Saskatchewan

SJHL DRAFT
SJHL draft to be held on June 9
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced that the 11th annual draft will be held on June 9 at 1 p.m. The draft will involve two rounds of 2011-born player selections, and six rounds of 2010-born players. Teams will be able to protect two or three local U-15 ages players, forbidding other teams from se...
May 19, 2026
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final season
Federal defence minister says Snowbirds will be grounded as aging aircraft replaced
Canada's defence minister says 2026 will mark the final season for the Snowbirds before the air demonstration team's aging aircraft are replaced.David McGuinty made the announcement during a visit to 15 Wing Moose Jaw, the Snowbirds' home base, on Tuesday. The federal government says it will procure the propeller-drive...
May 19, 2026
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economic update
Inflation rises to 2.8% in April thanks to higher gas prices: StatCan
Higher gas prices driven mainly by the war in Iran pushed the annual rate of inflation up to 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said Tuesday - the fastest pace of price hikes in almost two years.StatCan said the cost of gasoline was 28.6 per cent higher year-over-year last month as conflict in the Middle East dis...
May 19, 2026
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Homicide Investigation
Missing teen found deceased near Pelican Narrows
Saskatchewan RCMP's Homicide Investigation Unit is investigating the death of a missing Ontario teenager after human remains discovered near Pelican Narrows were identified as 16-year-old Jay'siiah Webb-Long.Police said officers located the remains during a planned search on May 13 near the northern Saskatchewan commun...
May 18, 2026
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Canada

Alberta legislature committee eyes separation vote as meeting hits bizarre roadblock
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's journey toward holding a fall referendum vote on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday - straight into another roadblock. It occurred when the governing United Conservative members of a bipartisan legislature co...
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Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security
OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's planning to cut more than 650 jobs at Agriculture and Agri-...
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Canadian steel companies pay millions after U.S says they didn't pay proper tariffs
WASHINGTON - Two Canadian steel companies have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations they knowingly failed to pay proper duties on flat-rolled steel manufactured in Europe and Asia, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. From May 2019 t...
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Anand says joining SAFE defence borrowing pact will help Canadian firms compete
OTTAWA - The European Parliament formally welcomed Canada into the defence borrowing and procurement agreement known as SAFE on Wednesday - making it the only non-European country to join. The European Parliament passed a final vote Wednesday to greenl...
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Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver ...
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Conservative MP Michael Chong meets with Taiwan president as China dials up pressure
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was meant to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to Canadian lawmakers that such visits are inappropriate. "I thought it...
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