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Athlete hopes to race her way to Paralympics Games
A Saskatchewan athlete with an eye on the 2016 Paralympics is closer to her goal after recently qualifying for the Canada Games. video
10 years since mad cow linked to Saskatchewan farm
For many working in the Canadian agricultural industry, May 20 marks 10 years since a Saskatchewan family farm near Baldwinton was deemed to be the origin of an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. audio
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