

International relationships
Treaty 6 Leaders discuss 'historic' meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III
For the first time since meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, leaders from Treaty 6 First Nations are speaking publicly about the experience they are describing as a significant moment in the ongoing Treaty relationship between Treaty 6 First Nations and the Crown.According to a statement is...
17h ago
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Water levels
Normal spring runoff predicted despite recent snowfall
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is predicting a normal spring runoff for most of central Saskatchewan despite several recent snowfalls. Numbers released Thursday morning show the central band across the province having near normal spring runoff. "Southeast and most of central Saskatchewan are expected to see a n...
23h ago
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Responsive measures
Some Sask. farmers to get winter elk hunting permits next year to protect land
The province is taking a new step to deal with large herds of elk damaging crops by allowing hunting outside of the regular hunting season.Environment Minister Darlene Rowden said they get several hundred complaints every year from livestock producers and grain farmers dealing with elk damaging their land."When th...
Mar 12, 2026
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Death of an inmate
Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary
Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay has died.Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custody, but didn't give any details about how the 54-year-old died.McKay was serving his sentence at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary - life in prison without chance of parole fo...
Mar 12, 2026
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MIDDLE EASTERN CONFLICT
Canada will 'do its part' to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Wednesday Canada will "do its part" to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame the surge in energy prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.The International Energy Agency - an intergovernmental organization representing dozens of cou...
Mar 12, 2026
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GUN BUYBACK
Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback
On Wednesday afternoon, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act was passed, including an amendment added just the night before, allowing owners to keep their guns under new conditions.The act already required the federal government to provide fair market value, pre-federal buyback, to owners for their guns. The Saskatc...
Mar 12, 2026
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Canada

Quebec minister says he's open to making police watchdog reports public
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafrenière, himself a former police officer...
2h ago
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Conservative leader says his plan is 'the only hope' for Canada's auto industry
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's planning to pitch a "realistic proposal" to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend. He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remo...
2h ago
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Man charged in murder of Montreal store owner had stabbed to death B.C. woman in 2012
MONTREAL - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to death a woman in British Columbia. Xavier Gellatly, 35...
2h ago
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'Overwhelmed' mom of Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala wants no more mail
VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala says they have been "overwhelmed" by letters and packages from well wishers and she's asking them to stop sending any more. Cia Edmonds says in a social media post that her gravely ill...
2h ago
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Conservatives nominate candidate in Scarborough byelection
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have now named candidates for all three upcoming byelections. The party announced that middle school teacher Diana Filipova will run in Scarborough Southwest. That seat was left vacant after former Liberal cabinet minister Bi...
3h ago
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Canada will maintain Russian oil sanctions, despite 30-day U.S. pause: Carney
OTTAWA - Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil transports, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's move to ease sanctions, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday. The United States placed a 30-day waiver on its Russi...
3h ago
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