Crime
Child death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation investigated as homicide
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes are investigating the death of a child on Shoal Lake Cree Nation as a homicide. Police say Carrot River RCMP were called to the reserve at around 7 p.m. Friday for a report that a child under the age of 10 had been seriously injured at a home. Officers responded immediately and upon arriv...
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From the fire lines
Northern wildfires force another campground evacuation northeast of Candle Lake
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed late Friday afternoon that people at Little Bear Lake Campground have been told to leave. It's located about 4 kilometres off of Hanson Lake Road at Mile 62, Highway 106, north of Smeaton.The area is being threatened by the Shoe Fire that started around Lower Fishi...
21h ago
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Saskatchewan
No support for seperation
Laliberte and NDP call for Sask. Party to denounce separation talks
Talks of Saskatchewan separating from Canada have been starting to make noise on social media in the province, and while Premier Scott Moe has never directly supported the movement, the fact that he has not outright denounced it publicly has raised concern from the opposition NDP. MLA Leroy Laliberte represents the Ath...
22h ago
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Vet Staffing
'It is a good step': $194M to vet school welcomed, but Sask. vets say staffing crisis persists
A renewed investment in veterinary education is being welcomed in Saskatchewan, where clinics are grappling with staff shortages, growing caseloads and long wait times - and where people in the industry say solving the problem will take more than just funding."There's a shortage of veterinarians right across Canad...
23h ago
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Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Election
MSN candidates for president share their thoughts
As part of EFN Media's (Eagle Feather News) coverage of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) 2025 general election, we spoke with the candidates for president to learn more about their background, motivations for running, and the biggest issues they believe the MN-S is facing. Here are the candidates in alphabet...
May 23, 2025
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FLARING
Gas flaring scheduled in R.M. of Spiritwood
If you spot flames lighting up the sky northeast of Leoville in the coming days, don't be alarmed; it's a controlled flare.SaskEnergy says it will be conducting intermittent flaring from Saturday, May 24 to Monday, June 2, at a block valve site about nine kilometres from the village, within the R.M. of Spiritwood.A 40-...
May 23, 2025
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Canada
Montreal police arrest five in distraction jewelry theft probe targeting seniors
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested five people this week related to a number of recent distraction thefts involving seniors, the latest in a rash of similar incidents that have prompted warnings from police forces across the country. The...
7h ago
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King Charles to follow in mother's footsteps in delivering throne speech
OTTAWA - King Charles is set to open a new session of Parliament on Tuesday, seated in a throne that incorporates a piece of English walnut from Windsor Great Park, a preserve of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Family connection is espe...
12h ago
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The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here's what they're taking on
OTTAWA - After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government has a stack of new crime policies to implement. Lis...
12h ago
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Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
OTTAWA - Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions. Universities Canada says "inadequate" provincial operating grants are also ...
12h ago
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency asking that ostriches at a B.C. farm be spared from a planned cull. Kennedy, the U.S. secretary for health and human services, posted a letter on social ...
23h ago
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Organized crime investigators in British Columbia say a 32-year-old man has been arrested for his role in an operation that allegedly sent fentanyl from Vancouver to the United States. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said in a st...
May 23, 2025
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