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Northern Lights festival marks 20 years with bluegrass, dancing and a prairie-grown tradition
In the boreal forest northeast of Big River, banjos, fiddles and dancing shoes are set to take centre stage as the Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp and Festival celebrates its 20th year this August. What began as a worry that acoustic traditions were fading in Saskatchewan has grown into a homegrown fe...
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Officer staffing
Debate grows over Saskatchewan Marshals as government touts policing investments
The Saskatchewan government said it is expanding policing capacity and recruitment efforts as it responds to criticism from the Opposition NDP about how new officers are being added through the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS).In a statement issued on behalf of Community Safety Minister Michael Weger, the province e...
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'Worst one yet': Meteorologist says another severe storm could hit southeast Sask. on Tuesday
As southeast Saskatchewan continues to clean up after a major storm on Sunday, another one could be on the way.Environment Canada meteorologist Keane Kokolsky said southeastern Saskatchewan is at an extreme risk for severe weather on Tuesday, with tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain possible."Pret...
Jun 09, 2026
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"Kids are dying"
Ottawa's new Digital Safety Act expected to include under-16 social media ban
The federal government will introduce its online harms bill, the Digital Safety Act, as soon as Wednesday.Culture Minister Marc Miller, who is taking the lead on the legislation, says the bill is needed because "kids are dying."Federal ministers declined to give details about the bill today, saying they could...
Jun 09, 2026
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P.A. Kinsmen and Rotary Club
Looking into why volunteerism is dying
Community organizations in Prince Albert are feeling the effects of a nationwide decline in volunteerism as fewer people step forward and longtime volunteers age out of service.According to Statistics Canada, about 32 per cent of Canadians aged 15 and older formally volunteered with charities and non-profits in 2023, d...
Jun 09, 2026
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SPSA operations
Behind the fire lines: Inside Saskatchewan's Lobstick fire base
About 19 kilometres west of Prince Albert, nestled in a field by the Satellite Station, is an entire temporary village built around a crisis. It's the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) site for the Incident Management Team (IMT) working the Lobstick wildfire near Shellbrook - a blaze that grew bigger than the ...
Jun 08, 2026
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Trump 'not looking to renew' CUSMA trade pact
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is again saying the American economy does not need anything from Canada and he is "not looking to renew" the continental trade pact. Reporters asked Trump today what he expects from Ottawa during the review of the C...
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Billions of public money to battery companies poorly planned, Quebec auditor says
QUÉBEC - Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2.2 billion of investments in various battery companies. The report released today by Christine Roy found that the investments by the Coalition Avenir Québec gove...
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Judge blocks eviction of ten people living in tents under Montreal overpass
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has prevented the City of Montreal from dismantling an encampment under an overpass near a skate park. In a ruling Monday, Judge Alexandre Pless said the city failed to provide a safe and suitable alternative for th...
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Tory MP says 4,000 letters sent urging Carney to amend Indian Act status rules
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says more than 4,000 letters have been sent to the House of Commons committee on Indigenous issues demanding that the federal government immediately change the way First Nations status works under the Indian Act. MP Billy Mor...
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'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
DAWSON CREEK - Two children are dead after a utility terrain vehicle that was being driven by one of them, a seven-year-old girl, rolled in northeastern British Columbia. RCMP say the crash happened last Thursday in the Village of Pouce Coupe, about 10...
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Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer. It replaces a task force that was suspended in March 2025 following controver...
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