ESCAPED
RCMP look for escapee from Blaine Lake work crew
RCMP are searching for an inmate who fled custody while performing community service near Martin's Lake Regional Park, about 29 kilometres north of Blaine Lake.Mounties say in a release that Garret Gardiner, 33, ran into the bush around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. He was serving a sentence at Saskatoon Provincial Cor...
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Fighting back
'Right now the community is living in fear': JSCN rolls out plan to address crime and drug crisis
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis.Following a vote held during a community meeting Tuesday night, a new Community Safety Adivsory Committee made up of six members - two from each of their three Nations. The group will...
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LOOK, DON'T TOUCH
Too cute to help? Conservation officers say leave baby wildlife alone
That baby deer lying quietly in the grass might seem lost, but according to Saskatchewan conservation officers, it's right where it's supposed to be-and no, they don't need a ride.As warmer weather draws more people outdoors, the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety issued a public service announcement T...
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Food Security
Save-On-Foods, Pattison Food Group support local food banks
What began as a three-day campaign back in 2018 is now a well-established week-long initiative focused on feeding families in need across Western Canada. Starting Thursday, grocery shoppers can support local food banks by purchasing Western Family products at four Pattison Food Group retailers. All Save-On-Foods, Buy-L...
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strike deadline approaching
Small businesses brace for impact as Canada Post strike looms again
The last time Canada Post went on strike, it caused a huge pain and a lot of money for Sandra Humphreys who owns a small business in Prince Albert."If it happens again this time, I don't know if I'll go back to Canada Post when it comes to putting something in the mail," she said.Humphreys runs Sporty T's, a ...
May 21, 2025
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Average fuel price in Sask at $1.332
Saskatchewan gas prices trending downward while rest of country does the opposite
Gas prices around Saskatchewan are going against the national trend, with the average price in Saskatchewan gradually going down in the province according to GasBuddy.com. There is a number of factors at play and a lot of uncertainty thanks to the threat of tariffs from the south. Patrick De Haan, a petroleum analyst w...
May 21, 2025
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Canada
Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a "large contributor" to an unsustainable level of immigration and claims the program i...
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Nearly one in three non-profit workers burnt out and food insecure, survey suggests
A survey of 1,116 employees at non-profit organizations across Canada indicates more than one-third of workers regularly feel burnt out and exhausted. The Changemaker Wellbeing Index says 36 per cent of workers said they were struggling with issues suc...
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Former world junior hockey player tears up at ex-teammates' sexual assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team briefly broke down in tears Thursday at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates as he faced questions over texts he sent a week after the encounter at the heart of the case. Brett Howden...
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Supreme Court of Canada to examine role of rape shield law in sexual services case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the application of the rape shield law in the case of two individuals accused of acting as pimps for a woman who worked from a house they rented. Section 276 of the Criminal Code, known as the rape shie...
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Costs remain unclear for Canada to join Trump's Golden Dome
OTTAWA - An anti-weapons proliferation group says if Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defence shield, Canada could face ballooning financial costs. Jessica West, a researcher at Project Ploughshar...
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Israeli ambassador meets with Canadian officials after summons from foreign minister
OTTAWA - Israel's Ambassador in Canada met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday to discuss an incident in the West Bank that saw Israeli soldiers fire warning shots near a diplomatic tour that included four Canadians. Bu...
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