ongoing investigation
ERFN identifies 60 new areas of concern at site of former Beauval residential school
An additional 60 areas of concern at the former site of the Beauval Indian Residential School were announced Thursday by English River First Nation (ERFN). Four years ago, the band began extensive ground penetrating radar search for unmarked graves. In 2023, an initial 93 areas of interest in and around the missionary ...
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INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE
RCMP link Highway 4 crash and shooting; woman charged, man wanted
RCMP say a vehicle rollover and firearms discharge on Highway 4 near North Battleford last month are now believed to be linked.Two people have been charged in connection with the May 15 incidents, which prompted an emergency response on the highway.READ MORE - RCMP probing connection between Highway 4 rollover and shot...
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ERFN identifies 60 new areas of concern at site of former Beauval residential school
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Sports on Central
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Road closures, parking limits continue on 110th Street as work progresses
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Saskatchewan
Thursday wildfire update
Toned-down wildfire season continues
Perhaps an indication of an improving wildfire situation, for the first time in about three weeks the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency did not hold a media briefing Thursday. However, they did still issue a bulletin detailing the wildfires of note. There are currently 23 active wildfires in Saskatchewan; six of them a...
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Vandalism
'Disheartened and disappointed': Tisdale RCMP investigating after swastika painted over Pride Month crosswalk
A disturbing, hateful case of vandalism in Tisdale. Last night, someone painted a black swastika across the Pride crosswalk in the community. This comes after several vehicles did 'burnouts' on the same crosswalk. "The Town of Tisdale is disheartened and disappointed by the recent act of vandalism that occurred wi...
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Wanted man
Wanted man may be in Beauval or Prince Albert
A man wanted by the Saskatchewan RCMP's Beauval detachment and the Warrant Enforcement Suppression team is looking for public help in locating him. Louis Bonneau, 40, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching the terms of his statutory release. Bonneau stands about 5'11" and weighs 220 lbs with brown hair a...
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Tariffs
Saskatchewan government removes all U.S. counter-tariff measures
The Government of Saskatchewan is rolling back its counter-tariff measures on the United States.This comes just three months after the province implemented those measures and one day after the Trump administration won a ruling to keep their sweeping tariffs in place.In a statement, the government said it was returning ...
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Canada
Downtown businesses in Vancouver, Victoria decry desperate public safety situation
VANCOUVER - Alan Goodall has owned the Aura nightclub in Vancouver's entertainment district for 16 years, and says the situation for his business has never been worse. "Just in the last month alone, my ceiling has caved in in three different locations,...
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Federal union restarting contract talks for more than 120,000 public servants
OTTAWA - Two years ago, more than 120,000 federal public servants went on strike after negotiations broke down. Now, the union representing those workers is going back to the bargaining table with the government with the goal of securing greater job se...
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Some 30 per cent more Quebec homes to be in flood zones when new mapping takes effect
MONTREAL - The number of Quebec homes located in flood zones will likely increase by 30 per cent when new maps are introduced next year, the province's environment minister said Thursday. At a news conference on Quebec's new guidelines to manage floodi...
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Prime Minister Carney and Alberta Premier Smith won't take in Stanley Cup Game 5
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney won't be watching the Edmonton Oilers battle the Florida Panthers on home ice Saturday. Smith extended an invitation last week for Carney to join her for Game 5 ...
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B.C. man gets 3 1/2 years for arson at Ukrainian pastor's home
VICTORIA - A man who set fire to a pastor's family home attached to a Ukrainian church in Victoria has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. Victoria police say Walter Machinski was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of arson with disregar...
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Accused in Quebec truck attack threatens prosecutor, tells judge to shut up at trial
RIMOUSKI - The Quebec man accused of mowing down a dozen pedestrians with his truck in 2023 gave combative and volatile testimony in court Thursday as he tried to explain what happened. During his cross-examination, Steeve Gagnon's jury trial degenerat...
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