Saskatchewan

Update from yesterday
Construction worker from Alberta dead after Saskatoon crane collapse
An Alberta construction worker died and another worker was injured after a crane collapsed at a work site in Saskatoon on Saturday.Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Sunday that the 30-year-old man who died was from Fort Saskatchewan, AB, and his next of kin had been notified. They also said the i...
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One person sent to hospital
BREAKING: Crane collapses at construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove
One person has been taken to hospital after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on Saturday morning.The construction site, on Webster Street, is next to Forest Grove Community Church, and the site of a rental community development called The Hadley, being built by WestClif...
Jul 05, 2025
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Wildfires
Canada Post service alerts for Beauval and Patuanak due to wildfire
Residents of two Saskatchewan communities evacuated several days ago due to wildfires are being warned about the impact on mail delivery. The post office in Beauval is closed, so mail destined for that community is being held. Patuanak also has a red alert due to wildfires, but the post office remains open. However, tr...
Jul 04, 2025
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Financial transparency
'We definitely were not shocked': Sask Chief responds to initial findings of FSIN audit that flags over $20 million
The Chief of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation says he and others within the Saskatoon Tribal Council were definitely not shocked by the initial findings of an audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations (FSIN) that raised questions with respect to over $20 million in spending.Kelly Wolfe told paNOW these concerns have...
Jul 04, 2025
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Canada

Canada not affected by Trump's looming deadline for trade deals
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will be sending letters to governments around the world as he seeks trade deals - but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday's tariff deadline. Trump ramped up pressure ahead of his self-imposed deadl...
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Transport committee to debate whether to study BC Ferries' Chinese ship contract
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is meeting to decide whether to study BC Ferries' decision to purchase four Chinese vessels. BC Ferries announced last month that it hired China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four new shi...
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In the news today: Evacuation order issued in Kelowna due to wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuation order issued in Kelowna due to wildfire An evacuation order has been issued for several homes at risk from the Whelan Creek wildfire in the Ellison are...
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Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford agree to study new energy corridors, more trade
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have agreed to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces while increasing interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements are laid out in two memorandums of underst...
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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review
VICTORIA - Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of...
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Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: think tank
OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre." It lands just ahead of the country's...
10h ago
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