Local news from around Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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.
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.
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.
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 trees, the green and black ash, are critically endangered. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba trees are dying because of two invasive species.
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.”
Most of Canada's newspapers, including the Regina Leader-Post, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Winnipeg Sun, have a political agenda attached.
People disabled in vehicle accidents find that the policies of SGI and MPI can sometimes make life extra difficult.
Scientists have flagged the Canadian Prairies as possibly becoming a “climate change hotspot.”
