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RCMP seize meth, cocaine in Loon Lake traffic stop
Loon Lake RCMP seized approximately 280 grams of methamphetamine and 18 grams of cocaine following a traffic stop that led to trafficking and weapons charges against two men.Officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 699 in Loon Lake around 2 p.m. Tuesday and determined a woman inside was wanted on an outstanding warrant fr...
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BREAKING: Dangerous Person alert issued in Red Earth Cree Nation area
Saskatchewan RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for the Red Earth Cree Nation area. The alert, issued around 3:40 p.m. Thursday, advised the public about a person with a gun wearing a Canada Goose vest and sweatpants. Police believe the suspect is a male and is approximately 5 feet tall. "He is believed to ...
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RCMP seize meth, cocaine in Loon Lake traffic stop
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
new development
Meadow Lake council approves new rentals in subdivision largely vacant since 2015
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BUSTED
RCMP seize meth, cocaine in Loon Lake traffic stop
Loon Lake RCMP seized approximately 280 grams of methamphetamine and 18 grams of cocaine following a traffic stop that led to trafficking and weapons charges against two men.Officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 699 in Loon Lake around 2 p.m. Tuesday and determined a woman inside was wanted on an outstanding warrant fr...
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new development
Meadow Lake council approves new rentals in subdivision largely vacant since 2015
Meadow Lake council has approved a fourplex that would add four three-bedroom rental homes in a city where staff said, "rental housing is demonstrably in short supply." The Oct. 13 decision grants discretionary use approval for Meadow Lake Properties' proposal at 17 and 18 Yaychuk Place. The company is workin...
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CRIME
Beauval RCMP seek two men wanted in connection with Jans Bay robbery investigation
Beauval RCMP are asking the public to report any sightings or information about the whereabouts of Ethan Gauthier and Preston Durocher, who have been charged in connection with a robbery investigation.The investigation determined that a victim was approached by a group of individuals outside a residence in Jans Bay on ...
Oct 14, 2026
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MISSING PERSON
Turtleford RCMP seek missing Thunderchild First Nation man
Turtleford RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 38-year-old man from Thunderchild First Nation.On Oct. 12, RCMP received a report of Wilfred Lonesinger's disappearance. He was last seen on Thunderchild First Nation on Oct. 1.Lonesinger is described as 6-1 and 175 pounds, with brown eyes, short bl...
Oct 13, 2026
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high school football
Spartans aim to end season on high note after best offensive showing
With no playoff berth ahead and one game remaining, the Meadow Lake Spartans asked to practise on Thanksgiving Monday.The coaching staff had planned to give the players the holiday off, coach Coleton Ethier said. Instead, they requested another session before Friday's season finale against Delisle Rebels."There's ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Services for Métis
Ma Faamii opens in Beauval
Another northern Métis community has opened a centre to support the community through economic, social, and mental support services. Thursday, the community of Beauval alongside the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan opened their location Ma Faamii, the fifth of its kind in the province. Loretta King is the Mi...
Oct 8, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Suspect with gun
BREAKING: Dangerous Person alert issued in Red Earth Cree Nation area
Saskatchewan RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for the Red Earth Cree Nation area. The alert, issued around 3:40 p.m. Thursday, advised the public about a person with a gun wearing a Canada Goose vest and sweatpants. Police believe the suspect is a male and is approximately 5 feet tall. "He is believed to ...
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Ghost story
La Ronge woman's poltergeist story draws interest from TV series
Roxy Fisher won't reveal the address of the La Ronge home she claims she shared with a poltergeist, but she's preparing to tell her story to a television audience.Fisher, who now lives in Saskatoon, was contacted about two weeks ago by a producer of Paranormal Survivor. The series pairs first-person accounts of alleged...
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Housing crisis
NDP calls for direct rent payments as Prince Albert mayor urges broader housing strategy
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to restore direct rent payments to landlords to help prevent more people from becoming homeless.Speaking in Prince Albert Thursday, Kim Breckner, the Opposition's trade and export development critic, said the NDP plans to introduce private member's legislation during...
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Service Disruption
Widespread SaskTel service disruption caused by fibre cut
A fibre cut disrupted SaskTel internet, television, home phone and cellular services in several Saskatchewan communities Thursday, including Prince Albert and Saskatoon. The Crown corporation said crews were working to restore service as quickly as possible.SaskTel first reported the outage around 10:30 a.m. in Saskato...
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Financial irregularities
ISC demands FSIN pay back over $12 million, owed funding may be used to cover debt
After years of back and forth between Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), the federal government is now demanding re-payment of over $12.3 million and is threatening to use the funding it pays out to the organization to cover off the debt. That's according to a le...
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vaccinations encouraged
Saskatchewan could see severe cold and flu season: Expert
The upcoming cold and flu season in Saskatchewan may be a doozy.University of Saskatchewan microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau gave a grim forecast following the launch of the fall influenza immunization campaign."My prediction is, unfortunately, we might have a rough respiratory virus season this year."He sai...
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high school football
Spartans aim to end season on high note after best offensive showing
With no playoff berth ahead and one game remaining, the Meadow Lake Spartans asked to practise on Thanksgiving Monday.The coaching staff had planned to give the players the holiday off, coach Coleton Ethier said. Instead, they requested another session before Friday's season finale against Delisle Rebels."There's ...
Oct 13, 2026
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A good fight
Riders get carved by Alouettes on Thanksgiving Monday, lose 44-24
On a Thanksgiving Monday clash, it was the Montreal Alouettes who enjoyed a feast while the Saskatchewan Roughriders tumbled to a fourth-straight loss.Als quarterback Davis Alexander found plenty of big plays as he connected on touchdown passes of 45, 46, and 51 yards, as he finished with 403 yards, five touchdowns and...
Oct 13, 2026
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Back in Green
Riders' kicker Brett Lauther to make Saskatchewan debut in showdown in Montreal
As kicker Brett Lauther got refamiliarized with the Saskatchewan Roughriders the past few days, there was one piece of extra business he had to take care of - get back the No. 12 jersey.Lauther had spent seven seasons with the Riders before he was released this past offseason after a 2025 season where he hit just 72.2 ...
Oct 11, 2026
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Return ready
Campbell, Sexton set to return to Riders' after lengthy injury spells
With the Saskatchewan Roughriders looking for a spark, two players with big-play capabilities are set to return to the lineup this week.Speedy defensive back Tevaughn Campbell (forearm) and dynamic returner Mathew Sexton (leg) are both healthy and appear ready to rejoin a Riders team that has lost three in a row."...
Oct 10, 2026
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CFL Week 19
'Disappointed but not defeated': Riders look to turn around late season struggles
Head coach Corey Mace knows there was disappointment in the locker room as the team returned to practice this week.Saskatchewan let an opportunity - and the season series - slip away in a 37-31 loss to the Calgary Stampeders last week.But as the team returned to practice for a Thanksgiving Monday showdown in Montreal a...
Oct 9, 2026
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WITHIN THE ROPES
Demers Boxing preps for home card at Saskatoon event
A pair of boxers from Demers Boxing travelled to Dakota Dunes Casino on Oct. 3 to compete in the Kopas Boxing Pro-Am and dinner show. Seventeen-year-old Havanna Demers earned a unanimous-decision victory over Olivia Wilcocks of Cold Lake, Alta., while 12-year-old Luke Lenko lost by split decision to hometown boxer Zeke...
Oct 6, 2026
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Promoting music and culture
Submission for Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards 2026 are now open
The SIMA Awards are back for 2026, and this year promises to be more exciting than ever. As a platform dedicated to celebrating Indigenous talent, the awards recognize the contributions of Indigenous artists across various genres. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this is your chance to shine.The...
Jun 30, 2026
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Summer adventures
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word.
Ask someone from Calgary or Vancouver what you do in Kelowna and you'll get the same answer: wine tours. Fair enough. The Okanagan earned that reputation. But spend a summer day here with one of the region's local guides and you'll come home with a different story.You might spend a morning rappelling down a canyon wall...
Jun 15, 2026
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Aviation history
Rise Air receives Canada's first ATR 72-600 aircraft
A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel to and from northern job sites.Rise Air said the ATR 72-600 marked the beginning of a new generation of northern air tra...
Dec 22, 2025
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Canada
Canada must diversify trade away from the U.S. for security reasons: Freeland
OTTAWA - Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says it's important for national security reasons that Canada do everything it can to diversify trade away from the United States. During a discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations in New Y...
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Author Steven Galloway concludes testimony at Vancouver defamation trial
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of British Columbia creative writing chair Steven Galloway has concluded testifying in his defamation lawsuit trial in Vancouver. Galloway, who alleges the defendants defamed him by publishing unproven allegati...
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The Canadian Press celebrates 75th anniversary of its French services
MONTREAL - The Canadian Press is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its French-language service, which sent out its first dispatches on Sept. 30, 1951. Until then, The Canadian Press, founded in 1917, had been sending English-language dispatches to F...
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Three dead, others injured in fiery crash of Calgary transit buses
CALGARY - Three people died Thursday when a transit bus set off a chain-reaction crash on a busy Calgary road and rear-ended another bus to ignite an explosion Officials said the three killed were on one of the buses, and more than a dozen others were ...
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B.C. Conservatives dump teenage candidate accused of making Hitler remarks
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a teenage candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting "offensive" remarks online about the Holocaust and Hitler. The party said Thursday that Jordan McIntosh was no long...
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CFB Kingston failed environmental compliance inspection on refrigerants: memo
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada warned National Defence earlier this year that the CFB Kingston base had broken federal environmental regulations by failing to test air conditioners for refrigerant leaks. After inspecting a building on t...
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World
Las Vegas officials release the ID of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas authorities have identified a homicide victim whose remains were found in a rusted barrel on a Lake Mead shore after the lake's level was depleted amid drought, officials announced Thursday. Clark County Coroner...
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3 children and a teacher were killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say
A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, authorities said. Authorities found the susp...
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FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued on Thursday to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of "politic...
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Ukraine abandons truce and attacks Russian oil refinery as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald...
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Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as "potentially hazardous." ...
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2 killed in explosions near palace used by Yemen's government in latest Houthi attack
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - At least six explosions struck Thursday near the palace used by Yemen's internationally recognized government in the port city of Aden, witnesses said. An official said at least two people were killed, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels b...
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