Crime
Saskatoon police looking for 'armed and dangerous' man after city's third murder of 2025
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have charged a 27-year-old man with first degree murder and are looking for a second "armed and dangerous" suspect after a man was shot at a motel in the city on Saturday.It is the third homicide in the city in 2025.SPS said in a news release late Saturday night that officers we...
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ANTHRAX
Saskatchewan government doesn't expect more deaths in small anthrax outbreak
The Government of Saskatchewan says it doesn't anticipate any more deaths related to the small anthrax outbreak in the Rural Municipality of Paynton.The outbreak claimed the lives of two cows according to a May 13 test result, prompting the province to remind producers to be on the lookout for anthrax in their animals....
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Wildfires
Candle Lake residents remain on edge as wildfire burns out of control to the east
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Sports on Central
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New beginnings
'Beyond the crash': TV series on paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player set to air
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Closing permanently
Accident at Meadow Lake Provincial Park closes Goodsoil Park Gate
May 16, 2025
Saskatchewan
Third times a charm?
Mustangs advance to second straight National Final
The Melfort Mustangs are back in the gold medal game at the Centennial Cup.For the second straight season, the Mustangs will be playing in the National Final, with the hopes of winning the club's first Canadian Junior A Championship."In the first period, we came out the way we wanted to play, hard and heavy, but t...
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Lacrosse
Rush fall to Bandits 12-10 in Game 1 of NLL Finals
It was not the night the Saskatchewan Rush had in mind as they took the court in their first National Lacrosse League (NLL) Finals game since 2018 on Friday night in Buffalo New York.The game started with Clark Walter and Levi Anderson finding the back of the net in the first quarter to give the Rush an early 2-0 lead ...
May 17, 2025
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Staying safe
How to reduce your risk of a bear encounter in Saskatchewan
Black bears are a common sight around Saskatchewan, and the chance of a bear encounter increases as the animals come out of their winter torpor and begin searching for food.According to Saskatchewan's environment ministry, most bears are found in the northern forest regions of the province, but their range stretches so...
May 17, 2025
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what to know
Fire bans: what is and isn't allowed
Camping season is officially here with the May Long weekend officially underway, but there are a lot of fire bans currently active around the province that should stop you from lighting a fire for your weekend adventures. Bryan Chartrand is the Executive Director of Land Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Ag...
May 16, 2025
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Canada
Protesters opposed to agency-ordered cull at ostrich farm prepare for long-term stay
NAKUSP - Protesters who have been camping this weekend at a British Columbia ostrich farm that's been ordered to kill its entire flock because of bird flu say they're preparing to stay longer. Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., has been battlin...
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'A family is torn apart': 3 kids killed in suspected drunk driving crash in Toronto
TORONTO - An early-morning crash has torn one family apart, Toronto police said Sunday as they announced three children had died in a collision allegedly caused by an impaired teen driver. Police revealed details at a news conference hours after the cr...
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Liberal government to table federal budget this fall, PM Carney says
ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday the Liberal government will present a federal budget in the fall, allowing time for clarity on some key economic and fiscal issues to emerge. Speaking to reporters Sunday in Rome, Carney defended his govern...
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Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire. Judy Stearns of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba sa...
May 17, 2025
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Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of Nunavut over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada's website Friday evening after a vote validation process. In that pr...
May 17, 2025
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Vancouver Island University students make the world's largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of a baby elephant has been certified as the world's largest during an event in the British Columbia city that bears the sweet treat's name. Baked by students at Vancouver ...
May 17, 2025
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