Saskatchewan

wildfire season
Emergency coordinator says more wildfire prevention needed, highway remains closed for northern community
The emergency management co-ordinator for the English River First Nation says more should have been done to prevent wildfires before they became an imminent threat.After an early and active start to the wildfire season, fires are still threatening multiple communities in northern Saskatchewan. Beauval has been under an...
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'Surprised, disappointed': Sask. policing minister wants more details on Blackmore ouster
Saskatchewan's corrections, policing and public safety minister says he was surprised and disappointed when he found out Rhonda Blackmore had been removed as the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP."We, as a province, were very pleased with the service being provided by Rhonda Blackmore as our commanding officer, and if...
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Fire losses
Denare Beach residents have mixed reactions on gov't wildfire funding
While clean-up efforts are just beginning on Denare Beach, the village's mayor said any dollar it receives helps."We appreciate everything we get," said Carl Lentowicz. "But a lot of people have lost everything."The provincial government is committing $20 million to help communities with wildfire re...
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From Pen To Performance: Josh Stumpf Talks Music On The Closeup
Photo Credit: Dale Peters/DMDS Josh Stumpf joins us on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk new music, songwriting and what's on the way. ...
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Canada

Canada to 'align' with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem an...
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Ontario bakers look to heat up friendly competition with B.C. over Nanaimo bar record
In the kitchen of Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., a group of five children spent the better part of a day last month mixing hundreds of kilograms of butter, sugar, chocolate and graham crackers before carefully spreading distinct layers on top...
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Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON - An pharmaceutical industry representative says Canada likely isn't the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports - but his plan could still put parts of the Canadian secto...
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B.C. man charged with murdering Bailey Plover was convicted of assault hours earlier
The man accused of murdering his estranged wife, Bailey Plover, in a Kelowna, B.C., parking lot last week had been convicted of choking someone and uttering threats just hours before Friday's attack that also left a second woman seriously hurt. The BC...
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Canada continues to fall behind on building up EV charging network: experts
OTTAWA - Canada continues to fall behind on efforts to build up a network of electric vehicle charging stations, even as the rising number of chargers along key corridors makes it easier for Canadians to take their EVs on longer trips, researchers say....
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Quebec won't accept some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't accept new applications from residents who want to sponsor their spouses, common-law partners or adult children for immigration until next year. The Immigration department says in a news release that it ha...
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