Wildfire 2025
Heatwave leads to erratic wildfire behaviour as evacuations continue
Firefighters attempting to gain the upper hand in the dozens of wildfires burning across Northern Saskatchewan are getting no respite from Mother Nature over the long weekend. As the temperatures hit 30°C on Friday and Saturday, inversion is likely and cool air will be trapped under warm air, which leads to more er...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Catching up with Jeremy Harrison: What's next for power, internet in northwest Sask.
Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison, who is also the minister responsible for SaskTel, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, says work is underway to make power more reliable and Internet access faster for people living in Northwest.In an interview with meadowlakeNOW, Harrison confirmed SaskPower will carry out a second planned outage...
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Saskatchewan exports still mostly tariff-free under CUSMA: Moe
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe reiterated on Friday that 95 per cent of Saskatchewan's exports to the United States will remain tariff-free due to CUSMA compliance.New U.S. tariffs on some Canadian goods, such as steel, copper and forestry, took effect on Friday.The White House has said the tariffs won't be applied to ...
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Court proceedings
Second suspect caught after home invasion in Big River
A man wanted after a violent home invasion in Big River has been caught and will spend the long weekend behind bars. On July 16, Big River RCMP, with the assistance of Saskatchewan RCMP's Prince Albert Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST), arrested 51-year-old Cole Hegland at a rural property in the Rural Munici...
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Northern Evacuations
Wildfire forces evacuation of 500 from First Nation in northern Saskatchewan
About 500 more people in Saskatchewan have been forced to flee due to threatening wildfires. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says those at Clearwater River Dene Nation, about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, have been told to leave.The latest evacuation puts the number of wildfire evacuees in various commun...
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Historical disappearance
Seeking answers after 50 years: RCMP look for tips in disappearance of Hudson Bay teen
Hoping for a break in a 50-year-old case stemming from Hudson Bay. Irene Scherban, who was 16 years old at the time, was last seen in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 1975, outside her family's home in Hudson Bay, and her whereabouts remain unknown. The Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit (HCU) continues to invest...
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Canada
Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals
MONTRÉAL - The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de Montréal were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company's building on Frontenac Street was broken into around 10 p.m. The glass front doors were smashed and p...
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Canadian aid agency workers call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the Children Canada said Friday the global agency's cli...
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Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher duties, after the two countries did not reach a trade...
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Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent on Friday. Kirsten Hillman, who also se...
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Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA - Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it's finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks in place...
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Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thursday afternoon. RCMP say that the 26-year-old mot...
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