Saskatchewan

Racking up the miles
Fans travel from near and far to watch World Cup in Prince Albert
People from around the world have descended on Prince Albert this week as the 18th WBSC Men's Softball World Cup takes over Prime Ministers Park. Fans from all corners of the province and the country made the trek to the Gateway to the North, along with those who've come to support their countries from overseas. Michae...
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Muskoday First Nation connection
Kokum and Dot officially heading to TV screens in Alberta and B.C, looking for spot in Saskatchewan
A kids show that teaches Cree lessons and is produced by a member of Muskoday First Nation has secured funding and a distribution deal. Kokum and Dot will head to television screens in British Columbia and Alberta next year and hopefully, April Johnson's home province of Saskatchewan. Its been near a year since Muskoda...
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Wildfires
Cluster of fires threatening Beauval are hard to access, says SPSA
As northern Saskatchewan continues to make its way through a very busy wildfire season, a new 'cluster of fires' is not far from the community of Beauval. The Muskeg Fire is about six kilometers from the community but only slightly further away are the Dore Fire (13.5 kms) and the Trail Fire (20 kms). Bryand Chartrand ...
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'BRING ASH HOME'
'Speak up': 7 years later, hope endures as family and community walk for Ashley Morin
Seven years after Ashley Morin disappeared, her family and community are still walking for her - and still holding onto hope that one day she'll come home.On Thursday, over 100 people in North Battleford took part in the annual awareness walk for the 31-year-old woman who went missing on July 10, 2018. For Ashley's sis...
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Canada

Health minister says rare-disease funds denied again for B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock
VICTORIA - A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a statement tha...
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Ottawa tells chiefs to submit questions before meeting with PM on major projects bill
OTTAWA - Ottawa asked First Nations chiefs to submit their questions in advance of their meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney next week to discuss his government's controversial major projects bill. Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, allows cabinet ...
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CP NewsAlert: Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a highway in Ontario has been denied bail. The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a publication ban to protect the girl's identity, has been ord...
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Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage
TORONTO - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against doctors treating themselves, family members and others close to them amid the province's primary care crisis. Doctors were previously only allowed to treat rela...
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Man charged in connection with 2022 death of unlawfully detained inmate in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man has been charged in the death of a 21-year-old who died after an altercation with guards while he was unlawfully detained at a Montreal jail in 2022. Quebec provincial police say the 54-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday and charge...
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Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold later this month after the labour market delivered a surprise hiring surge in June. Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tent...
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