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Saskatchewan

Crime
Two arrested after trying to shoot police during traffic stop
A man and a woman are in police custody after one of them tried to shoot an officer during a traffic stop. It happened on Tuesday morning when Battlefords RCMP first received a report of a man with a firearm on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation. Investigation found that the man had damaged an SUV par...
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Long weekend outlook
Cool start to Easter weekend, but warmer weather is on the way
The long weekend is entering on a chilly note. Temperatures over the next couple of days will remain below normal, and we could continue to see some light snow or rain with it. Stephen Berg of Environment and Climate Change Canada said the North Battleford, Prince Albert, and northeast areas should all be in the low-to...
20h ago
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Canada Votes 2025
Tariffs on the campaign trail
Tariffs have been top of mind for people across the country for months now, so it only makes sense that it would be a top issue as people head to the federal election polls.In Saskatchewan, tariffs are already having an effect.The tariff on Canadian steel going into the U.S. has raised concerns for steel workers in Reg...
21h ago
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WILD MUSHROOMS
'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season
As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has one message for beginners: learn the dangerous species first or don't pick at all."There are potentially dozens of sp...
Apr 16, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Jana Search
UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased
Update: April 17, 8:43 a.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that missing 33-year-old Jana Laliberte was located deceased. Following a preliminary investigation, Laliberte's death is not believed to be suspicious in nature. No further information was released.--Emotions are raw as a search is underway on Red Pheasant Cree Nat...
Apr 16, 2025
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Sask. health minister, NDP battle over claims about Regina's NICU
The provincial government says reports of specific problems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Regina General Hospital aren't true.The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) claimed there was a shortage of ventilators in the unit, and told Global News that mothers and babies were having to be moved out of th...
Apr 16, 2025
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Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war, economic uncertainty
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy.The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it has left the key rate unchanged following seven c...
Apr 16, 2025
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Paddle making
La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition
Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her experience as a first year high school student. "I was so proud of myself, and I felt so accomplished."...
Apr 15, 2025
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robust market
Sask. housing sales increase as numbers fall nationally due to market uncertainty
The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales this year, while it also reported Tuesday the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March fell 9.3 per c...
Apr 15, 2025
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Sask. legislation would classify fentanyl, meth, needles as 'street weapons'
The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation this week that would classify fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of "street weapons."The amendments to the Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act were introduced on Monday, and the government said the act is expected to pass du...
Apr 15, 2025
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Ottawa says automakers that keep building in Canada will get a tariff exemption
WASHINGTON - Automobile companies that continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada will get an exemption from Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to upend the North American industry through steep import duties.Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday...
Apr 15, 2025
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States.The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Tariff uncertainty foils 'slam dunk rebound year' for national home sales: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales activity in 2025, while the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March was down 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago.The association said Canadian home sales in March also fell 4.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted mont...
Apr 15, 2025
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RCMP searching for man who escaped Besnard Lake Correctional Centre
Police in Saskatchewan are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a 34-year-old man who escaped from a provincial correctional centre.According to the RCMP, Kobe Kiseyinewakup was last seen by staff at the Besnard Lake Correctional Centre in northern Saskatchewan at around 8 p.m. on Monday."Police are...
Apr 15, 2025
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Scott Moe wanted to 'take a breath' before deciding on penalty for Hilbert comments
On Monday, Premier Scott Moe answered questions for the first time outside of Question Period about his MLA calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist.The comment was made by Racquel Hilbert during her budget speech in March, when she was talking about international trade markets.The comment was publicized on...
Apr 15, 2025
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Chartrand on the stand
MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial
David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Court from Winnipeg to testify in support of Oliver Poitras, one of three Métis men who were charged with u...
Apr 15, 2025
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Astronomer: More Starlink junk likely to be found in Sask.
On the prairies, things fall from the sky on a seemingly daily basis, whether it be rain, snow, or hail.A Saskatchewan family found something that's fallen from a height far higher than the clouds.Dan Kennedy recently joined the Evan Bray Show to talk about a discovery his family made last August."I wasn't home at...
Apr 14, 2025
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month. When asked about short-lived product exemptions in the Oval Office today, Trump says he is looking at something to help car companies.H...
Apr 14, 2025
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Regina's new breast health centre set to open, province commits to reduce wait times
REGINA - Regina's new breast health centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and followup care all under one roof that the health minister says will reduce wait times.Jeremy Cockrill says the facility has capacity to do more screening and can take in about 1,600 referrals each year. He also...
Apr 14, 2025
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Sask. expands rural health recruitment incentive to 16 more communities
The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding a health-care recruitment program to 16 more communities around the province.The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive offers up to $50,000 to new, full-time workers in nine high-priority occupations if they agree to work for three years in areas that are experiencing servic...
Apr 14, 2025
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EAGLE FEATHER NEWS
University student becomes everyone's favourite auntie
Barbara Venne a University of Saskatchewan student has gained herself a reputation and although she never sought it out, she is embracing it."We have this running joke that they all call me 'auntie'," laughs Venne. "I'm an older student and have lived like six different lives, so I try to bring that expe...
Apr 14, 2025
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LOCAL COUNTRY STAR
Sask. musician Jake Vaadeland reaches top three in 2025 SiriusXM's Top of the Country
Following his JUNO win two weeks ago, Jake Vaadeland is now one step closer to being named Canada's top emerging country artist.Read more - 'Retro Man' finds his way: Jake Vaadeland reflects on humble roots and JUNO winRead more - Jake Vaadeland represents Sask. in SiriusXM's Top of the Country semi-finalsThe Cut Knife...
Apr 14, 2025
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Helping hand
STARS radiothon raises more than $565,000 for critical care service
University of Saskatchewan Agricultural Students' Association donated a remarkable $130,000 to STARS Critical Care on the Air Radiothon in early April.The donation was part of a two-day radiothon that raised a record-breaking $565,631 to support the organization's mission of providing advanced critical care wherever it...
Apr 13, 2025
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Provincial
Saskatchewan Marshals Service member under investigation
For the second time in just over a week, a member of a Saskatchewan police service is facing an investigation by the province's Public Complaints Commission.According to the provincial government, the commission "receives, investigates and reviews complaints against municipal police, conservation officers, Highway...
Apr 13, 2025
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Provincial
Sask. police, Victims' Fund receive $1.1M from forfeiture of criminal property
Police forces across Saskatchewan and the provincial Victims' Fund received $1.1 million thanks to assets seized during criminal investigations.Saskatchewan's Civil Forfeiture Program seizes property alleged to be the proceeds of crime "or an instrument of unlawful activity," and the proceeds are placed in a ...
Apr 12, 2025
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TB in the north
Education; vaccine research key to solving tuberculosis
It only took two years. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million people die each year from Tuberculosis and there was only one other infectious disease more deadly - COVID-19. During the pandemic, all healthcare resources were redirected, and it had a negative effect on progress made as there wasn't testing happening and most ...
Apr 12, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Sask. MLA's duties scaled back after Jagmeet Singh comments
A Saskatchewan MLA's official duties have been scaled back after she called the leader of the federal NDP a terrorist.Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert, a member of the governing Saskatchewan Party, made the comment on March 25 during a debate on the provincial budget, while talking about Saskatchewan's efforts to o...
Apr 12, 2025
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VAPING
Youth vaping surges in Saskatchewan as province lags on tabacco reform
Saskatchewan is falling behind in efforts to reduce tobacco use and youth vaping, prompting renewed calls for stronger public health policies and provincial action.According to the latest Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 35 per cent of students in Grades 10 to 12 reported vaping in the past 30 days -...
Apr 11, 2025
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