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RezCross now open on Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation
As wildfires continue to spread, the RezCross Emergency Evacuation Centre has been activated under Operation Red Willow. "Our community has always lent a helping hand when called to do so... and our c...
Jun 02, 2025
Hope for rain dims as northern Sask. wildfires burn
Many people are waiting for rain to help in the wildfire fight in northern Saskatchewan, but whether that is coming is the big question that looms.Environment Canada Meteorologist Shannon Moodie said ...
Jun 02, 2025

The Stanley Cup final goalie matchup: Bobrovsky and Skinner, matching wits once again
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The only times that Sergei Bobrovsky spent any time really reflecting on winning the Stanley Cup were the obvious moments. The on-ice celebration that night. The day of th...
Jun 02, 2025

UPDATE: Sucker River, Wadin Bay, English Bay, Nemeiben ordered to evacuate; La Ronge on standby
UPDATE 2:27 p.m. : Individuals in the communities of Clam Crossing and Sikachu have been ordered to start evacuation immediately. If you can self-evacuate and find accommodation, you must use Highway ...
Jun 02, 2025

IIHF, PWHL not aligned over scheduling of 2026 women's world hockey championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation has postponed announcing the host city of the 2026 women's world hockey championship. The IIHF introduced running a women's championship in the same year as an ...
Jun 02, 2025

Ottawa collects extra $617M from import duties in March as counter-tariffs hit U.S.
OTTAWA - Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government'...
Jun 02, 2025

B.C.'s Buck Pierce, Edmonton's Mark Kilam to meet in their CFL head-coaching debuts
Buck Pierce will make his CFL head-coaching debut in familiar surroundings. Pierce begins his tenure as B.C.'s head coach Saturday night when the Lions host the Edmonton Elks. Pierce, 43, began his CF...
Jun 02, 2025

First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
OTTAWA - The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says building up First Nations infrastructure is "critical" but doesn't qualify as nation-building as her government works to fast-track ne...
Jun 02, 2025

Federal hate crime charge for man authorities say injured 8 in Colorado attack
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza,...
Jun 02, 2025

SaskTel removing fees for evacuees
SaskTel is removing overage fees for customers affected by the wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan.Jeremy Harrison, the minister responsible for SaskTel, said the measure is to help families remain con...
Jun 02, 2025