Saskatchewan

Missing and Murdered
Domestic violence survivor adds voice to Red Dress Day movement
Kerry Benjoe knows the devastation domestic violence can cause. "I'm an amputee. I lost my left leg because of [domestic] violence."The journalist, originally from Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation, has a successful career as the editor-in-chief of EFN News, a publication that focuses on telling the stories of In...
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Lacrosse
NLL: Saskatchewan Rush travel to Halifax to open semifinal series
All eyes will be on the Saskatchewan Rush this weekend as they make the lengthy flight to Halifax for the first game of its best-of-three National Lacrosse League (NLL) semifinal series against the Halifax Thunderbirds.The Rush had the second-best record in the league in the regular-season and are coming off a 13-9 qua...
May 03, 2025
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Youth
Mental health overarching theme in Sask. child advocate's 2024 report
A lack of access to mental health and addiction services is top of mind for the Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth.In her annual report, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth Lisa Broda said reports of mental health and addictions issues were five times higher in 2024 compared to 2020."We know t...
May 03, 2025
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Fire bans
Fire bans in place as first hot weekend starts
The temperatures will be soaring this weekend, but a lot of central Saskatchewan residents are going to have to do without their summer staple firepit. Fire bans are in place across most of the middle belt of the province, thanks to dry grass and no rain. Some municipalities near Prince Albert began enacting bans last ...
May 03, 2025
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Canada

Trump says 'highly unlikely' U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada, though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st state. In a wide-ranging interview on NBC's "Meet Th...
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McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat
MONTREAL - Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack. Six months ago, researchers at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management launched the Susta...
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Canadian students in Netherlands for 1945 liberation celebrations
HALIFAX - As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense both the horror of war and the reverence of the Dutch ...
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Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality is more complex, noting a broad trend toward continen...
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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington. After months of Trum...
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Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate - and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in world ...
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