Saskatchewan

Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is calling for volunteers to help raise and foster the next generation of guide dogs for those who are blind or partially sighted. "...
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'TOGETHER FOR A THRIVING SASKATCHEWAN'
Conexus name, CEO to lead 2026 merger of three Sask. credit unions
Three Saskatchewan credit unions are joining forces under a single name and leader, forming the province's largest financial cooperative.Conexus, Synergy and Cornerstone credit unions announced Wednesday they will merge as of Jan. 1, 2026, under the Conexus Credit Union banner. Celina Philpot, who currently serves as C...
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Resolution
Man involved in fatal attack at Sask. Pen receives 8-year sentence
An eight-year sentence has been handed to a man who was involved in a violent and fatal attack at Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Jonathan Soosay's sentence, which was issued Tuesday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court, and follows Monday's guilty plea to manslaughter, won't actually start until after he completes a...
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Woman found
Remains of missing woman found near Victoire
The remains of a missing 40-year-old Ahtahkakoop woman have been found and her identity confirmed, Big River RCMP have said. Sherry Michelle Ahenakew, who went by her middle name, was found in a remote rural area west of Victoire on July 18. Victoire is about 14 kilometres west of Debden and 50 kilometres away from Big...
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Canada

Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA - Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto's housing funding. In a letter to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow earlier this week, Robertson wro...
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Immigrant families threaten legal action over new directive limiting daycare access
MONTREAL - Two families are threatening legal action over the Quebec government's move to deny some immigrants access to subsidized daycare spots. The two sets of parents, from France and Ukraine, are at risk of losing their children's spots in a subsi...
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Three workers trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says
VANCOUVER - Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an "extended stay," the mine's majority owner said Wednesday. The statement from Newmont Corp. sai...
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Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized. The drill happened on Nov. 12 at CFB L...
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Outgoing antisemitism envoy calls out business, religious leaders for lack of action
OTTAWA - Ottawa's outgoing envoy for tackling antisemitism is accusing Canada's business sector and civil society of failing to call out a rising tide of hate against Jews and other minorities. In an extensive interview with The Canadian Jewish News, D...
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Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security agreement draws closer. Trump boasted about deals with Japan and the Philippines in ...
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