WILDFIRE UPDATE
83 active wildfires burning in northern Sask., displacing over 2,600: SPSA
UPDATE: Canoe Lake and Ile-à-la-Crosse, including Canoe Ross and Rosser Bay subdivision residents can return home tomorrow, when the evacuation order will be rescinded. So far, the plan is to have the order removed at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. Pinehouse residents who self-evacuated can return to the village tomo...
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Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with a 75.8 per cent tariff on the crop. The ministers are set to meet with the Canola Council of Canada and the Canadian Can...
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counterfeit bills circulating
Prince Albert Police warning of counterfeit banknotes in circulation
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Summer event
Step Back in Time at the 44th Annual Vintage Power Machines Festival
No Animal Plan
Northern Transitional Dog Rescue steps up for evacuee animals; calls for more support for amid wildfires
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Introducing Raiders new assistant coach Bell heading into camp
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Saskatchewan
Officials Selected
Four SJHL officials named to 2026 Olympic officiating roster
Four SJHL officials have been named to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games officiating roster. The officials heading to Italy in February are referees Cianna Murray (Cudworth, Sask.) and Michelle McKenna (Moose Jaw, Sask.), along with linespersons Alex Clarke (Drake, Sask.) and Tarrington Wyonzek (Yorkton, Sask.) SJHL Senior...
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heritage
Irvings honoured with award for preserving northern history
John and Margaret Irving have been announced as the winners of the 2025 Everett Baker Award for Saskatchewan Heritage. The award, which is distributed annually, recognizes individuals, groups or organizations who have gone above and beyond to preserve and promote heritage in Saskatchewan. It also recognizes efforts to ...
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Storm watch
Central and eastern Sask face severe weather watch
An Alberta storm moving into western Saskatchewan is creating conditions that could bring about severe weather today. Environment Canada issued an alert just before 11:30 a.m., saying conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that will track eastward through the province today. Occasionally,...
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violation of rights, traditions, beliefs
First Nations woman's distressing haircut 'not called for,' family says
The family of First Nation's woman Corina Morin say her rights, traditions, and beliefs were violated when hospital staff in Saskatoon cut her hair without her consent.Morin, 54, was admitted to the ICU at the Royal University Hospital on June 10. She died in July while in hospice care.According to the First Nation's H...
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Canada
Preliminary search of Winnipeg landfill for victim of serial killer underway: Kinew
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a preliminary search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a victim of a serial killer has started. Kinew says the province is in the test phase of the search at the city-run Brady Road landfill for the r...
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More than 14,000 people voted early in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - More than 14,000 people cast their ballots early in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection, Elections Canada says. Elections Canada says an estimated 14,452 voters made their way to the advance polls. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is run...
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Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court says the Canadian government wrongfully denies people status under the country's Indian Act if their ancestors "voluntarily" gave up Indigenous status under laws that predate Confederat...
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Man charged in attack on Jewish dad to undergo evaluation at psychiatric hospital
MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with assaulting a Jewish father at a park last week will be sent to a psychiatric hospital for a 30-day evaluation to determine criminal responsibility. Sergio Yanes Preciado appeared before a Quebec court judge on Wed...
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Ottawa funds $25M for companies to build EV chargers, buy natural gas-powered trucks
OTTAWA - The federal government announced $25 million in funding today for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec. The money will also help companies finance the purchases of natural gas-powered transport and recyc...
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Carney, other world leaders meet ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney met virtually Wednesday with the "Coalition of the Willing" - a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion - ahead of ceasefire negotiations set for Friday. U.S. Pr...
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