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Battleford to send 2025 tax notices; base rate unchanged, new levy added
Most Battleford property owners won't see a major change in their 2025 tax bill - but they will notice a new $100 charge aimed at funding long-term infrastructure improvements.The new Battleford Capit...
May 21, 2025

Community groups receive charitable grant funding from LGS
Meadow Lake, Humboldt, Melfort and Prince Albert are among the roughly 230 communities and 1,100 organizations receiving support from $2.1 million in fourth quarter charitable gaming grants from Lotte...
May 21, 2025

Nipawin Oasis Centre proposes temporary shelter expansion for cold months
The Nipawin Oasis Centre is hoping to expand their winter shelter capabilities. They have reached out to the Town of Nipawin asking to bring in a seasonal shelter, with "two insulated camp-style trail...
May 21, 2025

Prince Albert RCMP investigating over $5 million in northern fraud cases
It took scammers four months to defraud multiple northern Saskatchewan residents of more than $5 million which has led the RCMP to issue a warning to the public. An officer with the RCMP's GIS section...
May 21, 2025

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Pa...
May 21, 2025

Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
SAINTE-MONIQUE - A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was emp...
May 21, 2025

Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African president over killing of white farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. "Peopl...
May 21, 2025

Andreescu among the Canadian casualties in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Bianca Andreescu's comeback hit a snag Wednesday when she was bounced from the second round of the French Open qualifying tournament. The 17th seed from Mississauga, Ont., had match point agai...
May 21, 2025

Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its ...
May 21, 2025

Oman says the fifth round of indirect US-Iran talks will be Friday in Rome
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Oman's foreign minister says the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Rome. Neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeti...
May 21, 2025