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On the run
Prince Albert RCMP on the lookout for escaped inmate from Sask. Penitentiary
Keiston Custer has escaped from Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.The Correctional Service of Canada reported the escape on its Facebook page and said more information was to come from Prince Albert RCMP. Custer, originally from Sturgeon lake First Nation, received a 12-year prison sentence for manslaughter in...
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Bar brawl
Shier pleads guilty in Fuel Stop assault
A local business owner pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and failing to abide by release conditions almost two years after a brawl at the Fuel Stop bar. Dustin Shier will learn what his sentence will be on Friday, but Prince Albert Provincial Court heard today from the prosecution and defence as to what se...
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Crime
Prince Albert police investigate bear spray incident at Walmart store
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating an incident that forced the temporary closure on Friday of the Walmart store.At approximately 5:25 p.m., officers were called to the Cornerstone area business for multiple reports of a bear spray incident.Upon arrival, they located a man who appeared to be suffering fro...
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Missing persons
Missing Prince Albert man last seen in January
Prince Albert Police are looking for public help finding a missing Prince Albert man. Terrence Wichihin was last seen in the city in January of this year. He is 5-8 tall, weighs about 200 pounds and has short dark brown hair and brown eyes. Police do not have information on what clothing he was wearing when he was last...
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Saskatchewan

Feb. 24, 2022
'You just get used to it': Four years after fleeing war, a displaced Ukrainian reflects on life in Saskatchewan
Nearly four years after fleeing Ukraine, Yevheniia Pyshuk has built a life in Saskatchewan, but every call home still begins with uncertainty.Her family remains in the country. She is the only one who came to Canada."Mentally, I think ... you just get used to it," she said. "It has already become part of...
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International incident
Sask. residents vacationing in Mexico making best of a bad situation
Hunker down and keep a low profile.Those are the instructions that have been provided to Saskatoon's Darwin and Vanessa Gardiner who are at a resort outside Puerto Vallarta, one of several regions in Mexico subjected to retaliatory violence after the killing of a cartel leader on Sunday.Darwin recalled how he and a num...
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budget talks
Premier Moe hints at 'challenges' in upcoming provincial budget
Premier Scott Moe didn't give any numbers, but did suggest his provincial government may table a 2026-27 budget in a couple of weeks that's in the red.Speaking to guest host Taylor McPherson on The Evan Bray Show, Moe answered a question about the recent $650 million in extra spending by talking about the upcoming budg...
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Confederation of Indigenous Workers
New Coalition Brings Vital Support for Indigenous Workers
An Indigenous-led organization for Indigenous workers is strengthening workplace safety for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.A coalition of Indigenous-led organizations announced in January a unified initiative to advance occupational health, research, safety, and compensation rights for Indigenous wo...
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Indigenous Storytelling Month
Listen: Wesakejack and the Chickadees
Theresa Thorsen is a Cree-Métis from Muskoday First Nation located within Treaty Six territory. As part of Indigenous Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan, Thorsen shared the story of Wesakejack and the Chickadees."The intention of the audio recording of this story and other stories is to validate oral tradit...
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Four years of war
Canadian support for Ukraine hasn't waned, museum CEO says
While it's been nearly four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian-Canadians continue to feel supported.Executive director and CEO of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Jen Budney, is a fourth generation Ukrainian-Canadian, with her grandparents coming over from the Ternopil region in the early 1900s. She's t...
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Canada

Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign military members
HALIFAX - The head of Canadian Armed Forces says a policy aimed at attracting highly skilled foreign military members is getting a boost from the federal Immigration Department as the military scrambles to fill jobs amid a protracted personnel shortage...
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Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30. The deals with two bargaining units were reached in late December, after nearly two year...
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Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns
QUÉBEC - A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views. British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International is suing th...
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Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for 'insidious' anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge a $750,000 penalty imposed by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against cl...
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Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is "Ghislaine" went viral after viewers noticed the woman's resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account that posted the video last week says it used artificial...
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B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region. The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir Singh has been removed from Canada, but they've rele...
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Agriculture

Bunge ends partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank
A change in policy will have a significant impact on a faith-based agricultural organization. Bunge's 10-year partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Ban...
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Trump says 10 per cent global tariff coming after Supreme Court ruling
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order imposing a 10 per cent global tariff - and lashed out at Supreme Court justice...
Feb 20, 2026
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Saskatchewan announces 2026 crop insurance coverage for farmers and ranchers
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance prices in 2026 will be higher than last year for a few crops, but most crops will be lower. Crop insurance for the 2026 cr...
Feb 20, 2026
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Consumer demand for pork will continue to influence hog prices
Consumer demand for pork both domestically and internationally will continue to play a role in hog markets moving through 2026. Farm Credit Canada (FC...
Feb 19, 2026
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Water supplies in southern Alberta strong in early 2026
A new report indicates that southern Alberta might not be facing the severity of droughts in had for the last few years.The Alberta Government's Water...
Feb 19, 2026
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BCRC calving distribution calculator shows impact on revenue
Tightening up calving distribution provides one of the biggest economic benefits for cow-calf producers with smaller herds. Dr. John Campbell, with th...
Feb 19, 2026
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World News

An attacker detonates an explosive device in Moscow, killing a police officer and himself
MOSCOW (AP) - An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer, and leaving two other officers injured, officials said. The attack happened minu...
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An attacker detonates an explosive device in Moscow, killing a police officer and himself
MOSCOW (AP) - An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer, and leaving two other officers injured, officials said. The attack happened minu...
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Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe
LONDON (AP) - Police in Britain said Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friend...
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Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. Distr...
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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike. ...
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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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