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Sas·katch·e·wan

 (să-skăch′ə-wän′, -wən) Abbr. SK or Sask.
A province of south-central Canada. Granted to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 as part of Rupert's Land and used by fur trappers during the 1700s, the area became part of the Northwest Territories in 1870 shortly after Canadian Confederation. The influx of settlers that followed led to the creation of Saskatchewan as a province in 1905. Regina is the capital.
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Sask.

abbreviation for
(Placename) Saskatchewan
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Harpauer was raised on a farm near Guernsey, Sask. She is MLA for Humboldt-Watrous.
New minister on the Aboriginal file in Saskatchewan
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(1950-1953), Saskatoon, Sask. (1954-1965) and Kitchener, Ont.
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Canadians question focus of government's livestock traceability mandate
Arthur George William Liddell of Montreal and F/Sgt Charles Brown Wylie of Hazenmore, Sask. Sergeants Kenneth Ashmore and Frederick Wenham of the Royal Air Force also perished.
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(Gus) Wickstrom, 68, of Gull Lake, Sask.; from complications of pneumonia, in Calgary, on May 30.
A folk meteorology hero: Gus Wickstrom's uncanny ability to predict the weather using unconventional means is legendary among his fans
Farm Credit Canada reports that as part of a major reorganization, Maple Leaf Foods has decided not to proceed with the construction of a new primary pork processing facility in Saskatoon, Sask. In addition, the company plans to wind down operations at its existing Saskatoon plant within the next three years.
Farm Credit Canada reports that as part of a major reorganization, Maple Leaf Foods has decided not to proceed with the construction of a new primary pork processing facility in Saskatoon, Sask

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