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'Untimely and tragic': Calgary police cleared of wrongdoing in in-custody death
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Saskatoon
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Missing Sask. mushroom picker found dead
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Request for proposal issued for additional hip and knee surgeries: SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), along with the Ministry of Health, have issued a request for proposal (RFP) to provide additional hip and knee surgeries in Regina.
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Police investigating multiple bear spray incidents at Saskatoon Ex
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Regina
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Regina city councillor Terina Shaw stepping down from Safety and Well-Being committee
Regina Coun. Terina Shaw is stepping down from a city committee focused on improving community safety, following backlash surrounding her comments at meetings earlier this year.
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Sask. residents aged 18+ now eligible for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose
Saskatchewan residents 18 years and older are eligible to receive a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Regina driver fined nearly $600 for excessive speeding
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Atlantic
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Work is ongoing to save vandalized historic trees at Halifax Public Gardens
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Montreal
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Quebec launches another COVID-19 vaccination campaign for seniors
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Back-to-school season at Quebec colleges marked by shortage of teachers, support staff
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A new 'fiscal pact' with Montreal tops Mayor Plante's Quebec election wish list
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Kitchener
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64 animals dead following barn fire in Mapleton Township
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University students displaced by fire in Waterloo
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One dead after crash near Palmerston, Ont.
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