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Early Saturday
Emergency health service disruption in Wakaw
Emergency services at a local health facility will be unavailable for a brief time on Saturday. The disruption at the Wakaw Primary Health Care Centre and Collaborative Emergency Centre will last Saturday from 8 a.m to noon. Residents can still call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.
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Broadcast industry
SAB Scholarship application extended
The nomination deadline for the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters (SAB) scholarship program has been extended. The SAB invites students interested in broadcasting, journalism, communications, and media to apply to the program. "The SAB Scholarship supports the next generation of Saskatchewan broadcasters by...
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Input wanted
Tisdale residents encouraged to participate in pre-budget survey
The town of Tisdale is conducting a community survey to gather feedback that will help shape their 2027 budget. Chief Administrative Officer Lovely Magnaye said council wanted to hear directly from residents before decisions are made. "Budget decisions affect every resident, through property taxes, utility rates, ...
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Looking to cash in another win
Nipawin meets Millionaires for first time Friday
The Nipawin Hawks will make their first visit to Melville on Friday to face the Millionaires.The first of four meetings feature two of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's hottest teams. The Hawks have points in seven straight games; the Millionaires have points in five in a row.Nipawin is coming off a 3-2 shootout ...
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Local hockey roundup
Trojans, Wolfpack in action this weekend
The Tisdale Trojans are on the road for a pair of AAA games against Notre Dame Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tisdale is 5-6-1 on the season. - The 3-3-1 North East AA Wolfpack host Warman Saturday night at 8:30 at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort. - The PJHL's Carrot River Outback Thunder are off until W...
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Friday, Saturday
High school football playoffs kick off
High school football playoffs are here, with games Friday and Saturday. In 4A nine-a-side action, the undefeated Tisdale Tornadoes will host Delisle, and the Melfort Comets hit the road to face the Humboldt Mohawks. Foam Lake is also in action to square off against Lumsden. All those games kick off Saturday at 1 p.m. W...
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Saskatchewan

In the books
Indigenous enrollment increase helps offset drop in international students for Sask Polytech
While Saskatchewan Polytechnic is facing a large drop in the number of international students, that loss is partially being made up by an increase in Indigenous student enrolment. The school, which has a campus in Prince Albert, said that 1,425 Indigenous students enrolled in the fall of 2026, an increase of 19 per ce...
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takes effect Sunday
'Henry's Law' could spread across Canada as Sask. rules begin
What started as a promise made in a hospital room after the death of an 11-year-old Regina boy could help save lives across Canada."Henry's Law" takes effect in Saskatchewan on Sunday, requiring carbon monoxide alarms in every residential suite in multi-unit buildings, regardless of their proximity to fuel-bu...
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Memory Lane
Taylor Field: Remembering 10 years since Riders' final game
Oct. 29, 2016, remains etched in the minds of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, young and old.It was one final chance to gather and celebrate a stadium ingrained in the fabric of Saskatchewan sports.Ten years have passed since the final game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, which saw a sold-out crowd of more than 33,000...
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Health care
Sask. health-care unions meet with health minister amid bargaining frustrations
Ahead of health-care union leaders heading into a meeting with provincial ministers Wednesday morning, health-care workers showed up in force for a rally in front of the Legislative Building.Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE Local 5430, was among the leaders who attended the meeting.Normally the unions face off against ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Multiple issues raised
Cook-Searson presses Ottawa for action on Timber Bay survivors, Indian Act changes
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is calling on the federal government to take action on longstanding First Nations issues, including justice for Timber Bay Children's Home survivors and proposed changes to the Indian Act.Cook-Searson represented northern Saskatchewan at a historic meeting in Ottawa on ...
Oct 29, 2026
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fall sitting
McPhail believes province's North underrepresented in Throne Speech
Cumberland NDP MLA Jordan McPhail believes residents of Saskatchewan are looking for change and the Sask. Party failed to deliver that in Tuesday's Speech from the Throne. "We see from the government they have taken on a steady-on approach. I think a lot of people were looking for change," he said. "I h...
Oct 28, 2026
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Local Sports

Looking to cash in another win
Nipawin meets Millionaires for first time Friday
The Nipawin Hawks will make their first visit to Melville on Friday to face the Millionaires.The first of four meetings feature two of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's hottest teams. The Hawks have points in seven straight games; the Millionaires have points in five in a row.Nipawin is coming off a 3-2 shootout ...
16h ago
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Memory Lane
Taylor Field: Remembering 10 years since Riders' final game
Oct. 29, 2016, remains etched in the minds of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, young and old.It was one final chance to gather and celebrate a stadium ingrained in the fabric of Saskatchewan sports.Ten years have passed since the final game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, which saw a sold-out crowd of more than 33,000...
17h ago
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Friday, Saturday
High school football playoffs kick off
High school football playoffs are here, with games Friday and Saturday. In 4A nine-a-side action, the undefeated Tisdale Tornadoes will host Delisle, and the Melfort Comets hit the road to face the Humboldt Mohawks. Foam Lake is also in action to square off against Lumsden. All those games kick off Saturday at 1 p.m. W...
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Early Season Addition
Trojans add young Regina forward
The Tisdale Trojans have added a young Regina forward to their roster. Nash Bullman is the newest member of the organization.Bullman comes from the Regina Pat Canadians, where he's played four games this season. The 15-year-old also spent some time with the Regina Capitals U18 AA squad, starting the first seven games o...
Oct 29, 2026
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Third consecutive
Melfort's Ferland named divisional All-CFL selection
Logan Ferland has earned his third consecutive divisional All-CFL selection. The Melfort native centred an offensive line that allowed the second-fewest sacks in the CFL, with 29 in 18 games. Ferland and the o-line also allowed quaterback Trevor Harris to lead the league with 5,370 passing yards, and short-yardage QB t...
Oct 29, 2026
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A Well Deserved Week Off
Mustangs reach double digit wins, shut out Stars for second time
The Melfort Mustangs became the second team in the SJHL to reach double wins on Wednesday.Melfort did so with a 4-0 shutout victory over the visiting Battlefords North Stars, as Luke McKechnie made 26 saves in the win."He's our rock back there; he's super calm, which at the beginning of the year almost worried me ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Canada

Anand says she called out Russian counterpart invited by U.S. to G20 ministerial
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "I was sitting at a table directly across ...
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How Canada's new pact with the European Union might affect you
OTTAWA - Canada's new partnership with the European Union is meant to provide benefits to people on both continents. The two jurisdictions wrapped up a summit in Montreal on Friday with various agreements, many of which will take months or years to fin...
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'Wall of smoke': Plaintiff recalls wildfire anxiety in youth-led climate trial
VANCOUVER - Zoe Grames-Webb has told Canada's first youth-led climate trial she still remembers the "completely grey wall of smoke" she woke up to in 2017 while staying at a cabin on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. The wildfire smoke was so thick, i...
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Ottawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest
DELTA - The planned Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, which is expected to add 2.4 million containers of capacity at the Port of Vancouver, the largest in the country, has officially been named a project of national interest. Transport Minister Steven...
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Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is 'challenging': researcher
A researcher working to help courts detect evidence that's been created or altered with artificial intelligence says it's proving difficult to come up with a tool that's as effective in the real world as it seems to be in the lab. Maura Grossman is co-...
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Former B.C. minister says he's focused on family, but leaves door open to politics
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Ravi Kahlon said the New Democrats must dive deeply and learn from what led to their crushing defeat by the Conservatives in the province's snap election this month. Kahlon, who decided not to seek re...
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World

Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California police say
A shooting on Friday night at a mall in Fairfield has left one person dead and six wounded, California police said. Police said they responded to a shooting at around 8:30 p.m. inside Solano Town Center at the Spirit Halloween store. The...
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Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice pushed Friday for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion, while federal officials confirmed the existence of a criminal probe over a Senate candid...
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Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election, and hours later another federal judge barred the department from intimidating ...
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An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecu...
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Trump will rally in Iowa and Kansas after initially canceling weekend trips before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has rescheduled weekend campaign rallies in a pair of critical Midwestern states that he had previously canceled, according to a person familiar with the plans. The Republican president will now vi...
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Deep rifts among G20 diplomats, including from China and Russia, prompt US to ditch group photo plan
ATLANTA (AP) - The top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies, including envoys from Russia and China, are meeting in Atlanta as they face deep rifts over multiple wars and other global crises that threaten international security and tr...
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