Rural Integrated Roads for Growth
SARM, highways ministry to spend $46 million on rural road infrastructure
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and the Saskatchewan Associations of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plan to spend $46 million on bridge, road and culvert projects in rural parts of the province.The Rural Integrated Roads for Growth program will contribute up to 50 per cent of the costs of the rural road infrastructu...
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public safety
RCMP say no new deaths linked to suspected hazardous drink in Battlefords
Saskatchewan RCMP say there have been no new reports of sudden deaths or illness potentially linked to a previously reported hazardous liquid circulating in the Battlefords area. Police provided the update Friday afternoon, just one day after they confirmed the possibility of two sudden deaths in the area being linked ...
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Royal visit
Treaty 6 leaders heading to London for private audience with King Charles III
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation invited the head of the British Crown to attend the 150th Commemoration of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton this August. Now, it appears the offer has been reciprocated.A delegation of seven Treaty 6 leaders is travelling to London to meet with His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on March ...
Mar 06, 2026
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Forecast
Warm weekend weather could bring both melting and more snow
A warm start to the weekend will give way to some slightly cooler conditions. Brian Proctor of Environment and Climate Change Canada said some warm weather will be coming through Saskatchewan for the early part of the weekend. Much of the province will have a mild Saturday, with daytime highs ranging from 1 C in the La...
Mar 06, 2026
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Back-to-back losses
Mike McEwen, Kelly Knapp rinks fall short of playoffs at Brier
Saskatchewan's decades-long drought at the Montana's Brier will continue at least one more year after a Thursday that curling fans in the province would probably prefer to forget.It was a nightmare evening for Saskatoon's Mike McEwen rink, falling 6-3 to Manitoba's Matt Dunstone rink to end the week with back-to-back l...
Mar 06, 2026
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Think you can gopher it?
Riders looking for next Gainer the Gopher
Do you want to gopher the Grey Cup with the Riders this year?The hunt is on for the next big personality in Green and White to step into Gainer the Gophers' shoes and become the Rider mascot.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said in a job posting that they are looking for someone outgoing, energetic, engaging, and friendly ...
Mar 05, 2026
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Canada
CBSA puts pause on removing inadmissible people to Israel and Lebanon due to war
The Canada Border Services Agency says it's putting a pause on removal orders to Lebanon and Israel due to the volatile situation in both countries. The agency says the temporary halt, known as an Administrative Deferral of Removals, is put on countrie...
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Ride-share drivers in Canada feel the sting at pump amid conflicts in Middle East
VANCOUVER - Riding-share drivers across Canada say the surging gas prices at the pump, tied to the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, are the final straw for them. As the war in Iran, led by the U.S. and Israel, enters its second week, thousands...
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Child dead, 17 injured after school bus tips over in Quebec
SAINTE-ROSE-DE-WATFORD, QUÉBEC - A child is dead, and 17 others were injured after a school bus carrying local children overturned Saturday morning in southeastern Quebec. Provincial police said four people sustained serious injuries, including the bus...
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Police investigate after two more Toronto-area synagogues hit by gunfire
Toronto's Jewish community is on edge after a third synagogue was hit by gunfire in less than a week. Police are investigating shots being fired at two more synagogues after a similar shooting on Monday. The incidents drew widespread condemnation on S...
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Canadians arriving home from Middle East express frustration with war, evacuations
TORONTO - Loved ones waiting with flowers, balloons and open arms tearfully embraced Canadian travellers as they arrived in Toronto's Pearson airport on Saturday as more Canadians flee the Middle East. Passengers who arrived from Dubai expressed rel...
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Seven ways the war in Iran could affect Canadians, from grocery costs to terrorism
OTTAWA - The war Washington launched against Iran could have implications for Canadians' pocketbooks and security. "This is not going to end any time soon," said Carleton University defence expert Stephen Saideman. "It's going to be harmful to our econ...
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