Saskatchewan

Spreading Precipitation
Winter weather to blanket Saskatchewan on Thursday
A blast of winter weather is coming to Saskatchewan on Thursday.Environment Canada lead forecaster Brad Vrolijk said a weather disturbance is developing in Alberta, spreading precipitation across Saskatchewan on Thursday."This system is bringing a band of quite heavy snow to the region," Vrolijk explained.&qu...
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Politics
Premier Scott Moe to remove industrial carbon tax rate
Premier Scott Moe took to social media Wednesday afternoon with an announcement about the carbon tax.He said the province is getting rid of its industrial carbon tax rate, calling Saskatchewan the first fully carbon tax-free province in Canada."Now that the two major federal parties and their leaders have announce...
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Alledged Neglect
Animal abuse trial begins in N.Battleford provincial court
The horse was lying partially upright. Its hind legs were splayed open and its head and muzzle cocked and at an angle. From where the two animal protection officers, the veterinarian and property owner Ellen Haudeck were standing, they could see that the horse was physically frozen to the ground and looked dead. "...
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Homicide
Wollaston Lake death a homicide
A 24-year-old man has died suspiciously in Hatchet Lake according to the RCMP. RCMP officers from the detachment were called to a reported serious injury outside a home in the community at about 12:10 pm on March 25. They found the body of Gaten Josie 'Joseyounen' from Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. The Major Cr...
Mar 26, 2025
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Canada

UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. The university says in a news release that the device called "Spi...
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'Wrong direction': B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is "a step in the wrong direction for democratic institutions," the president of the provincial chamb...
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Canada's greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s
A national tally of Canada's climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005. Canada's official greenhouse gas inventory indicates emissions dropped by one per cen...
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Parents of slain Manitoba woman hope search for remains in landfill can start soon
WINNIPEG - Albert Shingoose never wavered in his belief that the unidentified victim of a Winnipeg serial killer who was given the name Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, was his daughter Ashlee. He would travel from his family home at St. Theres...
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OPP officer's body cam captured his death, Crown tells murder trial for two accused
CAYUGA, Ont. - A trial began Thursday for two people accused in the death of a provincial police officer in 2022, with the Crown saying witnesses will testify that one of the accused fatally shot the officer before both suspects fled in a stolen vehicl...
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Parents, educators on alert as Ontario measles outbreak rises to 572 cases
TORONTO - A mother of an infant, a principal of a religious school, and a public health physician - they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated against measles as Ontario recorded another 102 cases over the past week. Public Health Ontario said Th...
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