Saskatchewan

HOMETOWN PRIDE
'We've always had a little bit of cowboy blood in us': Meadow Lake Stampede rides into 102nd year
As a child in the 1980s, Kurt Hadland remembers the excitement of fair rides, the clatter of hooves and family gatherings that made the Meadow Lake Stampede the highlight of every summer."In the '80s, we were so free-willed. We would have a lot, a lot of time to go down and experience the rodeo," he said.&quo...
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Wildfire update
Evacuation order for East Trout Lake, dry conditions keep province at high alert for wildfires
With the weekend approaching, concerns for wildfires stay high in the province as the heat is expected to rise while the precipitation levels stay low. In the East Trout Lake resort area, about 165 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert, residents were issued an evacuation order on May 21 due to the possibility of the C...
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ESCAPED
RCMP look for escapee from Blaine Lake work crew
RCMP are searching for an inmate who fled custody while performing community service near Martin's Lake Regional Park, about 29 kilometres north of Blaine Lake.Mounties say in a release that Garret Gardiner, 33, ran into the bush around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. He was serving a sentence at Saskatoon Provincial Cor...
May 22, 2025
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Fighting back
'Right now the community is living in fear': JSCN rolls out plan to address crime and drug crisis
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis.Following a vote held during a community meeting Tuesday night, a new Community Safety Adivsory Committee made up of six members - two from each of their three Nations. The group will...
May 21, 2025
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Canada

Lawyer challenging Trump's trade war says tariffs are 'illegal and abusive'
WASHINGTON - As a mounting number of challenges against U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war start making their way through court, a lawyer representing small businesses says the tariffs are an "illegal and abusive" use of powers. Ilya Somin ...
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Ongoing strike threat could push more customers away from a struggling Canada Post
MONTREAL - Canada Post customers may face delays as 55,000 workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. However, experts say the possibility of escalating job action ma...
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Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
HALIFAX - A senior Environment Canada meteorologist says that as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, experts are predicting another active year. But Bob Robichaud at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the impact on Canada is imp...
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New federal energy minister tells oil and gas executives it was some for quick wins
CALGARY - Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event that it's time for...
1h ago
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Several MPs make pitches to colleagues to become next Speaker of the House of Commons
OTTAWA - At least six members of Parliament are asking their colleagues to support their bid to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons, including the last man to hold that job, Greg Fergus. Former deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont and fellow C...
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Canadians' future at Harvard in question after Trump bans international students
Hundreds of Canadians could potentially be caught up in the fight between President Donald Trump and prestigious Harvard University over international student enrollment. The school did not immediately have a current count of Canadians studying there, ...
2h ago
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