missing home
Evacuated couple with newborn faces added stress as SPSA deals with 'backlog' of evacuees
Shannon Roberts and Cory Richie were happy to learn on Tuesday they will soon be headed home after navigating the wildfire evacuations with a newborn in tow. When Roberts travelled to Prince Albert on May 12 to wait for the arrival of their son, Gemini, she had no idea their stay would be extended because of a wildfire...
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alcohol ban
Sask. NDP critical of governments reverse on U.S. alcohol ban
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced Tuesday that it will begin buying U.S. alcoholic beverages once again."The action will allow SLGA to sell existing inventories of US-produced products that have been paid for as well as resuming order to bring in new stock," read a statement sent b...
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Saskatchewan
Tuesday wildfire update
Weather cooperating with firefighting efforts; provincial fire ban to be revised
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. A low pressure system in the north may bring 5 mm of rain, but with that a risk of thundershowers and winds gusting up to 60 km/h.However, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice-president of operations Steve Roberts said Tuesday that ...
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northern fires
Firefighter hospitalized in Saskatoon after lung collapses while serving
An experienced firefighter is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital from a collapsed lung and other ailments that arose while on the line of duty in Pelican Narrows. Brady Highway, who has been a firefighter for 31 years and serves as technical specialist, was supervising members of the Warman Fire Department about two we...
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Losing a landmark
VIDEOS: 'A gut punch': Wildfire destroys Robertson Trading in La Ronge
When a wildfire tore through Robertson Trading in La Ronge on the night of June 3, 2025, it wasn't just a business that went up in smoke - it was a lifetime of memories, history, and dreams.It's a place that began as a fur trading post on July 2, 1967, and over the decades, it became a cultural cornerstone in La Ronge ...
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Wildfires
SPSA requests federal support in the form of tents, base camps
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has asked the federal government for tents and two base camps.The tents would provide accommodation for up to 200 people, according to Sask. Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod, while the base camps would support restoration efforts."They would be designed for workers to ...
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Canada
Lawyers continue final pitches to judge in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Defence lawyers are set to continue their final pitches to the judge today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Court heard from lawyers representing two of the accused, Alex Formenton and Di...
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RFK Jr.'s firing of U.S. immunization committee worrisome, Canadian scientists say
TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of an immunization advisory committee south of the border is worrisome. On Monday, the U.S. health and human services secretary - a longtime anti-vaccine advocate - said he ...
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Nova Scotia strike that turned deadly a century ago a milestone for workers' rights
HALIFAX - During Nova Scotia's storied 300-year history of coal mining, one deadly riot in 1925 proved to be pivotal for workers' rights in Canada. One hundred years ago today, William Davis - a 37-year-old Cape Breton coal miner and father of nine - w...
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Negotiations expected to resume today as Montreal public transit strike in third day
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Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
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