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Meadow Lake celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
It was a cold and windy day in Meadow Lake but for those who attended the North West Friendship Centre's Indigenous Peoples Day event, the enthusiastic energy and smiling faces were enough to warm the crowd. "It helps with building relationships right and reconciliation," said Kyla Wapass, mental health thera...
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Heavy Rain expected
Rainfall warnings issued for west central Saskatchewan this weekend
It's going to be very wet in parts of Saskatchewan this weekend.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a rainfall warning for west-central areas of the province from the Alberta border through to Kindersley, north to Kerrobert and east to Davidson.Chris Stammers, ECCC meteorologist, said a low pressure...
Jun 21, 2025
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Twisters
'Tornado outbreak': Environment Canada looking into eight 'likely' tornadoes in Sask.
Thursday ended with a twist in Saskatchewan, with Environment Canada investigating eight "likely tornadoes" in the province.On Friday morning, meteorologist Eric Dykes said the tornadoes are not confirmed yet, as "We could call it a tornado outbreak," he said."We're using the term 'likely' here...
Jun 20, 2025
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Bomber pilot
Family of downed bomber pilot visits crash site 70 years later
They saw the plane first. The North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber was a smoking, flaming mass of aluminum, and it was circling above the hay fields where a man and his two sons had been harvesting near the Beaver River on that summer day in 1955. Three air cadets escaped the burning aircraft via parachutes with time bo...
Jun 20, 2025
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Wet weekend in store
Rainfall expected most of the weekend
Much of Saskatchewan can expect a wet weekend. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW some areas will see more precipitation than others to kick off the summer solstice, after what's been a dry spring. "We're definitely looking at a pretty good rainfall event coming pretty much to...
Jun 20, 2025
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Crime
RCMP confirm murder investigation at Deschambault Lake, suspect on the run
Saskatchewan RCMP say an altercation between two men at Deschambault Lake has resulted in a murder investigation.On June 18, around 4 p.m., RCMP received a report of an assault at a residence.Officers immediately responded and 39-year-old Steven Michel was declared deceased by EMS at the scene. Saskatchewan RCMP Major ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Canada
'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temperatures over the eastern part of the continent are ca...
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Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year says it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to start the process. In its fifth receiver's report issued...
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Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved in an accident around 10:30 p.m. Friday near Natashqu...
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John McCallum dead at 75: A political veteran of 'good humour and grace'
OTTAWA - John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister and a mainstay of 21st century Canadian politics, has died at age 75, his family confirmed on Sunday. A statement said McCallum passed away peacefully Saturday surrounded by family. He is surviv...
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Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
MONTREAL - Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nimâ Machouf, a member of a Montreal Iranian women's association, says family membe...
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Carney says Middle East 'highly volatile' after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites earlier in the day. Carney issued a social media post shortly before 8 a.m. Eastern saying the U.S. m...
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