Bill 21
Sask firefighters, NDP concerned about burn building legislation
Some firefighters and the NDP are sounding the alarms about a recent bill to create a pilot project that uses the burning of derelict buildings as a training opportunity for firefighters.The bill passed third reading Tuesday and is just waiting on royal assent, but there are concerns about a lack of consultation by the...
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ANTHRAX
Anthrax confirmed in cattle in R.M. of Paynton
The province is urging producers to remain vigilant after anthrax was confirmed in cattle in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Paynton No. 470, located about 64 kilometres northwest of North Battleford. In a statement issued Wednesday, Saskatchewan Agriculture says lab results received on May 13 confirmed the fatal case...
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Saskatchewan
Health
Measles exposure in 7 Saskatchewan communities: SHA
The province is notifying the public of measles exposures in seven different municipalities where there were confirmed measles cases. The communities are Saskatoon, Swift Current, Outlook, Assiniboia, Gravelbourg and Ponteix.If you were at the following locations during this time period, you are urged to monitor for sy...
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Park closed
Province closes Narrow Hills Provincial Park following wildfire damage
Damage from a wildfire to the campgrounds at Gem Lakes and Lost Echo Lake have led to their closure for the season. Both lakes are in the Narrow Hills, northeast of Prince Albert and received serious damage from the Shoe Fire, which is still burning out of control and has reached 16,000 hectares (38,000 acres). The fir...
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IAGO SPEAKS
Sask. theatre troupe reimagines Shakespeare for student ahead of international debut
What if lago never stopped talking? A Saskatchewan playwright imagined just that and now students are discovering Shakespeare in a whole new way. Rumpus Studio Theatre kicked off its school tour Tuesday in North Battleford, performing Iago Speaks for local high school students ahead of its international debut at the Ed...
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federal politics
Sask. Liberal MP appointed secretary of state for rural development
Liberal MP Buckley Belanger has been named the Secretary of State for Rural Development. Belanger, who serves as the MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River in Northern Saskatchewan, was appointed to the role by Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. "The prime minister wants to make sure that he doesn't have a...
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Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern part of the province means officials are taking the...
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Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experienced since 2022." A total of 44,300 residential prope...
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In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... After festival tragedy, a long road to recovery Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating ...
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Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER - Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, it was Nulada's first meal in 16 days - soup and b...
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Eleven killed in festival attack included families, artist, visitor from Philippines
Eleven people were killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, when an SUV drove through a crowd at high speed. Here is what we know about the victims, whose identities have been confirmed by Vancouver police and festival organizer ...
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Former hockey player continues testifying at ex-teammates' sex assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by videoconference Wednesday afternoon at the trial of Michael McL...
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