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Sask. town's new shuttle vehicle among rural transportation projects funded in federal budget
Access to transportation will soon look a lot different for many living in small towns and First Nation communities in Saskatchewan.The federal government announced a $6.1-million grant to support 11 public transport projects across rural Saskatchewan in the budget this week.Ariel Haug, economic development officer for the town of Gravelbourg, Sask., said it can be tough to get from rural communities to the cities for appointments or other needs."If you're an older person and unable to drive, or
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Opposition party tables photos of rodent feces on floors inside Health Sciences Centre
Photos tabled in the House of Assembly on Thursday show troubling conditions inside the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, including what appears to be feces in hospital rooms. (Submitted by the PC Party of Newfoundland and Labrador)Photos tabled in the House of Assembly show troubling conditions inside Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hospital, including what appears to be rodent feces on hospital floors.The photos were tabled by PC health critic Barry Petten, who told the House they were
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VideoAP explains suspected Israeli strike on Iran
Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan after spotting drones. The commotion early Friday raised fears of a possible Israeli retaliatory strike following Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. The Associated Press' Jon Gambrell explains more.
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VideoMendes and Butterworth reunite for 'The Hills of California'
Director Sam Mendes and writer Jez Butterworth, who won the Oliver Award for best play with "The Ferryman," discuss their latest West End tale, "The Hills of California." The play, about four sisters, runs at London's Harold Pinter Theatre through June 15. (April 19)
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Federal government withdraws offer of 17 Alberta family court judges when province won't meet terms
The Alberta government says it won't revamp its court system to get federal funding for 17 judges dedicated to hearing family court cases.Ottawa now says that $10.9 million a year set aside for those Alberta family court judges is off the table and will be spent in superior court appointments across the country."It's profoundly disappointing that they offered those with a number of conditions attached to them," Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery said in a Wednesday interview. "Those condition
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Union calls for better training, support after assault reported at Saskatoon library
Police say two teenage girls assaulted an employee Monday at the Carlyle King Library on Laurier Drive in Saskatoon. Officers responded to the library just before 9 p.m. CST and found that the teens had fled the scene, police say. Officers located the suspects at a bus mall in the 300 block of Confederation Drive.Two girls aged 14 and 16 were charged with assault. Police say they believe the girls were intoxicated when they did the assault.Kent Peterson, president of the Canadian Union of Public
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Tabusintac fishermen fight for dredging to clear 'dangerous channel'
On a cloudy April afternoon, Weldon Harding is scanning the waters of Tabusintac Bay, in northeastern New Brunswick, from the back of a lobster fishing boat. He points out a long sandbar, indicating the start of a shallow channel to enter and exit the harbour."It's narrow, it's shallow and if you come in and it's rough, you hit the bottom and the next wave takes you and sinks you."As the boat passes near the gully at high tide, water levels on the marine depth sounder dip to just above one-and-a
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