Indigo Alert
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan calls for 'Indigo Alert' system after death of Calgary boy
Following the disappearance and death of 11-year-old Parker Wells in Calgary, the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is calling on the province to join Alberta in considering using a new alert system to help protect vulnerable children.An Indigo Alert System was proposed in Alberta after the autistic boy went missing in ...
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gaming grants
Saskatchewan communities share nearly $1.7M in grant funding
Communities in the Prince Albert, Meadow Lake and Humboldt areas are among those receiving funding through Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan's charitable gaming grants for the first quarter of 2026-27. The province distributed nearly $1.7 million to about 260 communities through the program. "We are proud to deliv...
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What's Trending
20,000 flee as explosive B.C. wildfire races toward Summerland, burning homes in path
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Promoting music and culture
Submission for Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards 2026 are now open
local talent
Macklin's Cole Reschny named to World Junior Summer Showcase roster for Team Canada
Jul 25, 2026
Back in win column
Sexton sparks Riders in 27-22 win over Redblacks
Jul 04, 2026
Saskatchewan
Crash
Man dead after colliding with Saskatoon overpass in latest fatal crash
Highway 16 east and westbound lanes were set to reopen in the early afternoon at Boychuk Drive overpass in Saskatoon on Sunday after Saskatoon Police Service investigated an early morning overpass crash.Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release at 2:30 a.m. that the crash was fatal after a single vehicle s...
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Fire
Saskatoon's Bethlehem High School 'significantly' damaged by fire
The principal of Bethlehem Catholic High School in Blairmore Suburban Centre neighbourhood said on Saturday the school's new portable classrooms had been significantly damaged after a fire on Friday night.The statement from Shelda Hanlan Stroh was posted to Facebook on Saturday morning and said other parts of the schoo...
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Beef
Why is Australian beef cheaper than Canadian beef?
With Australian beef cheaper for shoppers to add to their grocery carts than beef produced inside Canada's borders, a Saskatchewan beef expert is weighing in on considerations for consumers.Jeffrey Yorga, past president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, said the beef market is global, but that doesn't make...
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Grid and Growth Fireside Chat
NDP bringing plan for power grid to public discussions
The Saskatchewan NDP has outlined their plan for Saskatchewan's power grid in the future, and they're taking that plan around the province. Leader Carla Beck along with Economy and Jobs Shadow Minister Aleana Young were in Prince Albert on Thursday for one of their Grid and Growth Fireside Chats, where they presented t...
Aug 07, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: B.C. wildfire reinforcements, Colombia earthquake, car thefts down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C. Reinforcements are set to arrive today in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the wester...
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Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C.
PENTICTON - Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firef...
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Montreal police chief to address racism and misconduct allegations at public meeting
MONTREAL - Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher is set to address city officials and take questions from the public as he provides an update on a scandal at a station in a multicultural neighbourhood in the northern part of the city. Police announced in J...
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Auto thefts continue downward trend across Canada, new report shows
OTTAWA - Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association. The report by the...
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20,000 evacuees fled ferocious B.C. wildfire. These are some of their stories
PENTICTON - The explosive wildfire that roared down on Summerland, B.C., forced about 20,000 people to flee over the weekend. Some spoke of a scramble for safety, and the later realization that their homes or other properties had been destroyed. Here a...
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Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to Prime Minister Mark Carney to steer the board of directors at its affordable housing agency. Build Canada Homes' inaugural board chair Evan Siddall was CEO of the...
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