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ADAMA Canada
Kinistino Rink receives additional funding
The Kinistino Sports Complex has undergone major renovations and continues to receive funding from a variety of sources.The building was renamed the CLAAS Centre in April, raising $75,000. Since then, ADAMA Canada has contributed through its Stomping Grounds initiative.Renovations included the purchase of a new ice pla...
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Stolen from driveway
Truck theft in Humboldt
RCMP in Humboldt are investigating the theft of a vehicle. Sometime between May 25 and 26, suspects stole a grey 2007 Chevrolet Silverado from a driveway on Platzer Dr. in Humboldt. Anyone with surveillance footage in the area at the time, or who has information on the theft, can contact Humboldt RCMP at 310-RCMP or Cr...
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Camper, brush, ditch fires
Nipawin Fire Department called to several weekend fires
Fire crews from Nipawin had a busy weekend. They were called late Saturday afternoon about a camper fire in Pontrilas, about 16 kilometres south of Nipawin. (Image Credit: Nipawin Fire/Facebook) That was followed up on Sunday by a call about a downed power line and brush fire, and a ditch fire just past the bridge that...
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Growing Interest, Growing Success
Ripley Rumble roars back with strong turnout, community support in Melfort
The second annual Ripley Rumble drew another strong turnout in Melfort on Friday evening, building on the success of last year's inaugural event.The Ripley Rumble brought PBR Canada pro bull riding to Melfort for the first time last May. After a successful debut, organizers knew making it an annual event was an easy de...
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Used stolen credit card
Humboldt RCMP looking for theft suspects
Police in Humboldt are asking for help in identifying the suspects behind a recent theft. Suspects entered a vehicle parked on the 300 block of 2nd St. in Annaheim on May 3 and stole a wallet. Soon after, two people in an SUV were captured on video surveillance at a store in Humboldt using the stolen credit cards from ...
May 25, 2026
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Tonight at 7 p.m.
Public hearing for proposed Nipawin Ukrainian Orthodox Church development
A public hearing will be held in conjunction with Nipawin's council meeting tonight about a proposal regarding the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Land planner Jeff Hrynkiw said developers are interested in turning the building into a seven-unit dwelling. The proposal would require 11 on-site parking spaces, and the...
May 25, 2026
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Saskatchewan

'IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE'
Meadow Lake singer brings four languages to Roughriders anthem performance
English, French, Michif and American Sign Language.Those were the languages Meadow Lake's Piper MacFarlane wove together during her performance of O Canada at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second pre-season game. "It all started when I was graduating in Grade 12, I got asked to sing the anthem for my grad year. I ...
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As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan's Moe affirms party wants to stay
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province - his party stands with Confederation."We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada," Moe told reporters Monday."(But) again, those frustratio...
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Summer preview
Saskatchewan heat wave prompts warnings from Environment Canada
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada.The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western parts of the province, including Prince Albert, North Battleford, and stretching as far north as Meadow Lake and down to ...
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From Slush to Sweat
Heat wave set to push Saskatchewan temperatures well above normal this week
Much of Saskatchewan is in for a stretch of unusually hot weather this week, with daytime highs expected to climb into the 30 C range and remain above seasonal averages for several days. Danielle Desjardins, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said a change in the upper-leve...
May 25, 2026
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October referendum
Western Canadian premiers to gather for annual meeting amid Alberta separation talk
The annual western premiers conference kicks off in Alberta today.Leaders of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and the Yukon are to discuss business and their neighbouring relationships during the two-day conference in Kananaskis, west of Calgary.Nunavut Premier John Main has said...
May 25, 2026
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CAA
Saskatchewan gas prices: 7 tips to save money this summer
As Saskatchewan drivers start thinking about cabin weekends, lake trips and summer highway travel after a period of warm weather, CAA Saskatchewan said a few small habits behind the wheel could help stretch every litre a little further.The organization shared seven fuel-saving tips ahead of the busy summer travel seaso...
May 25, 2026
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Local Sports

ADAMA Canada
Kinistino Rink receives additional funding
The Kinistino Sports Complex has undergone major renovations and continues to receive funding from a variety of sources.The building was renamed the CLAAS Centre in April, raising $75,000. Since then, ADAMA Canada has contributed through its Stomping Grounds initiative.Renovations included the purchase of a new ice pla...
2h ago
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Growing Interest, Growing Success
Ripley Rumble roars back with strong turnout, community support in Melfort
The second annual Ripley Rumble drew another strong turnout in Melfort on Friday evening, building on the success of last year's inaugural event.The Ripley Rumble brought PBR Canada pro bull riding to Melfort for the first time last May. After a successful debut, organizers knew making it an annual event was an easy de...
23h ago
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Riderville
Riders roster decisions loom as training camp returns to Mosaic Stadium
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders return to Regina for the last week of training camp, a few players are looking to make things difficult when it comes to who the coaches end up sending home.The Riders are coming off a 31-27 pre-season win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saskatoon on Saturday. In that contest, a number...
May 25, 2026
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1-1 pre-season record
Hometown hero Daniel Wiebe snags game-winning TD in Riders' Saskatoon pre-season tilt
The football gods wrote a script Saturday night at Griffiths Stadium even Disney would say was too fantastical.A graduated university icon returning to his home field, catching the game-winning touchdown in front of friends and family while wearing the jersey of his childhood team.That dream was realized for Rosetown's...
May 24, 2026
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Riders gameday
Huskies alumni ready for historic pre-season return to Griffiths Stadium with Riders
Even though Nick Wiebe still calls himself a proud Albertan, the province of Saskatchewan has been home to the linebacker for the last five years.He spent the first three in Saskatoon with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, before heading south to Regina in 2024 to turn professional with the Saskatchewan Roughride...
May 23, 2026
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Riders Camp
Film and TV buff Josh Woods writing new script with Roughriders
Josh Woods is certainly no stranger to stepping onto a CFL field.It's a privilege he's earned over five years in the league with the B.C. Lions, eventually becoming a starting linebacker for the team.His first few steps onto the field this season have felt a little different however, as Woods has been suiting up at tra...
May 22, 2026
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Canada

Federal ministers praise Guilbeault as resignation reports spread
OTTAWA - Responding to several media reports stating Steven Guilbeault is set to resign, federal ministers Lena Diab and Marjorie Michel showered the former environment minister with praise today. The ministers, who were holding a press conference on P...
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Reported Germany-Canada LNG deal would bolster investment case for Ksi Lisims: Eby
KANANASKIS - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a deal for Canada to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany makes it more likely the Ksi Lisims project on the West Coast will proceed. Eby made his remarks after multiple outlets reported German f...
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MP, senator call for government to apologize for forced adoptions
OTTAWA - The government should apologize for its role in supporting the practice of forced adoptions, Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc said Tuesday. Gould told a press conference that between the 1940s and 1970s, an estimated 300,000...
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Ex-husband emerged shoeless from woods to confess he killed Tatjana Stefanski: Crown
KAMLOOPS - A Crown lawyer says police were with an abandoned car as it was being towed from a British Columbia forest road when murder suspect Vitali Stefanski emerged shoeless from the woods and told them he had killed his ex-wife, whose body was then...
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Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
TORONTO - The Canadian government says travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Suda...
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Montreal Victoire visit city hall to sign golden book after Walter Cup victory
MONTREAL - After a challenging six-month season, the Montreal Victoire are celebrating their Professional Women's Hockey League championship on home ground. At an event at Montreal City Hall today, the team took turns signing the golden book - reserve...
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World

Deaths reported after tank implodes at Washington pulp and paper mill
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state Tuesday killed an undisclosed number of people, local authorities and company officials confirmed. In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave ...
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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump's push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map i...
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Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama's plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state's long-running redistricting case iss...
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A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead
BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) - A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accide...
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Israel and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations...
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Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country's state-run National News Agency said Tuesday. The strike late Monday in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley area came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjam...
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