Sask. premier meets with feds on how to deal with Chinese canola tariffs | Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation weighing name change to honour Treaty 4 signatory | Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying
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Sask. premier meets with feds on how to deal with Chinese canola tariffs; China imposed a tariff of nearly 76 per cent on Canadian canola seed last week\.

Sask. premier meets with feds on how to deal with Chinese canola tariffs

August 21 , 2025 at 11:05:58 a.m. CST • :

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe met with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Kody Blois, and industry officials in Saskatoon Thursday to discuss China's steep new tariffs on Canadian canola seed.

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Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation weighing name change to honour Treaty 4 signatory; Chief Cheekuk signed Treaty 4 on behalf of the community that is now known as Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation\.

Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation weighing name change to honour Treaty 4 signatory

August 21 , 2025 at 05:18:31 p.m. CST • :

Some members of Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation are looking to change the name of their nation based on information about the band's original signatory to Treaty 4, Chief Cheekuk.

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Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying; A naloxone kit, used to temporarily reverse or reduce the effects of an opioid overdose\. In 2024, deaths from opioid use were down in Canada, though some provinces and territories still saw an increase\.

Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying

August 21 , 2025 at 05:37:51 p.m. CST • :

Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren't happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report.

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Disciplinary committee finds Regina doctor guilty of sexual impropriety with patients; Dr\. Imafidon Thomas Izekor worked for both Northgate Medical and Avonhurst Medical Clinics\.

Disciplinary committee finds Regina doctor guilty of sexual impropriety with patients

August 20 , 2025 at 04:57:33 p.m. CST • :

A Regina doctor has been found guilty by a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan disciplinary committee of professional misconduct with staff and patients, including engaging in sexual impropriety with two teenage patients.

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Meet the one of the strongest women in the world; A woman in glasses in a radio studio beside a photo of the same woman lifting a large anvil

Meet the one of the strongest women in the world

August 21 , 2025 at 08:04:48 a.m. CST • :

Saskatchewan's Jackie Osczevski is ranked as the second strongest woman in the world. She joined Saskatoon Morning to talk about her success and how she got into strength sports.

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Regina family of 9 sleeping at Toronto Pearson airport, flight delays continue; Man in blue shirt in airport  

August 20 , 2025 at 07:03:16 a.m. CST • :

Regina family of 9 sleeping at Toronto Pearson airport, flight delays continue

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Are gas vehicles really being banned in Canada? Let's fact check that; Composite image of Pierre Poilievre \(right\) and a pictorial representation of a car charging  

August 20 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Are gas vehicles really being banned in Canada? Let's fact check that

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The latest on Regina road construction; Drone photos of Regina road construction showing ring road, overpass, and Albert Street Bridge replacement  

August 20 , 2025 at 08:45:43 a.m. CST • :

The latest on Regina road construction

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50 Canadian fiction books we're excited about this fall; Here are the new Canadian novels and short story collections we can't wait to read this fall\.  

August 21 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

50 Canadian fiction books we're excited about this fall

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Tennis ball-sized hail falls in Radisson, Langham amid Sask.-wide extreme weather; Photographer Jeff Wizniak said he followed the monster storm from Hafford to Saskatoon Wednesday night\.  

August 21 , 2025 at 10:46:45 a.m. CST • :

Tennis ball-sized hail falls in Radisson, Langham amid Sask.-wide extreme weather

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August 19 , 2025 at 04:20:57 p.m. CST • :

North Battleford councillor resigns after pleading guilty to assault

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August 20 , 2025 at 03:11:06 p.m. CST • :

Cote First Nation rug maker says craft is hard on the hands, but a balm for mental health

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August 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

'Can't say thank you enough,' Beauval mayor says as international firefighters leave Sask.

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August 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame honours Sherman Cottingham

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August 21 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Ontario pipeline corridor proposal faces pushback over lack of Indigenous consultation, environmental risks

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