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Evacuated couple with newborn faces added stress as SPSA deals with 'backlog' of evacuees

Shannon Roberts and Cory Richie were happy to learn on Tuesday they will soon be headed home after navigating the wildfire evacuations with a newborn in tow. When Roberts travelled to Prince Albert on...

Jun 10, 2025

Ontario-raised Amanda Flasch named new city manager for Meadow Lake

After growing up in Mississauga and building her early career in Ontario, Amanda Flasch has spent nearly 20 years calling the Prairies home, and she says she "wouldn't change it for the world.""It's b...

Jun 10, 2025

Sask. NDP critical of governments reverse on U.S. alcohol ban

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced Tuesday that it will begin buying U.S. alcoholic beverages once again."The action will allow SLGA to sell existing inventories of US-produ...

Jun 10, 2025

Weather cooperating with firefighting efforts; provincial fire ban to be revised

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. A low pressure system in the north may bring 5 mm of rain, but with that a risk of thundershowers and winds gustin...

Jun 10, 2025

Firefighter hospitalized in Saskatoon after lung collapses while serving

An experienced firefighter is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital from a collapsed lung and other ailments that arose while on the line of duty in Pelican Narrows. Brady Highway, who has been a firefig...

Jun 10, 2025

VIDEOS: ‘A gut punch’: Wildfire destroys Robertson Trading in La Ronge

When a wildfire tore through Robertson Trading in La Ronge on the night of June 3, 2025, it wasn't just a business that went up in smoke - it was a lifetime of memories, history, and dreams.It's a pla...

Jun 10, 2025

SPSA requests federal support in the form of tents, base camps

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has asked the federal government for tents and two base camps.The tents would provide accommodation for up to 200 people, according to Sask. Public Safety ...

Jun 10, 2025

'Not our best': Undisciplined Oilers thumped 6-1 by Panthers in ugly Game 3

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the puck with Sergei Bobrovsky at his mercy. The Oilers forward - an injury question mark coming into Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final - fired high and wide of the Panthers' goa...

Jun 10, 2025

Candle Lake residents breathe sigh of relief after weekend rain

It was like winning the lottery for people in Candle Lake, as the skies finally opened up and dropped some rain on the community and the surrounding area, including the nearby Shoe Fire.The community ...

Jun 10, 2025

‘Disgraceful’: Sask. wildfire evacuees, NDP call on province to step up with financial aid

The Saskatchewan NDP and wildfire evacuees are calling for the province to step up with financial aid for the thousands of evacuees forced to leave their homes.On Saturday, the provincial government a...

Jun 09, 2025