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Thousands of plants blooming in tucked-away greenhouse will soon cover Wascana gardens, Government House (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
The flower beds at Wascana Park and Government House in Regina may be empty right now, but crews are hard at work behind the scenes, preparing thousands of flowers and greenery for planting season. But where do all those plants come from?
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Regina city council kicks decision on lowering speed limit in Cathedral neighbourhood down the road (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
A decision on the creation of a community safety zone in the Cathedral neighbourhood will have to wait until next month, after Regina city council spent more than four hours on Wednesday debating the larger subject of a "Vision Zero" framework.
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New truckers in Canada aren't being trained well enough. How do we fix that? (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
There’s an "urgent" need to improve training for truck drivers, a new report suggests, and new drivers who have not received adequate training are making Canada's roads less safe.
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She left Chile for a fresh start in Saskatoon. Now, her life is on a roll (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
Barbara Elliott-Gomez moved to Saskatoon from Chile in 2022. Elliott-Gomez looked for fun things to do before arriving in Canada, and roller derby caught her eye.
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Ottawa failing to meet Jordan's Principle deadlines for First Nations kids' care most of the time (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
Indigenous Services Canada is taking longer to respond to requests to help First Nations children, which critics say is putting lives at risk.
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That offer to buy your time-share could be from a Mexican drug cartel (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
One of Mexico's biggest drug cartels is targeting Canadian time-share owners with an elaborate phone fraud. And experts say there is little anyone can do about it.
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Equity-seeking Olympians team up to create better support for competing moms (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
While the opportunity for Olympian parents to access a nursery may indicate progress at the Games, many women athletes continue to feel under supported, under-resourced, and underfunded during their family planning and motherhood years.
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Trudeau says Sask. premier is fighting CRA on carbon tax, wishes him 'good luck with that' (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s decision to stop collecting and remitting carbon taxes collected on natural gas has put him in direct conflict with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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Sask. family can't afford trips to Toronto for specialists not available at home (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
The Weber family visited the Legislature Wednesday to describe the financial struggling of going out-of-province to find specialist care for their 16-year-old son, Zach. Saskatchewan has lost its gastroenterologists over the past couple years, but is currently finalizing contracts for two and recruiting more.
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How some Sask. communities are preparing for the 2024 wildfire season (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Last year was one of the most severe on record for wildfires in Saskatchewan.
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