big changes
Grandmother's Bay, 300-mile race returns to Canadian Challenge
There will be a couple of notable changes to the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race in 2027. Those changes include the return of the 300-mile (483-kilometer) distance as part of the 12-dog race, as well as the return of the Northern Route to Grandmother's Bay. 2023 was the last year a 300-mile race was held, and the last...
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Cree Smartphone
Sask entrepreneurs developing first Indigenous-owned smartphone
Sometimes the biggest dreams start in the most modest places. For Priscilla Netmaker-English, her dream was set in motion at a laundromat.Netmaker-English, a member of Big River First Nation, had long dreamed of creating a piece of technology that would inspire generations to embrace their Indigenous languages. A Cree ...
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Self-determination in healthcare
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local talent
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Back in win column
Sexton sparks Riders in 27-22 win over Redblacks
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Saskatchewan
Emotional return
100 years later, stolen tipi returned to Kawacatoose First Nation
After a 3,000 kilometre journey, a stolen tipi has been returned to Kawacatoose First Nation.On Friday August 28, Chief (Okimow) Cory Dustyhorn of Kawacatoose First Nation, drove into his community and delivered a 100 year-old tipi cover, which was being held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian ...
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School starts Wednesday
Slow down, police say as students head back to school
Summer is over, which means students across Saskatchewan are heading back to class - and police will be looking for speeding drivers in school zones. The single biggest thing people can do to keep students safe is obey the speed limit, which is 30 km/h unless otherwise posted, said Insp. Lee Knelsen, operations officer...
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mutual benefits
BNDN signs agreement for uranium project to proceed
Paladin Canada Inc. and the Birch Narrows Dene Nation (BNDN) have signed a Mutual Benefits Agreement (MBA) in respect to the Patterson Lake South Project. A media release issued by the company on Monday states the MBA will cover the lifespan of the project, which lies within BNDN traditional territory in the southwest...
Aug 31, 2026
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Wet weather
Wind, rainfall warnings continue after stormy weekend in Saskatchewan
Wind and rainfall warnings from Environment Canada remained in effect across large areas of Saskatchewan on Monday morning after a very stormy weekend.The rainfall warning covered Saskatoon and parts of central Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert, Nipawin, Melfort and Tisdale. The weather service said as much as 50-6...
Aug 31, 2026
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Canada
RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA
British Columbia legislator Ian Paton said RCMP have asked to interview him on Wednesday, and expects them to ask about allegedly being offered a job to give up his seat so Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could run. Paton, who quit the Conserva...
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B.C. government confirms errors worth $1.46B in gas revenue forecasts
Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most s...
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Former Montreal priest convicted in 2019 of abusing boys facing new charges
MONTREAL - A former Montreal priest who was found guilty in 2019 of sexually abusing two boys is facing charges of possessing and accessing child sexual abuse material. Brian Boucher's lawyer appeared in a Montreal courtroom today on his behalf, and th...
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Champagne says U.S. move to invite Russia to G20 meeting caused 'a lot of discomfort'
OTTAWA - Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Russia's presence at a G20 meeting hosted by the United States has made many countries uncomfortable. The United States invited Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to attend the Tuesday mee...
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Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer is urging parents to check that routine childhood vaccinations are up-to-date as kids head back to school. In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Joss Reimer said measles is still spreading, while vaccine misinf...
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B.C. boaters warned to avoid floating island that has mystified experts
Geologist John Joseph Clague said when he first heard that a floating island, bigger than a football field, had been spotted on a lake in British Columbia's northern Interior, he dismissed it as an "AI stunt." But Clague - a professor of earth sciences...
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