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Fire bans: what is and isn't allowed
Camping season is officially here with the May Long weekend officially underway, but there are a lot of fire bans currently active around the province that should stop you from lighting a fire for you...
May 16, 2025

Prince Albert fatal crash case committed for trial
A woman alleged responsible for a fatal crash in Prince Albert has been committed to stand trial for criminal negligence causing death.That was the outcome of Christina Vlahos's preliminary inquiry he...
May 16, 2025

Risk to public 'extremely low' at site of Cenovus blowout
Air quality testing is in place, including fixed monitors and mobile monitoring, at the site of what Cenovus calls a 'well release' at its Rush Lake thermal facility in the R.M. of Paynton, about 80 k...
May 16, 2025

1 person died, 2 others were pulled from wreckage after a storm crumbled part of a St. Louis church
One person died and two others were pulled from the wreckage of a partially collapsed church on Friday, after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. Several other people w...
May 16, 2025
Measles cases up to 37, with 95 per cent unvaccinated, says Sask. top doctor
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said the province is seeing new measles cases daily.As of Wednesday, there have been 37 confirmed cases between March 14 and May 14.Shahab told me...
May 16, 2025
Improbable road leads Joe Robustelli to massive opportunity with Riders
Improbable but not impossible could be the best way to describe receiver Joe Robustelli's road to becoming a professional football player.The six-foot-three receiver born in Connecticut grew up loving...
May 16, 2025

Accident at Meadow Lake Provincial Park closes Goodsoil Park Gate
After what can be described as a spectacular looking accident occurred on May 3 saw a truck pulling a trailing end up on top of the cement guard rail and crash into the building of the Goodsoil Park G...
May 16, 2025

Men walk in heels to stand with survivors at BASAC fundraiser
Dozens of men strapped on red high heels and hit the pavement Thursday for the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre's (BASAC) eighth annual Walk a Mile in Our Shoes - a community event aimed at ...
May 16, 2025

Patients in Quebec's Nunavik region evacuated over persistent water shortages
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province's Far North because of persistent water shortages in a community. The Health Department says two patients...
May 16, 2025

Sweden blanks newcomer Slovenia and Switzerland shuts out Norway at ice hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Elias Lindholm scored a hat trick as Sweden blanked newcomer Slovenia 4-0 to keep a perfect record of five wins from five games at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Sweden ...
May 16, 2025