Saskatchewan

WILDFIRE UPDATE
Buhl wildfire near Waskesiu shows no recent growth; 49 blazes burning in the North
The Buhl fire, first reported on June 29 and caused by a lightning strike, has now burned approximately 60,389 hectares, including 11,059 hectares inside Prince Albert National Park and 49,329 hectares on provincial Crown land.According to Parks Canada, as of July 21, the fire remained eight kilometres from Ramsey Bay,...
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Missing
RCMP search for missing 15-year old boy from Stanley Mission
Stanley Mission RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a boy who has been missing from Stanley Mission since last Friday.Dylan Ballantyne, 15, was last seen on July 18 at a home in the community about three hours north of Prince Albert. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, Nike tech pants, and white high-...
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A LEGEND
Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died. A family statement said he died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. The statement did not include a cause but in 2020, Osbourne revealed he had P...
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Port of Churchill
Prince Albert Chamber welcomes provincial agreement on Port of Churchill expansion
The biggest regional beneficiaries of an expansion at the Port of Churchill would be agricultural producers, estimates Patty Hughes, CEO of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. Hughes welcomed the news of an agreement between Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Arctic Gateway Group, which owns and operates th...
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Canada

B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith push...
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B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was announced. B.C. Premier David Eby says in a statement...
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Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state, father charged
New York State Police say the nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found over the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning. Police released autopsy results for Melina Frattolin from Dr. Michael Sikirica at Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, N...
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Regional authority announces review of Nunavik police after third fatal shooting
MONTREAL - A regional authority in northern Quebec has launched a review into the Nunavik Police Service after the third fatal police-involved shooting in eight months. The Kativik Regional Government says three deadly incidents since November 2024 is ...
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Canadians proud to be considered 'nasty' in defending sovereignty, Eby says
Most Canadians would be "proud" to be considered mean and "nasty" for standing up for their sovereignty and economy in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, British Columbia Premier David Eby said Tuesday. But he said A...
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Vancouver airport hijacking suspect Shaheer Cassim makes video court appearance
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane on Vancouver Island and flying it back and forth above Vancouver International Airport last week made a brief court appearance by video in Richmond, B.C. Shaheer Cassim appeared on Tuesday via video link,...
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