Wildfire
SaskAlert planned for Wednesday
Phone users in Saskatchewan can expect a loud noise from their phone or their televisions on Wednesday, just before 2 p.m. The province will be sending out a test of the emergency alert system as part of Emergency Preparedness Week and in conjunction with a national test. The province of Saskatchewan is promoting the t...
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Red Dress Day offers opportunities for reflection and learning across Saskatchewan
Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ people (MMIWG+) will be raised on May 5, which is known in Saskatchewan and across Canada as Red Dress Day.A total of 1324 missing alerts of Indigenous people were added in 2024 to Aboriginal Alert's website and four provinces had greater than 20...
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Lacrosse
Predators dominate on the road, finish weekend atop PGLL standings
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Saskatchewan
Shifting home
Rush steamroll Thunderbirds 16-7 in Game 1 of NLL semifinals
The Saskatchewan Rush outplayed the Halifax Thunderbirds in Game 1 of the best of three National Lacrosse League semifinals in Nova Scotia on Saturday.The Rush hit the floor hot, netting six goals in the first quarter, with forward Austin Shanks scoring three of them. The Thunderbirds scored three as well to make it 6-...
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Wildfires
Evacuations ordered as four homes burn in uncontained wildfire on James Smith Cree Nation
Four homes have been destroyed, and around a dozen others were evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire tore through James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), displacing roughly 30 people.The blaze, named 25PA-JSIR01, grew to over 100 hectares in size and was sparked on Friday evening by human activity, according to the Saskatche...
May 04, 2025
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Escaped criminal
UPDATED: RCMP capture escapee in Fond Du Lac
Update: May 4, 3:33 p.m.Fond du Lac RCMP reported that they have located and arrested Richard McDonald at a residence in the community.He is scheduled to appear in Fond du Lac Provincial Court on Monday.--Fond Du Lac RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a man who escaped lawful custody. In a release, polic...
May 04, 2025
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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...
May 04, 2025
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Canada
Alberta premier to give live address on province's 'path forward' with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province's path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a "What's Next" panel to poll...
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Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
SAINT-JÉRÔME - Lion Electric will very likely be liquidated following the Quebec government's refusal to invest more public funds in the company, says the court-appointed monitor for the electric-vehicle maker. Jean-François Nadon, a restructuring spe...
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NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in the election...
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In the news today: Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. In a post...
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Complainant tells hockey players' sexual assault trial she was drunk and scared
A woman is telling the sexual assault trial of five hockey players this morning that she was naked, drunk and scared as several men unexpectedly came into the hotel room where she had just had a sexual encounter in June 2018. The woman, whose identity ...
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Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context
The premiers of Canada's three territories say the country's push to remove internal trade barriers needs to consider the unique economic situation of the North. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and Nunavut Premier...
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