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Labour shortage in construction adding extra pressure to housing supply gap: experts

Labour shortage in construction adding extra pressure to housing supply gap: experts

Multiple factors contribute to the housing supply gap.
Garden Chat: Grasshoppers, not all bad

Garden Chat: Grasshoppers, not all bad

The dual roles of grasshoppers in Saskatchewan
Canadian economy holds steady in April as real GDP remains unchanged, StatCan reports

Canadian economy holds steady in April as real GDP remains unchanged, StatCan reports

The April figure came in lower than expected.
Canada Day brings North Battleford out

Canada Day brings North Battleford out

Spray park was a hit on a hot day.
Legacy of Canada's ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law

Legacy of Canada's ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law

The Chinese Immigration Act, which is sometimes known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, was the culmination of anti-Chinese sentiment.
Prairie Wool: The young and the foolish

Prairie Wool: The young and the foolish

Pondering how my parents and I lived through my adolescence.
Saskatchewan Skies: July 8 to end of July good time to spot Mercury

Saskatchewan Skies: July 8 to end of July good time to spot Mercury

Tightly grouped with Venus, then Mars on the evenings succeeding July 8.
No winning ticket sold for Friday's $40 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $40 million Lotto Max jackpot

The jackpot for the next draw on July 4 will be an estimated $50 million, with 2 $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.
Happy Canada Day! What will you be eating?

Happy Canada Day! What will you be eating?

With over 271,000 searches in the past month alone for ‘Canada Day,’ Canadians are gearing up for the holiday on July 1.
Reconciliation shutters one of Sask.'s oldest historic sites

Reconciliation shutters one of Sask.'s oldest historic sites

As the federal government and Parks Canada push for reconciliation, some less-than-savoury parts of Canada's history run the risk of being forgotten, including the seemingly abandoned Fort Battleford National Historic Site.
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