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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Meadow Lake steps in to issue marriage licences after longtime provider closes
Planning a wedding in Meadow Lake just got a little easier.The City of Meadow Lake is now issuing marriage licences after the closure of a longtime private provider that had handled the service locally."While marriage licences have been available in Meadow Lake for many years through private vendors, this is the f...
Apr 10, 2026
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Meadow Lake steps in to issue marriage licences after longtime provider closes
Planning a wedding in Meadow Lake just got a little easier.The City of Meadow Lake is now issuing marriage licences after the closure of a longtime private provider that had handled the service locally."While marriage licences have been available in Meadow Lake for many years through private vendors, this is the f...
Apr 10, 2026
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CRIME
Victim's familly calls sentence 'lenient' in Buffalo River Dene Nation manslaughter case
Family members of a man killed in a 2023 stabbing say they are still grappling with grief, confusion and anger - and feel the sentence handed down Thursday falls short.Battleford Court of King's Bench Justice Brenda Hildebrandt sentenced Nathan Billette to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in...
Apr 09, 2026
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non-life threatening injuries
Two charged after a shooting on Big Island Cree Nation
Piercland RCMP have arrested and charged two men after a shooting on Big Island Cree Nation. On April 8, around 1:50 p.m., RCMP received a report of a shooting. Officers determined that a man was walking on Big Island Cree Nation when a truck pulled up beside him. Two men inside the truck discharged a firearm, injuring...
Apr 09, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Decorum
Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control.Goudy spoke to Saskatchewan radio talk show host Evan Bray on Wednesday, in a rare conversation with media.At the end of March, Goudy stood and spoke for nearl...
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Searching for answers and closure
Mekayla Bali's family plead for information 10 years after her disappearance
Paula Bali's daughter Mekayla went missing from Yorkton in April 2016."There's never a break. I literally spend eight to 12 hours every single day working on Mekayla's case," Bali said in 2018.The family is still waiting for answers. Today marks 10 years since 16-year-old Mekayla was last seen at the Yorkton ...
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Provincial Politics
Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control.Goudy spoke on The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday, in a rare conversation with media.At the end of March, Goudy stood and spoke for nearly seven minutes, asking a...
Apr 11, 2026
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built in 1967
Last chance to own a piece of Lloydminster's iconic history as demolition nears
You will soon have a chance to take home a piece of a long-standing community landmark, as the City of Lloydminster prepares to auction off items from the Centennial Civic Centre ahead of its demolition in the fall.The arena, which closed to the public in December 2025 after 58 years of operation, has been decommission...
Apr 11, 2026
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Provincial oversight
Lack of municipal CAO contributed to Sandy Bay financial woes
The Northern Village of Sandy Bay has been under provincial oversight for years with a swath of issues created in part by a lack of a qualified Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Finding CAOs is a challenge for municipalities, and that challenge is exponentially higher for remote, northern communities. "There's...
Apr 10, 2026
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infrastructure
Province invests in urban highway upgrades across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is investing in urban roads that connect to major highways, with projects planned in communities across the province, including Prince Albert and North Battleford. Highways Minister Kim Gartner said the work is aimed at improving key transportation links for local traffic and supporting the province's expo...
Apr 10, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: Byelections, Quebec premier, N.S. strike, New cancer study
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed: Voters head to the polls in federal byelections expected to hand Liberals majority Voters head to the polls today in three federal byelections widely expected to gi...
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Christine Fréchette awaits swearing-in as premier after winning CAQ leadership
MONTREAL - Quebec will soon have a new premier after former cabinet minister Christine Fréchette was named leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Sunday. She is to be sworn in before the Quebec legislature resumes early next month, but a da...
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B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
VICTORIA - Delegates from a First Nation along British Columbia's coast will lobby an international maritime body headquartered in the United Kingdom to change the compensation formula for oil spills. Chief Marilyn Slett, elected chief of the Heiltsuk...
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Axworthy, Rock call on foreign affairs minister to do more to safeguard arms exports
OTTAWA - Former senior Liberal cabinet ministers say they have "deep concern" about the federal government's decision not to pass legislation aiming to close what they consider a regulatory gap in arms exports. Former Liberal foreign affairs minister L...
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Voters head to the polls in byelections expected to hand Liberals majority
OTTAWA - Voters head to the polls today in three federal byelections widely expected to grant Prime Minister Mark Carney a majority government. Two are Liberal strongholds in Toronto, while the third is a tight race in the Montreal suburb of Terrebonne...
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Montreal streetcar tracks still pop up from pavement decades after last tram retired
MONTREAL - These days, the only place you'll find a working Montreal streetcar is at the Canadian Railway Museum south of the city. But each year, the spring thaw that cracks up the asphalt on city streets unearths pieces of a public transit past tha...
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World News

Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that...
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Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream. That didn't make Sunday at Augusta National any easier. McIlroy coughed up a...
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Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor after being accused of sexual assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday following sexual assault allegations that he has denied. "I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made - but that'...
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Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire ...
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US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Ce...
Apr 12, 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a ...
Apr 12, 2026
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