Saskatchewan

Cooling down
More evacuation notices lifted as wildfire conditions improve
Another evacuation alert that was issued due to the Lobstick fire has been lifted. The alert for the RM of Duck Lake was lifted on Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) announced in a Facebook post. The notice was originally issued on May 28 as an evacuation order but was downgraded a day later to an a...
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Incredible Milestone
Nipawin war bride celebrates 100th birthday
A Nipawin woman has reached an extraordinary milestone, celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by family and community.Frances Stevens, a World War II war bride, marked the occasion with loved ones, who describe her as well-known and cherished in the area. Her granddaughter, Amanda Hoppe, said Frances has always bee...
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No charges laid
Suspect arrested after fatal Pelican Narrows shooting as RCMP promise increased presence
The suspect in Monday's fatal shooting in Pelican Narrows was arrested at a residence in the community approximately five hours after the incident began, RCMP confirmed Tuesday.Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting near the local health centre at approximately 1:56 p.m. Monday. Investigators determin...
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A familiar favourite
The surprising Saskatchewan origin of Girl Guide cookies
A knock at the door.You open it to find a smiling girl standing on the step, pulling a little wagon stacked with boxes of cookies."Hi, would you like to buy some Girl Guide cookies?"For generations of Canadians, it's been a familiar scene. The chocolate and vanilla cookies in the spring. The mint chocolate on...
Jun 02, 2026
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Canada

Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
OTTAWA - Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid flotilla trying to reach Gaza say Canada isn't doing enough to call out treatment by Israeli officials that Ottawa has called appalling. Prime Minister Mark Carney an...
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Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote in October on whether they want to stay in Canada or prefer to hold a...
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Quebec's first tornado of 2026 touches down in Saguenay region, researchers say
MONTREAL - Researchers say Quebec's first recorded tornado of 2026 touched down in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region on May 25. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado damaged a roof, snapped a tree and toppled a recreationa...
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Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA - Slashing municipal development charges would not be enough on its own to make homes affordable again across Canada, says a new analysis from the federal housing agency. Development charges are fees cities impose on developers that are mainly u...
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Groups call on Ottawa to reverse course on environmental policy
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's largest environmental groups were on Parliament Hill Wednesday, urging the Liberal government to reverse course on what they're calling "rollbacks" of environmental policy. Representatives of 14 groups held a news conference t...
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Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers' financial contributions
OTTAWA - Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. The decision c...
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