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USask: Extreme rain has increased

USask: Extreme rain has increased

The frequency of downpours of heavy rain – which can lead to flash floods, devastation, and outbreaks of waterborne disease – has increased across the globe in the past 50 years, research led by the Global Institute for Water Security at the Universi
Would-be turtle-smuggler fined $18,000

Would-be turtle-smuggler fined $18,000

CNW - Environmental crime is a serious and growing international problem. The poaching and illegal trade of wild plants and animals is estimated to be worth over $155 billion USD per year and rising.
Woodrow receives Terry Fox award

Woodrow receives Terry Fox award

Submitted Allysa Woodrow, who has been recognized as the Junior Citizen of the Year, a CTV Hometown Hero, and won the SaskTel Indigenous Youth Award of Excellence in the Community Service category, has now learned she is the recipient of the 2019 Ter
Cut Knife embroidery artist takes wins at national seminar

Cut Knife embroidery artist takes wins at national seminar

Submitted Marcella Pedersen of Cut Knife makes the Embroidery Association of Canada Seminar her annual holiday as it takes place in a different province each year.
Land-based learning promoted in new book

Land-based learning promoted in new book

Submitted CUMBERLAND HOUSE – This fall, Saskatchewan teachers will have a new curriculum resource to shift learning beyond the classroom walls and out on to the land thanks to a new book published by a Cumberland House teacher and her students.
Who’s smarter, humans or computers?

Who’s smarter, humans or computers?

Students from Bready Elementary School and Battleford Central School were at Discovery Co-op Mall on Thursday, showing off their schoolwork.
Planned power outage on Humboldt's Ogilvie Avenue and King Crescent

Planned power outage on Humboldt's Ogilvie Avenue and King Crescent

HUMBOLDT — Residents of Humboldt’s Ogilvie Avenue and King Crescent will be without power for around an hour. SaskPower is planning an outage on June 3 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm for system maintenance.
Major challenges ahead for oil industry - local oilman

Major challenges ahead for oil industry - local oilman

There is optimism for the future of the oil industry in Canada, but there are some major challenges that need to be dealt with first, said Weyburn oilman Dan Cugnet in an interview.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued northeast of Humboldt (Update: alert ended)

Severe thunderstorm warning issued northeast of Humboldt (Update: alert ended)

RMs OF ST. PETER, LAKE LENORE AND THREE LAKES — Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the communities of Muenster, Lake Lenore, Middle Lake, St. Benedict and St. Brieux, as well as the RMs of St.
Climate change delegates visit SaskPower carbon capture facility

Climate change delegates visit SaskPower carbon capture facility

Submitted Saskatchewan’s global leadership on carbon capture and sequestration technology was showcased for visiting members of a COP24 delegation this week.
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