An 18-year-old man is facing criminal charges after a crash that left a 13-year-old passenger dead last week in Regina.According to the Regina Police Service, officers were called to the intersection of Sixth Avenue North and Smith Street at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday."When they arrived, they found a vehicle tha...

Mounties in Cut Knife are asking the public to report sightings of a man wanted in connection with several serious charges and outstanding warrants in multiple Saskatchewan communities. Creighton Bull-Frank, 27, is wanted on charges including forcible confinement, uttering threats, theft of a motor vehicle and firearms...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet today with three provincial Métis groups to discuss his government's major projects legislation.The legislation allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects that are deemed to be in the national interest by sidestepping environmental prot...

Recent rainfall on the Buhl fire has helped to keep its intensity low and growth minimal. That's according to provincial wildfire update released on Aug. 6, which stated as of Tuesday evening the pre-evacuation alert for Prince Albert National Park, including the Waskesiu Lake townsite, has been lifted. "This deci...

The north-central part of the Prairies remains under a series of air-quality warnings. Environment Canada says wildfire smoke is contributing to the region's very poor air quality and could cause reduced visibility today. The warnings stretch through much of Saskatchewan and most of Manitoba, and into northwestern Onta...

Forestry leaders in Saskatchewan and across the country say new federal support for the softwood lumber sector is a welcomed relief, but uncertainty around U.S. tariffs continues to cast a long shadow over one of Canada's most important export industries.Prime Minister Mark Carney's government unveiled a $1.2-billion s...

Much needed precipitation is headed for North-Central Saskatchewan into the weekend. "We are starting to see a little bit more of an unsettled pattern in a couple of systems moving through," said Environment and Climate Change Canada Scientist Christy Climenhaga, who noted there will be showers on Wednesday a...

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with his cabinet and the premiers today, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hit Canada with a baseline 35 per cent tariff.This latest trade war escalation applies only to goods not covered by the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on free trade, better known as CUSMA....

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says 80 wildfires are currently burning in the province, with seven considered wildfires of note and remaining out of control as of Monday, Aug. 5.The largest, the SHOE fire near Lower Fishing Lake, has burned 565,701 hectares since early May and has led to the closure of Na...

Days after the United States hit Canada with higher tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he will speak with U.S. President Donald Trump "when it makes sense.""I haven't spoken to the president in recent days," Carney said during a press conference in West Kelowna, B.C.When asked Thu...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing financial supports for the forestry sector as the U.S. ratchets up duties on Canadian softwood lumber.Carney is promising an aid package for the industry that includes $700 million in loan guarantees and $500 million for long-term supports to help companies diversify...

A teen from Grandmother's Bay has been charged with second degree murder. A media release states on Aug. 2 at approximately 7:15 a.m., Stanley Mission RCMP received a report of a seriously injured man at a residence at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band community of Grandmother's Bay.Officers responded and located the man, w...

OTTAWA - Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union shot...

The Government of Saskatchewan is investing in the future of skilled trades.On Monday, the provincial government announced that it will spend $560,000 to help bolster union-led construction electrician apprenticeship training. The funds will also help enhance the government's efforts to grow Saskatchewan's skilled trad...

Saskatchewan saw an increase in breaking-and-entering reports in 2024, according to data released this week by the RCMP.According to the federal police force, break-in reports in Saskatchewan rose by two per cent between 2023 and 2024.But while the overall number was up, the RCMP noted that break-ins to non-residential...

In the aftermath of the devastation caused in Denare Beach after the Wolf Fire, a Christian disaster relief organization is helping residents recover more than just belongings, they're helping people reclaim memories.The Wolf Fire pushed the community near Creighton out of their homes in early June and destroyed over 4...

Starting August 1, new legislation geared towards regulating street weapons and drugs comes into force across Saskatchewan.The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act will promote safety in public urban spaces by regulating the possession, transportation and storage of items that may be used as street weapons.This incl...

As the sound of ceremonial drums echoed through the fields, a large crowd of people gathered with anticipation Thursday morning just south of the Battlefords to witness a historic moment. For the first time ever, a family of 11 purebred Yellowstone bison were released onto Canadian soil, marking a powerful moment of cu...

Cenovus Energy has officially confirmed that the uncontrolled well release at its Rush Lake 2 thermal facility is now under control, putting an end to the incident that began nearly three months ago. The release, which started on May 7, stemmed from a casing failure in an injection well at the facility, located near Ll...

SaskTel is extending its support for customers impacted by ongoing wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. These supports will now remain in place until August 15 for residents of communities that have been evacuated due to wildfire activity."This year's wildfire season has been especially challenging, displacing thou...

Residents in Central and Northern Saskatchewan can expect a stretch of hot weather over the coming days. "We have an upper ridge building in Alberta, so they are kind of getting hot now," said Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke. "Basically, that's going to translate eastwar...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.He says this move will be predicated on the Palestinian Authority carrying out reforms and holding an election next year in which Hamas can play no part.Carney says Can...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been searching for a dominating performance in 2025 - and appeared to find one in Montreal.In a game that the Riders led from the opening drive all throughout, Saskatchewan defeated the Montreal Alouettes 34-6 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.It was the first win f...

Wildfire smoke prompted special air-quality warnings across Saskatchewan, with some of the worst air expected in La Ronge and Buffalo Narrows, as the number of active fires burning in the province on Saturday jumped to 73.The poor air quality that is expected to persist into Sunday for some areas, according to Environm...

Despite getting rainfall in some areas, producers in southwest Saskatchewan continue to face severe drought conditions.Kelly Bakanec is a grain farmer and the reeve of the RM of Fox Valley. He said the area had received 1.42 inches of rain between snowmelt and July.Over the last two weeks, the area has got two inches o...

Firefighters attempting to gain the upper hand in the dozens of wildfires burning across Northern Saskatchewan are getting no respite from Mother Nature over the long weekend. As the temperatures hit 30°C on Friday and Saturday, inversion is likely and cool air will be trapped under warm air, which leads to more er...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe reiterated on Friday that 95 per cent of Saskatchewan's exports to the United States will remain tariff-free due to CUSMA compliance.New U.S. tariffs on some Canadian goods, such as steel, copper and forestry, took effect on Friday.The White House has said the tariffs won't be applied to ...

About 500 more people in Saskatchewan have been forced to flee due to threatening wildfires. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says those at Clearwater River Dene Nation, about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, have been told to leave.The latest evacuation puts the number of wildfire evacuees in various commun...