Identifying root causes
Province highlights progress on MMIWG response seven years after national inquiry
Seven years after the release of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Saskatchewan government said it has expanded support programs, strengthened legislation and invested millions into efforts aimed at preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls.In a news rel...
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Reduced wildfire threat
Red Earth Cree Nation residents returning home as evacuation order lifted
Residents of the Red Earth Cree Nation are preparing to return home after wildfires in the area prompted an evacuation.The Cree nation northeast of Nipawin was evacuated on May 30 after a wildfire in the area began to threaten travel on Highway 55. Some residents left in their own vehicles, while others boarded charter...
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Identifying root causes
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No injuries
Man charged after firearm incident at Shoal Lake Cree Nation
A man faces charges after a firearm incident on Shoal Lake Cree Nation Monday night. Carrot River RCMP received a report of a man pointing a gun at people outside a home on Shoal Lake Cree Nation. No injuries were reported, and when officers got to the scene, the suspect had entered the house. Carrot River RCMP, with 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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Nipawin, Hudson Bay area fires
Hot, dry, windy conditions lead to multiple fire calls
Some significant fire activity across the northeast over the past few days. Nipawin fire crews were also busy during a five-day stretch. Their first call was to a vehicle fire west of Codette Thursday morning. (Image Credit: Nipawin Fire/Facebook) After a PARTY program presentation at LP Miller High School Friday morn...
Jun 02, 2026
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Flare-ups, weather issues
Stubborn fire keeps St. Brieux fire crews on scene
St. Brieux Emergency Services were kept busy with a stubborn fire west of the community. The initial call came in on Thursday, and crews were forced to return to the scene Friday afternoon to battle a flare-up. They remained there on and off for the next 24 hours, as high temperatures and strong winds made the blaze di...
Jun 01, 2026
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Almost Done
Birch Hills Golf Course opens for the season as new clubhouse nears completion
After years of planning, fundraising, and anticipation, the Birch Hills Golf Course is set to unveil its brand-new clubhouse as the golf season officially gets underway. The new facility is set to replace a long-serving clubhouse that had far outlived its intended lifespan, offering a major upgrade for both members and...
Jun 01, 2026
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Building momentum
Victoria Hospital expansion hits halfway mark as foundation ramps up fundraising push
The new acute care tower at Victoria Hospital is officially halfway complete, marking a major milestone in a project that supporters say will transform health care across northern Saskatchewan.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday that construction on the new tower has reached 50 per cent completion and re...
Jun 01, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Identifying root causes
Province highlights progress on MMIWG response seven years after national inquiry
Seven years after the release of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Saskatchewan government said it has expanded support programs, strengthened legislation and invested millions into efforts aimed at preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls.In a news rel...
42m ago
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Reduced wildfire threat
Red Earth Cree Nation residents returning home as evacuation order lifted
Residents of the Red Earth Cree Nation are preparing to return home after wildfires in the area prompted an evacuation.The Cree nation northeast of Nipawin was evacuated on May 30 after a wildfire in the area began to threaten travel on Highway 55. Some residents left in their own vehicles, while others boarded charter...
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Remnants of the wolf fire
Denare Beach rebuilding at remarkable pace: deputy mayor
Denare Beach residents are experiencing a wide range of emotions today as they mark one year since the Wolf fire destroyed nearly half of their community. That's according to Deputy Mayor Karen Thomson, who explained while some residents have been able to begin the rebuilding process, others have not as they continue ...
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Community organizations
Ranch Ehrlo Society celebrates 60th anniversary
An organization that works with vulnerable youth and helps set them on a good path, is celebrating a major milestone.June 1 marked the Ranch Ehrlo Society's 60th anniversary.Vance Heaney has been with the organization since 1990 and while starting out in Regina, has been in Prince Albert since 2004 and holds the title ...
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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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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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Local Sports
New bling
VIDEO: Riders receive 2025 Grey Cup Championship rings
All members of the 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders team were presented with their Grey Cup Championship rings this weekend.A special ceremony on Sun, May 31 saw the commemorative championship rings presented to players, coaches and team staff.Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris, linebacker Jameer Thurman, long snapper ...
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Almost Done
Birch Hills Golf Course opens for the season as new clubhouse nears completion
After years of planning, fundraising, and anticipation, the Birch Hills Golf Course is set to unveil its brand-new clubhouse as the golf season officially gets underway. The new facility is set to replace a long-serving clubhouse that had far outlived its intended lifespan, offering a major upgrade for both members and...
Jun 01, 2026
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add 13 to practice squad
Saskatchewan Roughriders finalize 2026 roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders finalized their roster Saturday, adding 13 players to the practice roster while releasing 19 others ahead of the start of the 2026 CFL season.The moves comes just over 24 hours after training camp wrapped up at Mosaic Stadium, where coaches spent the final day evaluating talent before makin...
May 31, 2026
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Fighting for a spot
Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton waits for roster decision
For Saskatchewan Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton, the waiting is just beginning.The receiver and return specialist spent the last few weeks fighting for a roster spot, making plays in the pre-season and trying to prove he belongs in green and white. Now, with final roster decisions looming, all he could do was wait ...
May 30, 2026
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Careers Extended
Five Hawks committed to post-secondary hockey
Five graduating players from the Nipawin Hawks' 2025-26 campaign are set to continue their hockey careers at the post-secondary level this fall.Captain Finley Radloff, assistant captains Erich Hoiness and Carter Anderson, along with Brady Seabrook and Braeden Jockims, have all made commitments to programs across Canada...
May 29, 2026
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One of a Kind
Longtime Bronco calling 2025/26 season his last
After decades of service in nearly every role imaginable, longtime Humboldt Broncos staple Ed Perry is calling it a career.The 87-year-old - who has served as a board member, assistant coach, and most recently a volunteer trainer - has said the 2025/26 season was his last with the organization. Turning 88 years old in ...
May 29, 2026
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Northeast Profiles
Ram Monsters and Mayhem
Monster trucks roar back to Prince Albert after decades-long absence
Monster trucks are set to return to Prince Albert for the first time in more than 30 years this summer.Lake Country Co-op presents Ram Monsters and Mayhem, scheduled for Aug. 15 and 16 at the Prince Albert Exhibition Grounds, marking a rare stop for the high-octane motorsports show in northern Saskatchewan. Promoter Ro...
May 04, 2026
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Staying Home
Kozun signs 2-year extension with Hawks
The Nipawin Hawks have locked down their bench boss for an additional two years.Head Coach and General Manager Tad Kozun has signed a two-year contract extension with the organization."I'm definitely really excited to be able to continue on what we've done here. It hasn't been easy sledding, obviously; we went thr...
Apr 30, 2026
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Future Piece
Mustangs commit WHL drafted defenceman
The Melfort Mustangs continue to add pieces for their future, marking their sixth commitment in the past month.Daniel Skalicky, an 18-year-old defenceman from Stony Plain, Alta., is the newest member of the organization.A Western Hockey League draft pick of the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2023, Skalicky has had an impressi...
Apr 28, 2026
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farmnewsNOW
Looking to take the guesswork out of irrigation for Southern Alberta producers
The Lethbridge-based group, Farming Smarter, is in its final year of a project that helps farmers measure moisture in their fields.The Smart Irrigatio...
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Producers urged to contact SCIC over crop insurance seeding deadlines
It's been a stressful spring for some farmers as wet conditions and delayed seeding put the growing season behind schedule. A late-season snowfall in ...
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Farmers invited to join Saskatchewan pulse and oilseed boards
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) and SaskOilseeds (SKO) are inviting nominations for their boards of directors. Both organizations are encouraging reg...
Jun 01, 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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World
Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. Amanda was located about 1,475 miles (2,375 kilometers) west-southwest of the ...
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FBI fatally shoots a man holding hostages in a California office building, police say
A man who was holding hostages inside a California office building for more than 15 hours was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday, police said. The hostages were found unharmed inside the downtown Bakersfield building that houses ...
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UK Royal Navy says 3 members died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Royal Navy said Wednesday that three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise. The helicopter went down in the county of Devon in England at 4 a.m. ...
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Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
NEW DELHI (AP) - A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said. The building in the Malviya Nagar neighborhood in the southern part of the city h...
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Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens - the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fr...
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Iranian drone attack hits Kuwait airport, causing injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country's airport, injuring a number of people hours after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes in the regio...
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