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New measles exposures in Sask; Medical Health Officer says 5-month-old patient among rising cases
Saskatchewan's top doctor says he expects the measles cases that have already almost doubled in a week to go up unless people get immunized against the virus."Many parents who themselves had the privi...
May 08, 2025

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's ca...
May 08, 2025

B.C. Appeals Court finds agency's decision to remove kids 'tainted by stereotype'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency's view of ...
May 08, 2025

Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs says concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen a conflict this intense i...
May 08, 2025

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new d...
May 08, 2025

More Central Sask. municipalities add fire bans as heat wave continues
More municipalities in central Saskatchewan have put fire bans in place as the weather remains hot with wind gusts. The Resort Village of Candle Lake, the Town of St. Brieux and the Village of Smeaton...
May 08, 2025

Winnipeg Jets confident necessary tweaks can be made in time for Game 2 of series
WINNIPEG - Scott Arniel smiled when asked what the mood was as the Winnipeg Jets watched film of their Game 1 playoff loss to the Dallas Stars. "They probably didn't like it while they were watching i...
May 08, 2025
Residential home prices continue to climb in Saskatchewan
The benchmark price of a home in the city of Prince Albert is continuing a months long trend of increasing. Data released by the Saskatchewan Realtor Association for the month of April shows another e...
May 08, 2025

Update: Portion of 101st Street reopened after structure fire in North Battleford
More details have been released about a structure fire this afternoon in North Battleford.The city was forced to close the road around the 1600 block of 101st Street because of the blaze; however, it ...
May 08, 2025

Edmonton Oilers lean into age, experience in NHL playoffs
LAS VEGAS - The oldest team left in Stanley Cup contention leans into its experience to navigate tense moments, and there's been plenty of them. The Edmonton Oilers with an average age of 30.6 years, ...
May 08, 2025