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municipal matters
Flood victims in Meadow Lake can't apply for provincial aid yet as city awaits decision
Residents affected by last weekend's severe thunderstorm in Meadow Lake will have to wait before seeking assistance through Saskatchewan's Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) after city council voted Wednesday to apply for the program.The application is now awaiting provincial review, meaning no claims can be...
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Beauval RCMP
Fatal ATV rollover at Canoe Lake Cree First Nation
An 18-year old girl has died following an ATV accident on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. Beauval RCMP officers were called at 8:35 a.m. on July 21 in response to an ATV rollover.Upon arrival, officers found two people had been involved in the rollover. The driver of the ATV had injuries described as 'serious in nature' ...
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PRESERVING FAMILY HISTORY
Finding Anna: Calgary woman traces family history to Meadow Lake
What began as an effort to create a family history book for her children led one Calgary woman on an emotional journey to Meadow Lake in search of a relative. Six months ago, Janelle Paul began researching her family's Russian ancestry. As she traced generations of relatives, she noticed one family member was almost en...
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AVOID THE AREA
Public advised of increased police presence in Green Lake
Saskatchewan RCMP said there is an increased police presence in Green Lake due to an ongoing investigation. People are asked to avoid the areas where police officers are present and follow any directions provided.RCMP will provide an update on the investigation when possible. There is no risk to public safety at this m...
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Saskatchewan

policing
Joint Alberta-Saskatchewan crime crackdown leads to 52 arrest warrants
A four-day, multi-agency crime reduction operation in Lloydminster resulted in the execution of 52 outstanding arrest warrants and dozens of additional enforcement actions.The operation, conducted between July 14 and July 17, brought together 10 policing units from Alberta and Saskatchewan in a coordinated effort targe...
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More concerns
Premier Scott Moe 'not confident' in CUSMA renewal after latest tariff announcement
Over the past year and a half, Canada has had to deal with round after round of tariffs - and threats - from U.S. President Donald Trump.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe joined The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday morning to discuss the 50 per cent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods announced by the president on Monday...
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Surpassed last year's numbers
RCMP flag 77 per cent increase in fatal collisions this June, July
Since the beginning of June, 23 collisions have killed 27 people in Saskatchewan, representing a 77 per cent increase in fatal crashes compared to June and July last year."Since July 10 alone, 16 people have lost their lives," said the Saskatchewan RCMP's Lee Knelsen, an inspector and traffic services operati...
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Crime severity
Northern Saskatchewan communities among Canada's highest for crime severity
Several northern Saskatchewan communities continue to record crime severity levels far above both the provincial and national averages, according to newly released 2025 data from Statistics Canada.The Crime Severity Index (CSI), which measures both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime, was 75.01 national...
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Preparing for showdown with Elks
'You have to keep going': Riders learn from the past as they grieve
It's been a feeling a few members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have had to deal with before.Members of the CFL club are dealing with the death of linebacker Jayden Dalke, who was killed when RCMP said his vehicle travelled the wrong way down Highway 11, hitting and killing 22-year-old Bhishma Rajyaguru, who was driv...
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Challenging times
Sask. premier pushes for renewed trade agreement in wake of Trump tariff threats
Saskatchewan is still trying to figure out how the 50 per cent tariff threatened by the U.S. President on Monday will affect the province and its industries.Speaking from P.E.I. ahead of meetings with his fellow premiers on Tuesday, Scott Moe said this is a pattern from the U.S. in the last year, and the province has g...
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Canada

B.C. murder suspect acquitted, confession tossed for 'degrading' police treatment
A British Columbia man accused of murdering his common-law wife has been acquitted after a judge threw out a confession she says was tainted by the suspect's "degrading and humiliating" treatment by police. The judge found homicide investigators forced...
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Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply
TORONTO - Canadian Blood Services says it is facing a shortage as blood donations have plummeted over the last several weeks. The agency says the blood supply has decreased by nearly 20 per cent since June 1. It is urging people across Canada to book...
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GE Aerospace, Magellan reach agreement for work on Gripen jets - if Canada buys them
OTTAWA - GE Aerospace and Magellan say they've signed an agreement on maintenance for the engines of Saab's Gripen E jets - on the condition that Ottawa ultimately decides to buy the fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Magellan is also a key...
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'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens
OTTAWA - Dozens of Acadians living in the United States are among those hoping to become Canadian citizens under the country's new citizenship by descent law - but one expert says the Immigration Department's narrow interpretation of the rules appears ...
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Court gives arms contractor discharge on assault against protester in Ottawa
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge granted a discharge on Wednesday to a British military veteran and arms contractor over an assault against a young, pro-Palestinian protester at a military equipment show in the nation's capital. David Henschel, 58, plea...
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Ottawa paid out $190M in federal EV subsidies this year as sales slowed
OTTAWA - Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles. New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded through June, half of them from Quebec. Ottawa relaunched ...
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World News

Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment
PHOENIX (AP) - Amish Shah won the Democratic primary Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona, delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which backed a rival, as more voters reject the prefere...
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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midte...
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House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Departmen...
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Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center said Bertha ma...
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France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. P...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. ...
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