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Emergency response
Snowmobile crash near Elk Ridge sends one man to hospital
Multiple agencies were involved in the rescue Saturday night of a 25-year-old man who crashed his snowmobile in the Elk Ridge area.At approximately 7:20 p.m., RCMP, Lakeland Fire Department and Parkland Ambulance were dispatched to the scene. The volunteer firefighters then deployed their winter rescue unit to head to ...
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Raiders win 2-1 (SO)
Raiders dominate despite late comeback shootout win over Pats
Friday night, the Prince Albert Raiders played nearly a perfect game and earned an 11-0 win at home over Moose Jaw, and Saturday night the Raiders recreated the effort. Despite dominating all game long, the Raiders never lead and had to pull the goaltender to tie the game, but they still found a way to win 2-1 in a sho...
Mar 15, 2026
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Precious Pooches
Prince Albert welcomes hundreds of furry friends for annual all breeds dog show
Hundreds of pooches and their handlers have descended on Prince Albert this weekend for the local Kennel and Obedience Club's annual spring show. The Touch O' the Irish All Breed Championship Dog Show began Thursday and runs until Sunday at Dave Steuart Arena, with competitors coming from across the country and from ov...
Mar 15, 2026
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third-party platforms
EA Rawlinson Centre warns patrons about ticket scams
If you plan to attend an upcoming show at the EA Rawlinson Centre, you may want to double-check where you are purchasing your ticket from. The warning comes after a recent case involving a third-party online retailer raised concerns.Judy MacLeod Campbell, Arts and Culture Division Manager at the centre, said the issue ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Budget 2026
Think tank researcher, business leaders focus on size of deficit and investments for northern Sask.
As Saskatchewan prepares to table its next provincial budget, observers say the key questions will centre on the size of the expected deficit, how quickly the province may return to balance, and how the government plans to support economic development, particularly in the northern half of the province."I've heard ...
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There's 'not much' Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: Expert
A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to.David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says the Canadian Armed Forces does not have many available assets suited to in...
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Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons.The agency says inflation last month came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower tha...
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Megan Gallagher's father says family left 'in the dark' on Thomas Sutherland's new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on January 26. He's facing multiple weapon-related charges in addition to other charges that include possessing a loaded, pro...
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Politics
Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue.Bill Blair, Canada's high commissioner to the U.K., has said the two leaders are expected ...
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Canada

B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don't want festival as anniversary looms
VICTORIA - A legislator of Filipino descent who was at the scene of last year's deadly ramming attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival is calling for this year's event to be cancelled, saying it will trigger some in the still-traumatized community. Mable ...
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AI systems use Canadian journalism but seldom cite media sources: report
OTTAWA - A new study released on Monday says AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for the information they provide users but don't offer compensation or proper attribution in return Researchers at McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology an...
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Canada can 'manage' Trump's call for help without being drawn into Iran war: minister
OTTAWA - Canada can successfully navigate President Donald Trump's call for NATO allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz without getting drawn into the war, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump warned in an interview w...
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Nature groups warn federal funding cuts endangering efforts to protect land, water
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's most prominent conservation groups say Ottawa is putting at risk its goals to protect nearly one-third of Canada's land and waterways, with tens of millions of dollars in federal funding about to run out. Canada has committed ...
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Canada Soccer unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
TORONTO - When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men's World Cup, his answer was direct. "Yes," said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a children's soccer camp in Toronto's Downsview Park. The...
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Via Rail 'needs to improve its service' despite solid management: auditor general
Via Rail needs to improve its service - punctuality, in particular - according to Canada's auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation's management practices. In a report, Karen Hogan said that over the past decade Via ha...
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Agriculture

DUC and Loblaw partner on agriculture programs
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has entered a new partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) on sustainable agricultural programs. Loblaw will he...
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Farm groups write to the feds on research cuts
Organizations that represent Canadian farmers across conventional and organic production of crops and livestock have united in their opposition of the...
Mar 13, 2026
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Water Security Agency outlines Saskatchewan runoff
Most of Saskatchewan can anticipate near to below normal runoff this spring. In the Water Security Agency (WSA) spring runoff outlook for 2026, an are...
Mar 12, 2026
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Rural municipalities consider numerous resolutions at annual meeting
Elected representatives from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) had a lot to consider during their three-day annual conventio...
Mar 12, 2026
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Some Sask. farmers to get winter elk hunting permits next year to protect land
The province is taking a new step to deal with large herds of elk damaging crops by allowing hunting outside of the regular hunting season.Environment...
Mar 12, 2026
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Canadian and U.S. agricultural tractor and combine sales show mixed results in February
Sales of agricultural tractors and combines in Canada and the United States showed mixed results in February as farmers continue to evaluate capital p...
Mar 11, 2026
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World News

A heat wave with triple-digit temps is altering the MLB Cactus League schedule
PHOENIX (AP) - Bringing the heat in spring training is supposed to be about hard-throwing pitchers, not triple-digit temperatures like those that will impact Major League Baseball spring training games in Arizona for several days this week. Because of ...
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Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released
ALVARADO, Texas (AP) - A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists was released Monday on $100,000 bond after a year in custody. L...
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Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Bombs exploded in at least three locations in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state Monday night, killing and injuring scores of people, the emergency services told The Associated Press, citing possible suicide bombings. ...
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Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria. The justices ref...
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More than 200 people killed in Pakistan strike on Afghanistan hospital treating drug users
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan on Monday accused Pakistan's military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug users in airstrikes, with the country's Health Ministry spokesman saying more than 200 people had been killed. Pakistan dismissed...
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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted ...
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