Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will meet its NATO commitment and spend 2 per cent of national GDP on defence this year.Canada is currently estimated to be spending about 1.4 per cent of GDP on defence and has long failed to meet the 2 per cent target.Ottawa has come under intense pressure from allies recently t...
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Sunday Wildfire Update
Sask. wildfires update: SPSA looking at possibly lifting some evacuation orders
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in its update on Sunday that its crews have started to inspect areas such as Pelican Narrows and La Ronge to see if they're safe enough for evacuation orders to be lifted.SPSA President Marlo Pritchard said there were between 10,000 and 15,000 evacuees in the province as of...
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Saskatchewan
Ashes of loved one left behind
'Blessed and thankful': Batoche opens doors to Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees
Thousands of people have had to evacuate their homes in Saskatchewan due to ongoing wildfires, and over 130 of them are staying at Batoche.Beverly Roberts evacuated La Ronge with her family and they found themselves in Watrous before going to Batoche.The Pisew Fire, which has caused significant damage in the La Ronge a...
Jun 08, 2025
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Saturday Wildfire Update
Rain, favourable winds in Candle Lake, Shoe Fire still 11 km away
The prayers of many have been answered as rain fell in the Candle Lake area Saturday.The precipitation comes at a crucial time as the largest fire burning in the province, the Shoe Fire, is currently only 11 km away from the resort village.As of Saturday morning, the Shoe Fire had burned more than 496,695 hectares, or ...
Jun 07, 2025
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Warning issued for measles exposure risk at several sites in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued a notice warning of measles exposure risk in Saskatoon on Saturday after cases of the potentially deadly virus were reported in the city.This week, an infant born prematurely and infected with measles died in southwestern Ontario after being infected with the virus while i...
Jun 07, 2025
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CREE EDUCATION
'I want to be able to contribute back': Cree language keeper honoured with Sask. Order of Merit
Senapan Thunder didn't set out to win awards - she set out to honour those who came before her and to ensure that nêhiyawêwin, the Cree language, remains alive for future generations.Now, the longtime educator and language champion from Thunderchild First Nation has been recognized with the Saskatchewan Ord...
Jun 07, 2025
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Canada
Montreal officials say they've left no stone unturned to prepare for Grand Prix
MONTREAL - City officials and organizers of this weekend's Grand Prix in Montreal say they're ready for the more than 350,000 people expected at the Formula One race. They say they've learned lessons from last year's event, which was marked by heavy co...
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Lost RCMP memory key with informant details was offered for sale by criminals: report
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the RCMP lost a memory key containing personal information about victims, witnesses and informants, and later learned it was being offered for sale by criminals. A detailed report from the office of privacy co...
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will attend G7 summit in Alberta
OTTAWA - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will attend the G7 summit next week in Kananaskis, Alta. Sheinbaum was one of several world leaders invited to the summit by Prime Minister Mark Carney who are not part of the Group of Seven. She sa...
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Montreal bus and subway services disrupted as transit maintenance workers strike
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit maintenance workers have started a nine-day strike that is causing widespread disruption in the network. The 2,400 workers began striking today after more than a year of negotiations. For the first three days of the strike...
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National Holocaust Monument vandalized with 'FEED ME' written in red paint
OTTAWA - An act of vandalism at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa is an antisemitic attack, the co-chair of the monument committee said Monday. The words "FEED ME" were found scrawled in red paint across the face of the monument Monday morning....
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Defence lawyers begin final submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - A woman accusing five hockey players of sexual assault made up a false narrative because she didn't want to take responsibility for her decisions that night, a defence lawyer for one of the players argued as final submissions in the case began...
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