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Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York.

The 12-room, five-bedroom apartment located on Park Avenue was listed Thursday at over $13 million, which is expected to exceed the purchase of its new $9 million Manhattan condo located on Billionaires' Row.

Global Affairs Canada said the new condo is smaller and more suitable, saying that the old unit, which was purchased in 1961 and last renovated in 1982, needed updates to the electrical, heating, ventilation and plumbing.

A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women.

Michelle Ferreri has written a letter to fellow MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee requesting to  
immediately recall members for the study.

This comes after two witnesses invited to testify on their personal experience with domestic violence tearfully stormed out of a committee hearing last month that devolved into political bickering.

Forever… In Motion, a training program designed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association, offers accessible and affordable physical fitness education for volunteers and professionals. The next workshop will be held in Midale in September.

A potentially economy-crippling national rail strike is looming over Canada, and the Federal Government only has seven more days to implement back-to-work legislation and avert the crisis.

That’s the message from the provincial government, alongside numerous mining and agricultural associations, as they urge Ottawa to step in.

The Canada Border Services Agency plans to implement an app that uses facial recognition technology to keep track of people who have been ordered to be deported from the country.

The mobile reporting app would use biometrics to confirm a person's identity and record their location data when they use the app to check in. Documents obtained through access-to-information indicate that the CBSA has proposed such an app as far back as 2021. 

A spokesperson confirmed that an app called ReportIn will be launched this fall.

Estevan Diversified Services is looking for some help from the community as they held their annual garage sale and BBQ.

That money is raised for the various programs that EDS puts on to help out members of the community.

Roberta Derosier, the program director, says that the sale is all possible thanks to the community.

The type of mpox spreading rapidly through several African countries could arrive in Canada, where that strain hasn't appeared before, Canadian experts say.  

The detection of clade I mpox in Sweden in someone who had travelled to an affected African country is a "harbinger" of broader spread, said Dr. Fahad Razak, an internal medicine specialist and epidemiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. 

The Public Health Agency of Sweden said Thursday it is the first case of clade I mpox to be diagnosed outside the African continent. 

This weekend on the Canadian Country Showcase, we're spotlighting some incredible female talent!  Tenille Arts joins us to discuss her latest single, "Last Time Last",  featuring Maddie & Tae. We'll also welcome Madeline Merlo, who received exciting news about her Grand Ole Opry debut this week. We’ll catch up on her married life, summer touring, and more! And we'll revisit a #1 hit from Taylor Swift from this week in 2009.

Tune in to the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

The 8th annual Dustin Pratt Memorial Golf Tournament is set to take place on August 24 at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club. Organized in memory of Dustin Pratt, the event has become a significant community gathering, raising funds for local causes and organizations.

Smoke is in the air in the southeast and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is giving an update on wildfires in the province.

As of 8:30 Friday morning, 73 active wildfires are ongoing in Saskatchewan. The provinces categorize eight of those as not contained, five as contained, 42 have an ongoing assessment, and 18 are protecting property. So far this year there have been 480 fires in the province.

Two fires in the province are impacting communities leading to some being evacuated as a precaution.