Saskatchewan news

• Public gets first 3D look at Regina's upcoming $2.5-billion renewable diesel, canola crushing plant

  08-11-2023 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL), in partnership with global pulse-processor and supplier AGT Foods, unveiled a 3D model and provided details of the Regina project. 
  
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• 'Act of heroism': Family says 2 men who fell through ice died trying to save children

  08-11-2023 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan family is mourning after the loss of three members, including a seven-year-old girl.
  
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• Saskatchewan radio talk show host John Gormley stepping away from the microphone

  08-11-2023 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A longtime Saskatchewan radio host is stepping away from the microphone after 25 years. John Gormley announced Wednesday that his last day on air will be Nov. 24.
  
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• $765K for event space at COP28 could be Sask. Party government's biggest trip expense ever

  08-11-2023 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is to spend up to $765,000 on an event space at a global climate conference in Dubai.
  
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• It started with a sandwich cookbook from 1909. Now, Barry Enderwick is TikTok's favourite sandwich historian

  08-11-2023 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Barry Enderwick, who posts on social media as Sandwiches of History, aims to recreate the recipes as exactly as possible, before adding a twist that turns the relic into a modern meal idea.
  
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• Bank of Canada officials split on need for more rate hikes, deliberations show

  08-11-2023 20:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada are very much still on the table as its governing council remains split on whether rates may need to rise further.
  
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• Lung cancer still biggest cancer killer, but death rates are improving, report finds

  08-11-2023 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's annual report on cancer statistics says more people with lung cancer are surviving.
  
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• Rise in antisemitic, Islamophobic threats has Canadians 'scared in our own streets,' PM says

  08-11-2023 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling out what he describes as a "terrifying" rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia across the country as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on.
  
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• Members of Shania Twain's road crew taken to hospital after bus rolls in southeastern Sask.

  08-11-2023 17:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Shania Twain's manager says members of her production crew were brought to hospital after their crew bus rolled in southeastern Saskatchewan on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Coach bus rollover on Highway 1 east of Wolseley, Sask., sends passengers to hospital

  08-11-2023 17:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Highway 1 east of Wolseley to the Manitoba border was closed on Wednesday morning, but has since reopened.
  
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• Coach bus rollover on Highway 1 east of Wolseley, Sask. sends multiple people to hospital

  08-11-2023 17:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Highway 1 is closed east of Wolseley to the Manitoba border.
  
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• Vaccine passport policies boosted COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada, study suggests

  08-11-2023 16:08 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 proof of vaccination requirements — commonly known as vaccine passports — led to more Canadians under 50 getting their first dose shortly after the policies were implemented, according to a newly published study by public health researchers.
  
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• Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda to be adapted into a live-action film

  08-11-2023 16:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game The Legend of Zelda, the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said Wednesday.
  
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• Dozens of travellers with disabilities report injuries, damaged wheelchairs while flying

  08-11-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News has received dozens of stories from people in wheelchairs describing mistreament by airlines, including a non-verbal man who was nearly dropped while being transferred to his seat, and who suffered a bloody wound on his elbow.
  
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• Honouring their bravery and dedication: Indigenous veterans have their special day

  08-11-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  They come from First Nations communities across Canada, and on Indigenous Veterans Day, Nov. 8, Canadians will have the opportunity to honour their unique contributions and bravery.
  
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• How northern Sask. communities plagued by high crime rates are trying to stifle the violence

  08-11-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Northern Saskatchewan communities are plagued by high crime rates. Some are searching for ways to combat the violence.
  
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• I'm a long-distance dad. So I went to Taylor Swift's movie alone, for my daughters

  08-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Jordan Kawchuk had promised his daughters that they’d watch Taylor Swift’s movie together. And they did — even if it wasn’t in the same theatre sitting side-by-side.
  
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• Despite climate pledges, Canada and other fossil fuel producers set to scale up production: report

  08-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is among a group of top fossil fuel-producing countries that are on pace to extract more oil and gas than would be consistent with agreed-upon targets designed to limit global warming, according to a new report released by the United Nations.
  
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• Saskatchewan's TIPP Line Report Resource For Environmental Violations | News and Media - Government of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatchewan's TIPP Line Report Resource For Environmental Violations | News and Media  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• Saskatchewan's TIPP Line Report Resource For Environmental ... - Government of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Saskatchewan is Increasing Minimum Age for Tobacco and Vapour ... - Government of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatchewan is Increasing Minimum Age for Tobacco and Vapour ...  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• Saskatchewan Employment Incentive to Support Low-Income ... - Government of Saskatchewan

  08-11-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatchewan Employment Incentive to Support Low-Income ...  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• Ontario's McDonald, Manitoba's Kurz lead Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

  08-11-2023 04:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Scott McDonald of the St. Thomas Curling Club and Kyle Kurz of the Fort Rouge Curling Club are unbeaten and pool leaders after three days and eight draws of action at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Swift Current, Sask.
  
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• Regina man's 2nd-degree murder trial hears first responder testimony about bloody crime scene

  08-11-2023 03:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A second-degree murder trial began this week at Regina's Court of King's Bench for Adam Hook, who is accused in the death of Jeffery Lehto nearly three years ago.
  
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• Students want you to recycle wrappers from your Halloween candy stash

  08-11-2023 01:14 via cbc.ca
  
  While many of us are still working our way through a giant stash of Halloween candy, some Regina students are trying to keep the wrappers out of the garbage. With more on their recycling efforts, here's the Douglas Park Green Team.
  
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• Canada gets low marks for opioid deaths, access to health care in OECD report

  08-11-2023 00:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada performs better than average on three-quarters of health status indicators, including life expectancy and preventable deaths from lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report comparing 38 high-income countries.
  
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