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Saskatchewan leading the nation in employment rates
Saskatchewan was the only province to see an increase in employment in July. The province also had the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5 per cent, or 22,000 full-time jobs, according to the Labour Force Survey."Today's labour market numbers continue to demonstrate that Saskatchewan is leading the nation...
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Forest Renewal
Over 73K trees planted in Narrow Hills Provincial Park following wildfire
The rebuilding of some parts of Northern Saskatchewan is well underway after wildfires devastated some regions earlier this summer. One of the hardest hit parts of the province was Narrow Hills Provincial Park, roughly 70 km northeast of Candle Lake, where the massive Shoe fire torched much of the area at the beginning...
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Crime
One dead, two arrested in officer-involved shooting in Deschambault Lake
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Trade
U.S. makes final decision to hike Canadian softwood duties
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40TH ANNIVERSARY
Photo Gallery: Rain can't dampen Battleford's Ruby Jubilee Parade
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Saskatchewan
Sask Poly layoffs
Sask. Polytech confirms layoffs as a result of lower immigration numbers
A 'significant decline' in international student registration has led to the layoff of 14 staff at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. The school, which has campuses across Saskatchewan with one in Prince Albert, will also not fill eight empty positions. Put together, the reduction is about 10 per cent of the school's out-of-sco...
Aug 08, 2025
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WILDFIRE UPDATES
86 actives wildfires burning in northern Sask., displacing over 3,200: SPSA
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says the province is battling 86 active wildfires, with more than 3,200 people displaced from their homes and several major blazes still out of control as of Aug. 8. Fifteen fires remain uncontained and 17 are threatening property, prompting full or partial evacuations in 13...
Aug 08, 2025
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Widespread Wildfires
"It's unprecedented": SaskPower reflects on impact, damage caused by wildfires to date
This year's wildfire season has been a long one and is still going on in lots of northern parts of the province.The effects and issues caused by the wildfires have been immeasurable, and according to SaskPower, it's something they've never experienced."This year's wildfire season started earlier than normal, espec...
Aug 08, 2025
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NDP in Prince Albert
NDP focus on economy, northern issues as caucus meets in Prince Albert
Saskatchewan's official opposition is taking aim at the provincial economy, highlighting what its plans would be as its now much larger caucus met in Prince Albert on Thursday. Leader Carla Beck met with media near the Knotty Pine Bistro in Little Red River Park to talk about two local priorities: growing the economy a...
Aug 07, 2025
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Canada

Three men stabbed, one fatally, outside bars in Montreal, police say
MONTREAL - Montreal police were busy early Saturday dealing with three stabbings in two separate fights at opposite ends of the city, leaving one man dead. Police were called to a bar in the city's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood at about 2 a.m. for two ...
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Photo Gallery: The week in news photos
Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2025. The Canadian Press
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Montreal police investigate assault of Jewish father caught in part on video
MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating after a Jewish father was attacked in the city's Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough on Friday afternoon, an act condemned by much of the political class on Saturday. Police say no arrests have been...
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Conservative calls on minister to apologize to Christian singer over cancellations
A Conservative MP is calling on Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault to apologize to U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht after the permits for recent concerts in venues overseen by Parks Canada were revoked. Marilyn Gladu, the Oppositi...
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Canada joins international partners to condemn Israel plan to take over Gaza City
Canada is joining international partners Saturday in panning Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City approved this week. In a joint statement, foreign ministers from several countries including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingd...
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Giant Pacific octopus shoots video of itself after claiming camera from B.C. divers
When it comes to cinematography, a giant Pacific octopus that borrowed a camera from two divers earns a solid "10 out of 10." Underwater videographer John Roney said he and his longtime diving buddy Chris Mullen went out on Aug. 5 to Nanoose Bay on the...
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