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Bus shelter art
More bus shelters to get cultural makeovers
Three more transit shelters in Prince Albert will get a new look after the City of Prince Albert announced a second call for designs from Indigenous artists. The city hopes making transit shelters more welcoming will increase community pride and help prevent them from being targeted by vandals, as they have been in the...
Sep 06, 2026
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Raiders lose 5-2
Blades take battle in Warman over Raiders
After bringing in a few veterans and earning a win over Moose Jaw Friday, the Prince Albert Raiders went down the road to Warman on Saturday for their annual neutral site game with the Saskatoon Blades.The Raiders didn't get out of the gates until late, losing 5-2.There was no scoring in the first, but the Blades looke...
Sep 06, 2026
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Bush Fire
Vehicle fire spreads to bush, prompts multi-agency response north of Prince Albert
Several unused vehicles caught fire and ignited nearby brush north of Prince Albert last week, prompting a multi-agency response.Buckland Fire and Rescue was called to a vegetation fire on Lempereur Road at about 3:11 p.m. on Aug. 27. Firefighters heading to the station could see a large column of black smoke to the no...
Sep 05, 2026
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Pando and Ares
Prince Albert police dogs ready to put skills to the test at national trials
When it comes to police dogs, the good ones are those that get the job done, and that is what will be expected of Prince Albert Police Dog, Pando and his partner, Constable Matthew Brown. The pair will be one of 30 teams that compete in the Canadian Police Canine Association (CPCA) trials between September 10 to 13 in...
Sep 05, 2026
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Saskatchewan

No alternatives
Sask. motorcycle store says retaliation tariffs will drive off customers
EMERALD PARK - A Saskatchewan motorcycle store is hoping the federal government hits the brakes on tariffs on Harley-Davidson bikes.Nearly every product in Prairie Harley-Davidson is subject to a new 50 per cent tariff as Canada targets the iconic American motorcycle brand.The federal government implemented a large lis...
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Tailgate politics
VIDEO: Poilievre demands cost breakdown of Canada's counter-tariffs during Regina visit
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre used a Labour Day weekend stop in Regina to press Prime Minister Mark Carney for more information about the cost of Canada's latest counter-tariffs against the United States.Poilievre was surrounded by Saskatchewan Roughriders fans Sunday as he attended a tailgate outside Mosa...
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rabies risk
Warning issued by vet after rabid bat found in Duck Lake
One Saskatchewan veterinary clinic is ringing alarm bells after a bat in the province was recently found to have rabies.In a social media post this week, Brighton Veterinary Clinic warned the rabid bat was found in the RM of Duck Lake.The clinic warned clients that keeping their pets' rabies vaccinations up to date is ...
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Labour Day Classic
Updated: Overtime thriller as Riders take Labour Day Classic over Bombers
It took some extra football, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders won another Labour Day Classic on Saturday.Saskatchewan emerged from a sold-out Mosaic Stadium with a 32-26 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers."That was the best atmosphere I've been a part of in my 20 years of playing football," defensive back Jon...
23h ago
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repairs and renovations
Saskatchewan funds $1.3M for facilities supporting disabled individuals
The provincial government is funding $1.3 million in improvements to group homes and day programs for people with intellectual disabilities.According to a Government of Saskatchewan media release, the capital grant funding will go to 15 community-based organizations.The money will fund repairs and renovations to group ...
Sep 06, 2026
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More support
Sask. government announces new School literacy initiatives for September
Saskatchewan's youngest readers will be getting more support with their early learning needs this September.The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding literacy supports by launching provincial reading screeners this month.Students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 will have access to these screeners, which are quick ass...
Sep 06, 2026
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Canada

The Latest: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $28B in U.S. goods take effect
OTTAWA - Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods - a response to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month - took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday. Here's the latest. All times eastern. - 11:03 a.m. Saskatchewan Prem...
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Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years
VANCOUVER - The only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog, a species raised for its thick coat by Coast Salish and Makah peoples, has returned to British Columbia for the first time. The pelt that belonged to Mutton, a canine companion of American natur...
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Canada to join European ban on Israeli settlement goods amid rising violence
OTTAWA - Ottawa is joining European nations pledging to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Canada, the United Kingdom, France and other countries are accusing Israel of enabling settler violence and working ...
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Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs kick in
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians the country's pivot away from the United States will come at a cost - but insists the alternative would be far worse. In a national video address released Tuesday - hours after Canada's retaliato...
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In the news today: trade war escalates, Trump targets Bombardier, yacht rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are now in effect The trade war between Canada and the United States took on a new face today as Ottawa introduces r...
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Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices
TORONTO - Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student, who didn't have any known allergies, to his Edmonto...
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Agriculture

Improved tracking infectious diseases in animals
Infectious disease is one of the major risks of swine production. To strengthen the tools needed to safeguard animal health, the federal government is...
Sep 04, 2026
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Saskatchewan Rancher honoured by national group
The Canadian Cattle Foundation presented the annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award to Cyle Stewart of Morse, Sask. The award recognizes...
Sep 04, 2026
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Bad weather interrupts combining in Manitoba
Isolated thunderstorms brought strong winds and intense rain to parts of the Manitoba over the past seven days, resulting in stops and starts to the h...
Sep 03, 2026
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Saskatchewan farmers make some harvest progress before the rain
When conditions allowed it, harvest progress was made around Saskatchewan, but it was still behind the five- and ten-year averages for this time of ye...
Sep 03, 2026
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Support program changes to assist Saskatchewan producers impacted by flooding
Excess moisture and flooding created challenging conditions for many Saskatchewan producers early in the growing season. As a result of those difficul...
Sep 03, 2026
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Manitoba announces tariff supports, expands farm loan programs
Manitoba producers are welcoming action taken by the provincial government to cushion the impact on agriculture due to the escalating Canada-United St...
Sep 02, 2026
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World News

All 5 killed in Miami cargo jet crash were in a van used by plane cleaners
MIAMI (AP) - The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van used to shuttle cleaning crews to planes to clean them, authorities said. The jet overran the runway whil...
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Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn't have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn't harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, a senior Kremlin official said, after European officials blamed Moscow for...
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Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary has ordered 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable for diplomats, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said Tuesday. Orbán did not specify the alleged ac...
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials say
CAIRO (AP) - More than 70 people were wounded in a wave of Houthi attacks Tuesday on Saudi Arabia, authorities said, a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The att...
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Illinois mom charged with killing toddler was closely following Lindsay Clancy trial, officials say
An Illinois woman charged with killing her 2-year-old son had been closely following the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy and was texting friends about the case just hours before her son was found dead, prosecutors said. ...
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Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of a strike on a prison in northern Yemen, killing 7, including a child
CAIRO (AP) - Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of striking a prison on Monday in the country's north, killing seven, including a child, as tensions escalate between the Iran-backed group and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces. The strik...
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