55 years of fish
Nipawin Pike Festival reels in memories, family fun and a few big prizes
In Nipawin, the annual Pike Festival is about more than a fishing line in the water. It is part hometown reunion, part history lesson and part treasure hunt, with tagged fish, family stories and a long-running tradition that organizer Sherry Hidlebaugh says still has the power to hook a new generation. "It is a wo...
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Identifying root causes
Province highlights progress on MMIWG response seven years after national inquiry
Seven years after the release of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Saskatchewan government said it has expanded support programs, strengthened legislation and invested millions into efforts aimed at preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls.In a news rel...
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Red Earth Cree Nation residents returning home as evacuation order lifted
Residents of the Red Earth Cree Nation are preparing to return home after wildfires in the area prompted an evacuation.The Cree nation northeast of Nipawin was evacuated on May 30 after a wildfire in the area began to threaten travel on Highway 55. Some residents left in their own vehicles, while others boarded charter...
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Ranch Ehrlo Society celebrates 60th anniversary
An organization that works with vulnerable youth and helps set them on a good path, is celebrating a major milestone.June 1 marked the Ranch Ehrlo Society's 60th anniversary.Vance Heaney has been with the organization since 1990 and while starting out in Regina, has been in Prince Albert since 2004 and holds the title ...
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More evacuation notices lifted as wildfire conditions improve
Another evacuation alert that was issued due to the Lobstick fire has been lifted. The alert for the RM of Duck Lake was lifted on Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) announced in a Facebook post. The notice was originally issued on May 28 as an evacuation order but was downgraded a day later to an a...
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Nipawin war bride celebrates 100th birthday
A Nipawin woman has reached an extraordinary milestone, celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by family and community.Frances Stevens, a World War II war bride, marked the occasion with loved ones, who describe her as well-known and cherished in the area. Her granddaughter, Amanda Hoppe, said Frances has always bee...
Jun 02, 2026
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Mounties in Saskatchewan resume hunt for suspect in deadly shooting
PELICAN NARROWS - The hunt is back on for a suspect in a deadly shooting this week on a remote northern Saskatchewan First Nation, Mounties said Wednesday. The hunt began Monday after a shooting at a home in Pelican Narrows, 500 kilometres northeast o...
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Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup's arrival
VICTORIA - Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what is the latest in a series of labour actions taken as the province prepares to welcome World Cup travellers later this month. Unifor Local 4276 says its members a...
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'Biggest Canadian flag' unfurled in Vancouver for World Cup, but may breach etiquette
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WHO calls for travel restrictions on Ebola-affected countries to be lifted, days after Canada's comes in effect
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Liberals say they won't split off controversial section of 'lawful access' bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is rejecting a Conservative call to split off the most controversial section of a bill to help police and spies into a separate piece of legislation. Anandasangaree said today the Liberals are very co...
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Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs
VICTORIA - Canada's natural resources minister says the challenges facing forestry go beyond Trump-era tariffs and instead are structural, as he unveiled close to $130 million in funding for 56 projects across the country. Tim Hodgson, who is in Langfo...
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