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Sask. premier says 30-day pause on tariffs good for all of North America; Experts say Trump's tariffs could devastate the auto industry\.

Sask. premier says 30-day pause on tariffs good for all of North America

February 3 , 2025 at 10:49:45 a.m. CST • :

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he was happy to hear that U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods would be paused for 30 days.

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Lightsaber battle trainer Luke-ing to book more sessions due to high demand; A red and blue lightsaber sit crossed on the floor\.

Lightsaber battle trainer Luke-ing to book more sessions due to high demand

February 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. CST • :

The Spirit of the Dragon Martial Arts School in Regina held a two-hour lightsaber training class for 25 students over the weekend. The idea was to encourage exercise and physical movement by teaching students some of the moves used in the iconic Star Wars movie franchise.

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Sask. RCMP investigates record number of homicides in 2024; File - A sign noting the location of RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Sask\.

Sask. RCMP investigates record number of homicides in 2024

February 3 , 2025 at 05:24:29 p.m. CST • :

The Saskatchewan RCMP investigated a record number of homicides last year. According to an RCMP report, there were 38 homicide files involving 40 victims in 2024.

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Debden, Sask., struggles to keep post office open amid bilingual requirement; Local residents in Debden Saskatchewan are frustrated over frequent closures of the post office\.

Debden, Sask., struggles to keep post office open amid bilingual requirement

February 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Residents of Debden, a small village in northern Saskatchewan, are calling on Canada Post to remove the bilingualism requirement to keep their post office open. The position for the head of the post office has been vacant for over nine months after the retirement of the previous postmaster.

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How will Trump's 'broligarchy' impact your use of social media?; President Donald Trump at his 2024 inauguration ceremony

How will Trump's 'broligarchy' impact your use of social media?

February 2 , 2025 at 07:00:00 p.m. CST • :

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg had a front row seat at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. And when TikTok returned to U.S. users after it was nearly banned, a pop-up message on the app credited Trump with its return. So, what influence can the growing connection between the new U.S. administration and these tech media executives have on Canadians? The Morning Edition talked to Brian McQuinn from the department of politics and international studies at the University of Regina and co-director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict.

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'People are going to die': Councillor walks Saskatoon's streets at night for insight on homelessness crisis; Ward 3 Coun\. Robert Pearce said he wanted to learn about homelessness from an Indigenous leader and that what he learned about the crisis concerns him\.  

February 2 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

'People are going to die': Councillor walks Saskatoon's streets at night for insight on homelessness crisis

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Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., company teams up with flies-as-food startup to provide fish guts as feed; The Île-à-la-Crosse Fish Company deal involves grinding up unused fish waste to feed to the black soldier flies before the insects lay eggs\.  

February 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., company teams up with flies-as-food startup to provide fish guts as feed

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Prince Albert man who beat, set fire to Marlene Bird in 2014 given statutory release; Marlene Bird is shown in this undated handout provided by radio station CKBI\. A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked Bird and set her on fire more than a decade ago has been granted statutory release with conditions\.  

February 1 , 2025 at 10:31:54 a.m. CST • :

Prince Albert man who beat, set fire to Marlene Bird in 2014 given statutory release

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Does Saskatchewan need coal to keep the lights on?; The coal-powered Boundary Dam Power Station, operated by SaskPower, is shown on June 22, 2024\. The photo is taken from a boat floating in the Boundary Dam Resevoir near Estevan, Sask\.   

February 1 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Does Saskatchewan need coal to keep the lights on?

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Doctor's lawsuit against Sask. Health Authority alleges discrimination at Regina General Hospital; Dr\. Amos Akinbiyi is taking the Saskatchewan Health Authority to court, suing the authority and a number of its employees for breach of contract, intentional infliction of mental suffering, intimidation, conspiracy and defamation\.  

January 31 , 2025 at 05:05:00 a.m. CST • :

Doctor's lawsuit against Sask. Health Authority alleges discrimination at Regina General Hospital

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February 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

College orders retraining for Regina family doctor who prescribed ivermectin for COVID-19

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February 1 , 2025 at 11:36:40 a.m. CST • :

Who stabbed whom: Final arguments at Saskatoon murder trial blame different attackers

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February 2 , 2025 at 07:16:24 a.m. CST • :

Donald Trump has ruptured the Canada-U.S. relationship. To what end? And what comes next?

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February 1 , 2025 at 05:00:59 p.m. CST • :

Sask. farmers face uncertainty, lower prices for crops in light of 25% U.S. tariffs

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January 31 , 2025 at 08:56:44 p.m. CST • :

Canada's Kingsbury, Schwinghammer win World Cup moguls gold

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