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Provincial affairs reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. CAJ National Director, Saskatchewan Region, Data, politics & freedom of information requests. Cat dad. He/him.

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Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal Lack of public consultation means project that would have consumed as much power as Edmonton won’t go ahead — for now

A massive data centre — the largeset in Canada — proposed for Olds, Alberta, has been rejected. At least for now. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-ce...

06.03.2026 20:26 👍 50 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 0

The driver did not have a permit and Willems said the excavator would've hit even if bridge was 10 feet higher

06.03.2026 19:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excavator on semi trailer smashes into overpass on Saskatoon's Circle Drive | CBC News Traffic has slowed to a crawl in the southeast corner of Circle Drive in Saskatoon after last night's collision, with more delays on the way for infrastructure repair.

Dan Willems, Director of Technical Services for the City of Saskatoon, called the man who drove a semi hauling an excavator into the overpass a "blockhead" in a news conference.

10/10 quote. No notes.
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06.03.2026 19:53 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Sask. defends trade lobbying contracts, including with Stephen Harper's consulting firm | CBC News Saskatchewan's trade and export minister says the lobbying firms work in concert with the province's existing trade offices.

Trade minister confirms lobbying agency helped secure meeting between premier and American cabinet officials
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06.03.2026 19:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for reading and for saying that!

06.03.2026 16:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The supposed explosion of the federal public service looks less explosive if you put it in per capita numbers and draw a line graph back to the mid-80s.

06.03.2026 14:36 👍 118 🔁 62 💬 5 📌 5
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"Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn."

What.
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06.03.2026 14:23 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

No expected cost increase.

06.03.2026 14:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Dairy group to seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese' | CBC News A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingred...

They are only cheese curds if they come from the Quebec region of Canada.
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06.03.2026 14:14 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 5
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Sask. parents, providers frustrated over eligibility change to $10-a-day daycare | CBC News Parents and daycare providers in Saskatchewan say the province told them for months that Kindergartners turning six this year would be eligible for $10-dollar-a-day daycare under a new deal with the f...

Sask. parents, providers frustrated over eligibility change to $10-a-day daycare
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06.03.2026 14:01 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Google tipped off authorities to illicit images in Canadian doctor's account, search warrants say | CBC News Internet giant Google tipped off authorities that an account in the name of Canadian public-health doctor David Poon had uploaded suspected child sexual abuse images, according to court documents, ult...

Google tipped off authorities to illicit images in Canadian doctor's account, search warrants say
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06.03.2026 13:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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City of Regina's plan for fluoride in its water delayed until 2027 | CBC News In 2021, city council approved a plan to add fluoride in the face of strong scientific evidence of its benefits, which include cavity reduction.

Scooplet: The City of Regina's plan to add fluoride in its water has been delayed until 2027
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06.03.2026 13:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2

Meteorologist Rodney Barney told me this morning on CBC that Gander, N.L. has had about 480 cm of snow so far this winter. Wow! #nlwx

06.03.2026 12:34 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Rural municipalities association speaks out against proposed SaskPower rate hike | CBC News The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is pushing back against a proposed rate hike from SaskPower.

Rural municipalities association speaks out against proposed SaskPower rate hike
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06.03.2026 01:55 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Legion 'regrets' banning darts league over alleged feces on floor A recreational darts league has lost its home at the Oromocto Legion following a dispute that includes an accusation of someone defecating on the washroom floor.

There's a lot to unpack in this headline.

Legion 'regrets' banning darts league over alleged feces on floor
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05.03.2026 16:44 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
How oil's volatile price is affecting the Saskatchewan budget
How oil's volatile price is affecting the Saskatchewan budget YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan

WATCH: Why the volatile price of oil can help, or hurt, the Saskatchewan budget
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05.03.2026 00:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why the volatile price of oil can help, or hurt, the Saskatchewan budget | CBC News Saskatchewan's finance minister has said the government's best budget contingency is to 'not rely too much on natural resources,' while the official Opposition calls for more fiscal transparency.

Why the volatile price of oil can help, or hurt, the Saskatchewan budget
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04.03.2026 23:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Officer's Jeep seen with symbol ‘appropriated by’ neo-Nazis, group says, after Hamilton police OK him to work | CBC News A Hamilton community group is calling for action after it says a resident discovered a police officer's vehicle is once again displaying a sticker “associated with white nationalist extremism." Police...

A Hamilton police officer, back at work after he was investigated for sharing racist and extremist content online, is again displaying a sticker "associated with white nationalist extremism" on his vehicle, a community group says.

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04.03.2026 13:53 👍 25 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1
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Time running out in Canada for man who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash | CBC News Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the man responsible for the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, could be deported to India within weeks, leaving behind a wife and two children who are pleading with Canada to let h...

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04.03.2026 12:19 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

History doesn’t repeat itself but it sure rhymes a lot.

04.03.2026 03:35 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Vancouver mayor says he made false drug claim about opponent based on photo Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim told reporters Tuesday that he falsely claimed one of his council colleagues distributed illicit drugs after being shown a photo, and apologized for not verifying its authentic...

Who’s giving the mayor the advice to keep this very damaging (for him) issue on the front burner for another day?

Was it his initiative?

Vancouver politics is weird but this is terrible strategically, especially considering he took only a handful of questions
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03.03.2026 23:31 👍 60 🔁 16 💬 7 📌 5
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“This doesn’t go far enough,” says Orr.

Says it’s unfathomable that Sim would not fact check such a serious claim, says he’s still considering a defamation lawsuit, says he hasn’t been told what the photo is.

“Is it AI?””

03.03.2026 22:15 👍 132 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 5

Sim abruptly leaves after three questions, not answering who gave him the photo or if he will post an apology on WeChat, saying saying that’s all the time he has.

A question is asked of a member of the mayors’ office, who says “send us an email” and leaves.

“What a farce,” says someone.

03.03.2026 22:08 👍 152 🔁 20 💬 9 📌 12

Council got a presentation about how past councils made the mistakes to get us into our current disaster: TLDR too much focus on short term things like a low tax rate.

Lesson learned? Great! Now onto the main debate entirely about how low we can get this tax rate, just like council requested.

03.03.2026 19:50 👍 47 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 2
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In a press conference, Ken Sim says he didn’t verify the photo he was shown of Sean Orr distributing drugs, and says he apologizes

03.03.2026 22:02 👍 82 🔁 16 💬 14 📌 11

Ken Sim has to hold a press conference today because:

- On Day 1 Sim threw his councillor under the bus for false drug dealer claims
- On Day 2 Sim was revealed to have also said it, but ducked the press
-On Day 3 Sim said “I apologized” on a loop without saying why

So now we get Day 4

03.03.2026 21:29 👍 140 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 7

Do people not realize that Saskatchewan already doesn’t change its clocks year round? It’s not like anarchy reigns depending on whether the sun is out.

03.03.2026 04:50 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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People in northeast B.C. say rest of province should embrace living in a single time zone year-round | CBC News "You'll love it," is the message Oliver Hachmeister of Fort St. John has for British Columbians who will soon be joining B.C.'s Peace region in a single, year-round time zone.

People in northeast B.C. have operated on a single, year-round time since the 1970s. They love it, and say you will, too
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03.03.2026 02:27 👍 47 🔁 14 💬 4 📌 1
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Health care dominates first day of Sask. Legislature's spring sitting | CBC News In the weeks leading up to the start of the spring sitting, the government and the Opposition have focused on health care. The start of the sitting on Monday was no different.

The Saskatchewan NDP targeted executive compensation at SHA as the provincial government pointed to the success of nurse practitioners
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03.03.2026 00:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sask. Legislature starts spring session with focus on health care
Sask. Legislature starts spring session with focus on health care YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan

WATCH: Health care dominates first day of Sask. Legislature's spring sitting
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03.03.2026 00:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0