Coming home
Swiss collector wants thousands of Indigenous artifacts returned to communities
WINNIPEG - A Swiss collector who has amassed thousands of Indigenous artifacts says he is eager to have his collection repatriated back to the communities it has come from.Vincent Escriba has accumulated roughly 3,500 ceremonial and traditional items, including cradleboards, sacred pipes and firearms believed to be ass...
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Crown reports
Sask. Crown reports: SaskPower loses $114M while SaskTel, SaskEnergy see gains
The 2025-26 annual reports released Tuesday for Saskatchewan's Crown corporations showed mixed financial results with Sasktel and SaskEnergy posting profits, while SaskPower and Saskatchewan Auto Fund reported losses.SGI and Saskatchewan Auto FundSGI's rate stabilization reserve saw a reduction of $93.3 million, leavin...
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New Bench Boss
Oilers hire Saskatoon's Mike Babcock as head coach after NHL investigation
Just days after being cleared in an NHL-led investigation, Mike Babcock has been hired as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.Babcock was announced as the 19th head coach in Oilers history on Tuesday, making official a controversial hiring which had been weeks in the making for the team.He'll take over behind the Edmonto...
Jun 23, 2026
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Economy and mining
El Dorado Gold signs deal to move McIlvenna Bay mine product to Eastern Canada
Critical minerals from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba are being moved to Eastern Canada. Arctic Gateway Group, an Indigenous-owned transportation and logistics company, confirmed Eldorado Gold Saskatchewan will soon ship concentrate using the Hudson Bay railway's Flin Flon subdivision. The move follows the company'...
Jun 23, 2026
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Crime
Man charged with attempted murder after two RCMP officers shot in Melville
Following an incident where two Saskatchewan RCMP officers were shot and transported to hospital with serious injuries, a 55-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences including attempted murder and aggravated assault.Markus Dodge is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Tuesday.Late Sunday ni...
Jun 23, 2026
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Wildfire response
Denare Beach residents hoping for better communication after SPSA VP retires
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has announced that Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts has moved up his retirement to June 30 of this year. Both parties mutually agreed on the announcement. The news comes after the independent review from MNP stated that there were 'significant gaps' in how the prov...
Jun 22, 2026
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Canada
Backlogs in long-term care, home care services driving ER wait times up: report
TORONTO - A new report says wait times at emergency departments across the country are made longer by lack of available spots in long-term care facilities and home care programs. The Canadian Institute for Health Information says patients who could be ...
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Dredging of Vancouver's Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
VICTORIA - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it has received all federal permits to allow for the dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, making room for larger oil tankers loading up from the Trans Mountain pipeline. The agency says the dredgin...
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Captain's 'medical issue' on Air Canada flight forces diversion of Halifax flight
MONTREAL - Air Canada says a pilot on a flight from Newark, N.J., to Halifax experienced a "medical issue" and the flight had to be diverted to Boston. A statement from the airline said Flight AC7664 was being operated by regional partner PAL Airlines ...
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Democrat blames Trump for delayed bridge opening in new political ad
WASHINGTON - The delayed opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now an issue in a closely watched Michigan Senate race as a Democrat hopeful blames the pause on U.S. President Donald Trump. In an ad launched Wednesday, candidate Mallory McM...
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Carney's office offers few details on call with Trump before NATO summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the NATO summit next month. Carney's office issued a one-sentence statement about Wednesday's call that does not say what the two leaders discussed. Turkey wi...
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Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities. "We're all God's creatures and we're all loved, and we all deserve to be loved and...
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