
Better biology approaches to bolster beef production

Better biology approaches to bolster beef production

$16.85M boost for USask research
CAA Worst Road Campaign wraps up April 28

CAA Worst Road Campaign wraps up April 28

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Employees reveal what would ease their transition back on-site

Employees reveal what would ease their transition back on-site

More companies are calling workers back to the office, but will they readily return? A new study by global staffing firm Robert Half shows that about one in three professionals (33 per cent) currently working from home due to the pandemic would look
Ex-chief justice says Canada needs social media regulator with take-down power

Ex-chief justice says Canada needs social media regulator with take-down power

Canada needs an independent agency to regulate social media with the power to order offending material to be taken down, says Beverly McLachlin, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Statement by the Prime Minister on the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

Statement by the Prime Minister on the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the third anniversary of the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos: "Three years ago, 16 people were killed and 13 more injured when a bus carrying the Humboldt Bro
SaskPower: How small modular reactors fit in the mix

SaskPower: How small modular reactors fit in the mix

When the Saskatchewan government was handed a defeat at the Supreme Court of Canada in its battle against a federal carbon tax, Premier Scott Moe spoke of the implementation of small modular reactors, or SMRs, taking the nuclear power route to reduce
Trial set for woman accused of abducting baby

Trial set for woman accused of abducting baby

A trial is set for a woman accused of abducting a four-month old baby boy. Tori Sutherland, 26, is charged with break and enter, assault, abduction of a child, and breach of a release order.
Buffalo Narrows man appears in M.L. court on murder charges

Buffalo Narrows man appears in M.L. court on murder charges

A Buffalo Narrows man charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 death of Jason Chartier had more court appearances. Robert Young, 67, appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court March 17 and Feb. 17 with the matter being adjourned both times.
BATC to hold vaccinations at Dekker Centre starting April 12

BATC to hold vaccinations at Dekker Centre starting April 12

Plans are under way to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the public at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts starting on April 12.
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