Author Archives: Syndicated Content

VANCOUVER - A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterl...

YORKTON - There is something about the idea of building a rocket ship and heading to the stars to battle evil that really tugs at the memories of youth. It’s all undoubtedly tied to Star Tr...

WINNIPEG - Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths o...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's efforts to revise Canada's national security strategy hit a snag when it became clear earlier this year that many of the assumptions underlying the work were "no long...

OTTAWA - A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader r...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and por...

WADENA — Dave Crook has been carving for most of his life.  The Wynyard man started by working with leather and wood. About 10 or 12 years ago, he said his grandson took him to a place near...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke Saturday about recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid. A readout about the call issued by the Prime Minister's Offic...

YORKTON — A rainfall warning is now in effect for parts of east-central Saskatchewan.  Environment Canada issued the advisory Oct. 11 at 3:22 p.m. Communities within 28 RMs are affecte...

YORKTON - Creating a better workplace is good for business, said Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Business Dinner speaker Jennifer Barroll, but it takes effort from everyone involved. “We are wh...