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RCMP, volunteers rescue dogs from flooded Red Earth First Nation
A combined effort from volunteers from Nipawin and Flin Flon, MB along with RCMP officers from Carrot River has helped save the lives of 16 dogs from Red Earth First Nation. Much of the community was ...
May 06, 2026 RCMP officers from Carrot River have helped two volunteers from Nipawin rescue 16 dogs from Red Earth, which is flooded by spring runoff. (Image Credit: submitted/North of 54 Front Line Dog Rescue)
Some streams have peaked, Sturgeon, Garden, Torch Rivers still climbing: WSA update
While many streams and rivers across the central and northern portions of Saskatchewan have reached their peak, that is not the case everywhere said the Water Security Agency on May 5. Tributaries of ...
May 06, 2026 An aerial shot of the Garden River area in spring 2026, north of Prince Albert, taken by a local farmer. (Image Credit: submitted/Darren Fladager)
Saskatoon MLA Betty Nippi-Albright to quit NDP, sit as independent
Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an indpendent.Nippi-Albright issued a statement ...
May 06, 2026 Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an Independent. (Image Credit: (file photo/CKOM News))
Saskatchewan Baseball Museum 7th Annual Spring Fling
The Saskatchewan Baseball Museum is hosting its 7th Annual Spring Fling in Battleford on Friday.See the poster for details.
May 06, 2026 Saskatchewan Baseball Museum 7th Annual Spring Fling (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Baseball Museum)
Canada has a new searchable flood risk tool. You just can't search it yet.
Canada's new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that opt in to the program, a move that's frustrated some flood risk experts even as the federal minister sa...
May 06, 2026 A cyclist walks their bike at Britannia Beach in Ottawa, as the Ottawa River floods onto a path, on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
LLRIB responds after dangerous dog pack draws concerns in communities
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has released a statement meant to assure all community members they are actively addressing the ongoing issue of stray and roaming dogs across its communities. The...
May 05, 2026 The dog pack was witnessed in Air Ronge and the nearby LLRIB reserve. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/ Ruby Halkett)
'We have sympathy for this individual': North Battleford church responds after bear spray incident
Leaders at St. Paul's Anglican Church say they hope the man accused of discharging bear spray during Sunday worship gets help, as the congregation considers new safety measures following the incident....
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Battle River Parish Anglican Church Battlefords)
‘Henry’s Law’: Saskatchewan strengthens carbon monoxide monitoring after boy’s death
Saskatchewan is bolstering rules on carbon monoxide monitoring after an 11-year-old Regina boy was killed by the colourless, odourless gas.Eric Schmalz, the government relations minister, says Henry L...
May 05, 2026 A photograph of late Henry Losco can be seen in Regina, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Losco was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in a Regina apartment last December. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Evacuations begin as flooding continues, 19 active floods recorded
The north central belt of Saskatchewan continues to battle high water brought on by high levels of snowmelt with multiple RMs running out of materials like barricades and sandbagging equipment. First ...
May 05, 2026 Community members travel by canoe through floodwaters in Red Earth Cree Nation on Tuesday morning as emergency crews continue responding to rising water levels. (Image Credit: Allister Nawakayas / Emergency Co-ordinator.)
Young performers bring The Lorax to life in Meadow Lake
After three separate shows, the curtains have closed for this year's drama production at Meadow Lake's Jonas Samson Middle School. "It was such a success," said play director Sara Cydejko. "The kids w...
May 05, 2026 The full cast and crew of The Lorax. (Image Credit: Sara Cydejko)