PLANNED OUTAGE
Planned power outage to affect Meadow Lake, northwest communities next week
More than 13,000 SaskPower customers in Northwestern Saskatchewan will lose power overnight next week as crews work to upgrade infrastructure in the region. The company noted the planned outage will run from midnight to 6 a.m. on July 9. Communities affected include Meadow Lake, Loon Lake, Dore Lake, Waterhen Lake, Bea...
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Wanted Man
RCMP searching for wanted man in Northern Sask
Pinehouse RCMP are asking the public to be vigilant and report any sightings of a 29-year-old man who's unlawfully at large. Devon Ratt was last seen leaving the Besnard Lake Correctional Centre at around 9:00 a.m. on July 3. Officers have been searching for Ratt, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. He is des...
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Crime
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Clean Drinking water
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Housing
Home sales above average in Sask. despite ongoing inventory challenges
Despite persistent challenges with inventory, homes sales across Saskatchewan remained strong in June as prices continued to rise.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, there were 1,768 homes sold across the province in June, which is close to 15 per cent over the 10-year average. Saskatchewan's residentia...
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Fire response
Beauval general store manager stays, as village receives mandatory evacuation order
Nearly 700 residents of the Village of Beauval, in northwestern Saskatchewan, are leaving their community by charter bus or by car because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Fab Damodharan, who manages the Beauval General Store, won't be one of them.Damodharan has lived in the area for the last five years. On Thu...
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Community support
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevord was present on Thursday when a truck that travelled over three hours, showed up at Cottage 11 on the Joseph Custer Re...
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First Act
Jess Moskaluke to christen Meadow Lake's new Co-op Centre
Saskatchewan country star Jess Moskaluke will help Meadow Lake kick off a new chapter this fall as the first artist to perform at the city's new Co-op Centre.The show, set for Oct. 9, is a partnership between the City of Meadow Lake and the Meadow Lake Broncos Senior 'A' hockey club, which has a long track record of ho...
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Canada
B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced an additional $734,000 for the RCMP's anti-hate...
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Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec
MONTREAL - As Canada looks to fast-track major projects that could reduce its dependence on the United States, a new subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company says it wants to build a liquefied natural gas export facility in Quebec. Marinvest Energy Ca...
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Ottawa talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States' global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Sagu...
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Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Two provinci...
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Military police investigating Facebook page filled with racism, misogyny
OTTAWA - Military police have reopened an investigation into a Facebook group the Canadian Army's commanding officer describes as "abhorrent." Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright said in a media statement Friday that he was made aware of allegations about a Facebo...
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In the news today: Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause ...
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