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Telemiracle week begins
Kinsmen Telemiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leading up to the big show that runs February 28 to March 1, this week has been proclaimed Telemiracle Week. "Year after year, Saskatchewan people show their generosity through TeleMiracle," Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission ...
23h ago
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Raiders win 4-1
Raiders win second straight East Division title with season sweep of Broncos
With wins in their last three games coming in, the Prince Albert Raiders needed just one point Saturday night to secure a second straight East Division Title as they welcomed the Swift Current Broncos. In the eighth and final matchup between the two teams, the Raiders dominated once more to take a 4-1 win and a sweep o...
Feb 22, 2026
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Outdoor fun
Final weekend of PA Winter Festival draws fans of all ages
Participants and onlookers were braving the cold Saturday for the final weekend of the 62nd annual Prince Albert Winter Festival. The annual city-wide celebration began at the beginning of the month on Feb. 4 and will officially wrap up on Sunday following the King and Queen Trapper events and the Gospel Show later tha...
Feb 21, 2026
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Going for Gold
Breakfast beers to cheer on Team Canada in Olympic hockey gold medal match
At least one local business will be taking advantage of the early morning Olympic mayhem expected when Team Canada goes for gold this weekend. The bar at the Canadian Brewhouse, located in The Yard District, will open at 7 a.m. Sunday. A post on the restaurant's social media page said, "We're opening early so you ...
Feb 21, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Olympic men's hockey final
Team Canada loses to U.S. in overtime gold-medal game
It was a devastating outcome for Team Canada. The U.S. Olympic hockey team scored in overtime to come out victorious in the gold-medal men's hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.Jack Hughes scored the winning goal to end the game 2-1. More details to come...The Canadians and the Americans renewed their rivalry afte...
20h ago
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Changing tariff threats
Trump says he's increasing the worldwide tariff to 15 per cent; Sask. export group watching and waiting
Donald Trump's erratic tariffs threats continued Saturday with a pledge to increase his new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent, a day after the Supreme Court quashed the U.S. president's favoured tariff tool."During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally...
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indigenous voice
Onion Lake revitalizes its radio station to preserve Cree language and empower next generation
Onion Lake Cree Nation is breathing new life into Kitaskinaw Radio 102.5 FM with a renewed focus on preserving Cree language, training young broadcasters, and strengthening the community's voice from within.The station, which has existed for roughly 30 years, is now operating under a public relations department created...
Feb 21, 2026
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High-risk offenders
First Sask. name added to national child sex offender database is former Prince Albert man
The first Saskatchewan resident to be added to the federal RCMP's High Risk Child Sex Offender database is a former resident of Prince Albert. Jarrod (also spelled Jared) John Charles was released in 2025 after serving his full sentence and has been ordered to live in Regina. He was convicted in 2018 after kidnapping...
Feb 20, 2026
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Olympics
MacKinnon lifts Canada into gold-medal game; Maltais wins third medal in Milan
Canada's men's hockey team advanced to Sunday's gold-medal game with a 3-2 win over Finland, while long-track speedskater Valérie Maltais captured her third medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics.Team Canada trailed 2-0 before goals from Sam Reinhart and Shea Theodore tied it, and Nathan MacKinnon scored the power-...
Feb 20, 2026
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Hospital safety
Three more metal detectors installed in Sask. health-care facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says the addition of metal detectors in hospitals and health-care facilities around the province is making a much safer difference. In a release issued Friday, the SHA said metal detectors have been installed in three more facilities, including the Battlefords Union Hospital in N...
Feb 20, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: Canadians anxious in Mexico, Conservative probe, tax season begins
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadians in Mexican state of Jalisco taking cover following outbreak of violence Canadians in Mexico continue to shelter in place as violence grips parts of the ...
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Canadians in Mexican state of Jalisco taking cover following outbreak of violence
Canadians in Mexico continue to shelter in place as violence grips parts of the country. Government officials in western Mexico warn that Jalisco State, which includes the popular resort city of Puerto Vallarta, is currently unsafe for travel after the...
3h ago
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Conservatives calling for probe into asylum seekers' access to health care
OTTAWA - The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services. The planned text of the motion, which has bee...
3h ago
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Parti Québécois looking to maintain momentum with today's byelection
SAGUENAY - The Parti Québécois is looking for its fourth consecutive byelection win today in the riding of Chicoutimi, north of Quebec City. The riding had been a PQ stronghold before Andrée Laforest captured it twice for the Coalition Avenir Québec, f...
3h ago
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Partial U.S. government shutdown blamed for NEXUS closure at Canadian airports
Canadian airports are warning travellers that NEXUS and Global Entry pre-clearance programs for U.S.-bound flights are suspended, with Vancouver's airport linking the news with a partial U.S. government shutdown. Airports in Calgary, Montreal, Vancouve...
9h ago
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Ottawa launching countrywide survey in buildup toward formal men's health strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking its first steps toward developing a national men's health strategy, launching a survey for Canadians to weigh in. As previously reported by The Canadian Press, federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel is working...
12h ago
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Agriculture

World News

Dutch king swears in new coalition government led by youngest premier Rob Jetten
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in a new minority Dutch coalition government Monday led by the Netherlands' youngest-ever prime minister, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a ful...
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International Criminal Court opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Monday that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged death squads to carry out extrajudicial killings using fear and financial rewards. ...
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Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside, as widespread violence erupted following the army's killing of the powerful leader of the Jalisco New...
6h ago
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Next US-Iran nuclear talks are Thursday in Geneva as Washington awaits proposed deal from Tehran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States and Iran will hold their next round of nuclear talks Thursday in Geneva, a facilitator said Sunday, as the Islamic Republic faces both the threat of a U.S. military strike and new protests at home. ...
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Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful drug cartel and thrusting swaths of the nation int...
18h ago
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The Latest: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
An armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this inciden...
21h ago
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