politics
Liberals Belanger promises bold new path in North Sask. after election win
"It is clear that the North wants a new path." Those are the words of Liberal MP-elect Buckley Belanger, who easily won over voters in the 2025 federal election earlier this week. In the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding, which encompasses Saskatchewan's Northern Administration District, he wo...
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Prescribed fire Wednesday in Waskeskiu
People in the vicinity of Waskesiu are being advised of a prescribed fire that will be lit on Wednesday, April 30. Parks Canada issued the alert the same morning, saying the fire will happen in the Waskesiu Community Fuel Break, south of the townsite. Smoke will be visible in and around the community and an area closur...
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Flight from police
Two men in custody after shooting, flight from officers in Canoe Lake
A man from Edmonton and another from Clearwater River Dene Nation have been arrested after a shooting on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. RCMP were called to the community at 12:45 am on Sunday, April 27 and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers then located a...
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Wildfire season is here according to PA Fire Department and SPSA
With the snow finally melting and spring officially arriving, wildfire season is underway in the province. The past week has seen large wildfires outside of town and smaller fires within city limits, and it's made for a busy start to the season for firefighters.Right now the conditions outside of the city are pretty co...
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Death in James Smith
SIRT releases more details into James Smith death
A few more details into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old man on the James Smith Cree Nation have been shared by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). SIRT is investigating as the man was in the custody of Melfort RCMP members at the time. RCMP officers from the Melfort detachme...
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massive medical bills
P.A. paramedics struck by car in Vegas face long recovery and mounting U.S. medical bills
The mother of a Prince Albert paramedic, one of two struck by a vehicle in Las Vegas, is happy to have her daughter recovering back in Saskatchewan, but the pressure of American medical bills is mounting.Katrine Sinclair and Charlie Lastowsky were celebrating Katrine's 21st birthday with another friend when they were s...
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Canada
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says people are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern in which people in a mental health crisis become involved in a public safety crisis. Sim said that the man accused of killing 11 peo...
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'It was all consensual,' woman says in video shown at hockey players' trial
LONDON - Holding a white towel against her body, a young woman smiles and looks into the camera. "It was all consensual," she says before asking if she's being filmed. "You are so paranoid ... I enjoyed it," she adds. "I am so sober that's why I can't ...
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Trump says he'll meet with PM Carney at the White House 'within the next week'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week." "I spoke to him yesterday," Trump said of Carney. "He couldn't have been nicer and I congratulated him....
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Canada's top court to decide whether to hear a trailblazing youth-led climate case
TORONTO - Canada's highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. Thursday's decision coul...
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Quebec Inuit representative wants investigation over voting problems in Nunavik
MONTREAL - An organization representing Quebec Inuit wants Elections Canada to investigate reports that some people in Nunavik were unable to vote in Monday's federal election. Makivvik says polling hours were inconsistent across the northern part of Q...
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Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - The deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival has prompted event organizers across Canada to comb over their security practices in a bid to protect attendees and assure them festivals are safe. Some planners had already begun that process...
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