Wanted
Melfort RCMP asks the public to report sightings of Jasmine Head
Jasmine Head, who also goes by the name 'Jazmyne Head', is wanted on warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. The charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation. Melfort RCMP are asking the public to notify them about the 30-year old's whereabouts if she's seen.Head is described as: · Height...
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nature
La Ronge bird count shows fewer numbers, but more species
Data from the annual spring bird count in the La Ronge area has been compiled, and it shows a drop in the overall number of birds, but an increase in the amount of species. The bird count was held April 24 to May 14 and works by participants recording the birds they see in a 24-hour period within a 24-kilometer radius ...
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Saskatchewan
Wildfire update
Wildfire risk in northern Sask. remains extreme, little rain in forecast
Efforts to contain fires burning in the northern boreal forest continue and a pre-evacuation alert remains in effect for residents of Candle Lake.The Camp and Shoe fires are still the two wildfires requiring the most attention in the province according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). On its 'Wildfires ...
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Lou Gehrig’s disease
'It's devastating': ALS Society of Saskatchewan two years away from running out of funding
Terry Loustel was diagnosed with ALS in 2022. Since then, he's gone from walking with a cane to needing a wheelchair and numerous expensive accessibility modifications to his home.Loustel has had to rely on support from the ALS Society of Saskatchewan, which is calling for $150,000 in annual funding from the provincial...
May 19, 2025
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Missing
Multi-agency search underway for Dilbert Thomas
Robert Clarke has been counting the days since his good friend Dilbert Thomas went missing."Forty-nine days. So, I thought maybe they'd find him right away, but it's been 49 days now he's been gone. It's not like him to do that."Clarke said his 62-year old friend often walked, in part to help manage his diabe...
May 19, 2025
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provincial court case
Saskatchewan RCMP charge man with kidnapping
A 24-year old man from Canoe Narrows, SK is facing several charges following an incident that started May 15 on Island Lake First Nation (Ministikwan).Around 11:00 p.m., Loon Lake RCMP received a report that a woman was potentially taken against her will. Their investigation determined a man entered a home with a firea...
May 19, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Banff hosts G7 finance summit, western premiers meet in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... G7 finance summit underway in Banff Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressin...
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Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are to meet Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife. Set to attend are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, British Columbia's David Eby, Saskatchewan's Scott Moe, Manitoba's Wab Kinew, Nunavut's ...
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G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF - Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. The meeting in the Rocky Mountains, which wraps up Thurs...
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Union head says new federal government needs to regain public servants' trust
OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management. Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, ...
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Hockey player continues testimony at former world junior teammates' trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue his testimony today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights, began testifying by videoconf...
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Port says dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will proceed ...
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