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Local news from around Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Lithium ore falls through a separation machine

Part 1: Lithium on the prairies – the latest boom for Snow Lake?

The small mining town of Snow Lake in northern Manitoba, about 200 km east of Flin Flon, has had its share of booms and busts. Lithium is the newest resource promising to put the town back on the proverbial map.

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A digital billboard honors Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in Regina.
Queen Elizabeth was no stranger to the Prairies

Plus, some say too many alerts were sent following the stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon. While others say too many are better than none.

A close up of a woman getting the Covid-19 vaccine in her arm.
COVID, football and mass stabbings

The Blue Bombers win the Labour Day Classic. And some doctors are recommending masks again as we may be heading into a seventh COVID-19 wave.

Spirit Sands desert in Spruce Woods Provincial Park in southern Manitoba.
Manitoba provincial parks accessibility to be improved

In 2021, the Provincial Parks Endowment Funds were announced. Since then over $1 million has been spent on making the parks more accessible.

Two species of ash trees are critically endangered

Two species of trees, the green and black ash, are critically endangered. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba trees are dying because of two invasive species.

A new lieutenant-governor and a boil water advisory lifted

Also answer a reader question about media bias. “The very nature of bias is that it’s a perception — it’s something that people see.”

Are Prairie newspapers good for democracy?

Most of Canada's newspapers, including the Regina Leader-Post, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Winnipeg Sun, have a political agenda attached.

Activist: policies rooted in systemic ableism

People disabled in vehicle accidents find that the policies of SGI and MPI can sometimes make life extra difficult.

RCMP, crime and why your property taxes could increase
Why snow is important to the local economy

Scientists have flagged the Canadian Prairies as possibly becoming a “climate change hotspot.”

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