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Fleet's Knight, Sceptres' Spooner highlight list of unprotected PWHL players
Several stars could be on the move as the Professional Women's Hockey League's new franchises start building their rosters this week. The league's six original teams released their lists of protected ...
Jun 03, 2025

RCMP hunt for suspects, grey truck after Sweetgrass First Nation shooting
Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting on Sweetgrass First Nation.Mounties say they received a report of an injured male around 9:10 p.m. on June 2. Officers and EMS ...
Jun 03, 2025

CP NewsAlert: White House says Trump will double tariffs on steel, aluminum tomorrow
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will double steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday. Leavitt says Trump will sign an executive order to increase...
Jun 03, 2025

'Kind of pointless': RM of Beaver River not issuing fire ban
It was following a lively discussion from six councillors in the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 that the decision was made not to enact a fire ban in early May. "A couple of the councillor...
Jun 03, 2025

Fire crews from Melfort the latest to join fight against northern wildfires
More local fire departments are sending help to fight wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. The Melfort Fire Department is the latest to send help to battle the blaze that threatens the La Ronge area.Fi...
Jun 03, 2025

Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Do...
Jun 03, 2025

Teenage boy accused of threatening security guard with machete
A 16-year-old boy is accused of threatening a Prince Albert security guard with a large knife.The incident happened early Tuesday morning at a business in the 800 block of 15th Street East.The boy who...
Jun 03, 2025

Canada's domestic tourism industry could net billions due to U.S. trade war: report
OTTAWA - A new report argues that Canada's trade war with the United States might come with a silver lining for the domestic tourism industry. The Conference Board of Canada says its April travel inte...
Jun 03, 2025

NBFD sending support to La Ronge
Six fire fighters from the Battlefords are heading up north to help join the efforts to battle the wildfires near La Ronge. According to a news release issued by the City of North Battleford, the requ...
Jun 03, 2025

Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won't intervene
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there's no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works - but she won't weigh in on whether provinces should pursue involuntary tr...
Jun 03, 2025