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• Sask. government vows to 'build and protect' province in throne speech

  25-10-2023 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The speech outlines the government's agenda for the session ahead.
  
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• This archive of photographs shows Black Canadians 'in the light in which they deserved to be shown'

  25-10-2023 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  In his archival collection, which predates the founding of Upper Canada in 1791 and includes materials up to the middle of the last century, historian Alvin McCurdy showcased Black Canadians in a positive and deserving light.
  
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• Bombers' Oliveira, CFL rushing leader, up for outstanding player and top Canadian awards

  25-10-2023 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian running back Brady Oliveira on Wednesday earned the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' nod for CFL most outstanding player honours in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  
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• Poilievre touts anti-vaccine mandate bill while promising 'bodily autonomy' for all Canadians

  25-10-2023 19:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rose in the House of Commons Tuesday to urge other MPs to adopt legislation that would prohibit Ottawa from again imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public.
  
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• MPs defeat Pierre Poilievre-backed anti-vaccine mandate bill

  25-10-2023 19:30 via cbc.ca
  
  MPs overwhelmingly voted to kill a bill Wednesday pushed by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre that would have banned Ottawa from again imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public.
  
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• Saskatchewan's Children and Youth Strategy | Saskatchewan Health Initiatives - Government of Saskatchewan

  25-10-2023 19:07 via news.google.com
  Saskatchewan's Children and Youth Strategy | Saskatchewan Health Initiatives  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• Rally in Regina aims to draw attention to Sask. nurse shortage

  25-10-2023 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Nurses, nursing students and members of the public rallied in Wascana Park over the lunch hour on Wednesday to draw attention to nurse shortages in the province.
  
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• Hundreds expected to rally in Regina to draw attention to Sask. nurse shortage

  25-10-2023 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says hundreds of nurses, nursing students and members of the public are expected to rally in Wascana Park over the lunch hour on Wednesday.
  
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• UN secretary-general says comments on Hamas attack were 'misrepresented,' as Israel retaliates with visa ban

  25-10-2023 17:10 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the United Nations' most senior officials said on Wednesday his comments around the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas were not intended to justify the initial attack by Hamas earlier this month.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds rate steady but warns more increases are possible — even as markets bet they're done

  25-10-2023 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After raising its benchmark lending rate 10 times since last year, the Bank of Canada has now held the rate steady for two meetings in a row, a sign the central bank may be content to stand on the sidelines for a while.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds rate steady and warns more increases still possible — even as signs mount they're over

  25-10-2023 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After raising its benchmark lending rate 10 times since last year, the Bank of Canada has now held the rate steady for two meetings in a row, a sign the central bank may be content to stand on the sidelines for a while.
  
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• Sask. liver doctor who splits time with military trauma duties says more support needed

  25-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has a severe shortage of doctors trained to treat liver disease. The Canadian military is also short of combat medical specialists. Dr. Nabeel Samad is trying to help on both fronts.
  
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• Brain injury and addiction claimed her son's life. Now she's pushing for improved care

  25-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  If passed, private member's Bill C-277 could trigger the creation of a pan-Canadian strategy on brain injury prevention and treatment. A group of brain injury survivors, family members and researchers are in Ottawa this week lobbying for just that.
  
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• Canada's major food companies say they care about animal welfare. Here's how they actually perform

  25-10-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  All of A&W's pork now comes from pigs that aren't confined to crates, while Tim Hortons has pushed back its deadline for serving cage-free eggs, according to a new report scoring Canadian food companies on their commitments to animal welfare.
  
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• As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food banks

  25-10-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report from Food Banks Canada released Wednesday says the number of people using food banks this spring reached its highest point since it began collecting data in 1989 — and about 17 per cent of them were employed.
  
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• How to carve your pumpkin like a pro

  25-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Feeling a little inadequate when it comes to your pumpkin-carving skills? Well, this could be the Halloween you turn heads with that jack-o-lantern on your front porch.
  
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• White City, Sask., continues calls for high school in community

  25-10-2023 02:22 via cbc.ca
  
  White City's mayor says land has already been allocated for a new high school, but the province hasn't committed to building one.
  
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• Sask. pharmacists encourage people to hand over expired, unused prescription drugs

  25-10-2023 02:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Do you have any expired or unused prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet? If so, pharmacists across the province want you to hand them over, instead of throwing them out or flushing them down the toilet.
  
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• Have you got your winter tires on?

  25-10-2023 01:02 via cbc.ca
  
  With Saskatchewan getting its first snowfall of the season Tuesday, we asked some locals about winter tires.
  
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• Saskatoon zoo hopes to keep zebras safe and happy in the coming winter freeze

  25-10-2023 00:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Five zebras are calling Saskatoon their home following after they were seized from a rural location by conservation officers. Since then the animals have been kept by the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. But extra building, and funding, will be required to keep them happy and healthy.
  
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