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Western Canadian Crop Production Show brings in nearly 17,000 to Saskatoon
The final numbers for the 37th Western Canadian Crop Production Show are in, and many braved the cold for the annual event. According to a release, nearly 17,000 people passed through the doors at Sas...
Jan 20, 2020 The annual Crop Production Week in Saskatoon attracted farmers from across the prairies to Prairieland Park on Jan. 10, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Armed Forces arrive in St. John's as state of emergency stretches into fourth day
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A state of emergency is stretching into its fourth day in St. John's, N.L., today as Armed Forces personnel prepare to help the city dig out from an unprecedented snowfall. Eas...
Jan 20, 2020
Saskatchewan to see above-normal temperatures
David Phillips delivered the good news Monday morning. "What we’re seeing is some — well, not tropical air, but compared to what you’ve had, it’s going to feel tropical," Envir...
Jan 20, 2020
'Make sure somebody knows about it:' SHHA on hotel human trafficking
The Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association (SHHA) is trying to raise awareness of human trafficking in hotels. Jim Bence, the SHHA's CEO and president, told Gormley many chains are implementin...
Jan 20, 2020 (Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association/Facebook)
RCMP arrests woman wanted in Sheena Billette death
The RCMP has arrested Kandi Rose Ratt on an accessory charge tied to the Dec. 23 death of Sheena Marie Billette. The Mounties located Ratt in Christopher Lake and took her into custody on Saturday. Th...
Jan 20, 2020 Kandi Rose Ratt (left) and Charlie Napthalie Charles (right) as seen in photos provided by RCMP on Jan. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
'Looked like a roman candle:' people witness fireball in Sask. sky
The Land of the Living Skies lived up to its name early Monday. A number of people said they witnessed a bright light with a tail shoot across the sky around 7:10 a.m. "All of a sudden you see this bi...
Jan 20, 2020 A dash cam captured a bright light shooting across the sky near Wakaw on Jan. 20th, 2019 (Chad Parenteau/submitted)
McGill principal defends decision not to divest after prof's resignation
MONTREAL - The principal of McGill university is defending the institution's commitment to reducing carbon emissions after a professor resigned over its refusal to divest from the fossil fue...
Jan 20, 2020
Trudeau to meet potential bridge-builder Pallister during cabinet retreat
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet today with the least hostile of conservative Prairie premiers, Manitoba's Brian Pallister. The tete-a-tete comes on the second day of a three-da...
Jan 20, 2020
Extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou begins today in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A court hearing begins today in Vancouver over the American request to extradite an executive of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on fraud charges. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou in 2018&...
Jan 20, 2020
Special Canada-China committee to hold first meeting in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada's fraught relationship with China will hold its first meeting today in Ottawa. The committee's creation was the resul...
Jan 20, 2020
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