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SOAR Offers Cash and Mentorship to Indigenous Startups
A unique competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs is offering not only a cash prize, but supports that may be even more valuable.The SOAR Indigenous Entrepreneurship Competition is a program from the ...
Jul 30, 2025

Roughriders quarterback Harris, Stampeders defensive back Webb earn July CFL honours
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders defensive back Damon Webb earned top honours for July in the CFL's honour roll announced Wednesday. Harris was the t...
Jul 30, 2025

UPDATED: RCMP arrest final suspect in violent assault, confinement investigation at Deschambault Lake
Update: August 9, 1:20 p.m.Deschambault Lake RCMP confirmed that Earl Ballantyne was arrested near the community during an officer-involved shooting on Aug. 8. He's scheduled to appear in Prince Alber...
Jul 30, 2025

Diabetes Canada calls for federal government to reset pharmacare program
OTTAWA - Advocates for people with diabetes want the federal government to restructure what they see as a flawed pharmacare program. Glenn Thibeault, executive director of government affairs with Diab...
Jul 30, 2025

Charitable gaming grants top $207K in Meadow Lake region; other cities to benefit
More than $2.49 million in charitable gaming grants has been distributed across Saskatchewan, including over $207,000 for groups in the Meadow Lake region and more than $269,000 for organizations in t...
Jul 30, 2025

Crown attorneys' group accuses politicians, media of 'attacks' on justice system
OTTAWA - The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association says "attacks" launched by "politicians, media and members of the public" in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to "a...
Jul 30, 2025

Beauval man charged after police chase ends with spike belt in Prince Albert
A 33-year-old man from Beauval is in police custody after an incident that started with a theft in Glaslyn and ended with a spike belt in Prince Albert. The Turtleford/Glaslyn RCMP were told about a t...
Jul 30, 2025

Former diplomats call for arms embargo on Israel, recognition of Palestinian state
OTTAWA - Dozens of former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on Ottawa to recognize a Palestinian state, saying Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza violates Canadian interests and values. In...
Jul 30, 2025
SHA reports measles exposure risk in Saskatoon, Rosthern hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning the public about a potential measles exposure risk at two hospitals due to confirmed measles cases.In Saskatoon, a measles exposure risk was reported...
Jul 30, 2025

Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal
WELLINGTON - Bev Priestman says she didn't leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. "For me I didn't feel safe, that's being brutally honest," said ...
Jul 30, 2025