Saskatchewan

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...
Jun 24, 2026
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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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Canada

PM Carney to share plans for future of 24 Sussex on Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will unveil plans for the future of 24 Sussex on Friday. Since the building was abandoned as the official residence of the prime minister, taxpayers have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per yea...
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Carney says new Canadians told to surrender citizenship documents deserve answers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says people who were told to surrender their proof of citizenship deserve an explanation and he will "be following up to ensure they get that." Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Tuesday she ordered an investigation...
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Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a proposal to convert unsold condo units in British Columbia into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers. Carney says the program laid out in Vancouver last week to "potentia...
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Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey next month. Carney said Thursday the U.S. president called him Wednesday for a...
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Canada prepares to send aid to those hit by Venezuelan earthquakes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will be sending some amount of humanitarian aid to support Venezuelans following what he calls "catastrophic earthquakes" overnight. In a statement, Carney expresses his condolences to the injured, dead a...
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Canada now eligible to take part in Eurovision song contest
OTTAWA - Canada is cleared to participate in the Eurovision song contest after CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday. In last fall's federal budget, the government said it was looking at getting Canada int...
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