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Inflation jumps to 2.4% in September thanks to gas, grocery costs
OTTAWA - Inflation jumped higher in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, thanks largely to annual changes in gas prices and persistent pressure at the grocery store.Annual inflation accelerated ...
Oct 21, 2025
Indigenous Services failing to improve critical services for First Nations, AG finds
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada is falling far behind on its efforts to address long-standing health and infrastructure problems in First Nations communities, the federal auditor general says.In a...
Oct 21, 2025
Saskatchewan opens permanent lab for ballistics testing
Saskatchewan's first permanent ballistics lab is officially open.The provincial government announced the opening of the permanent location of the Saskatchewan Ballistics Laboratory on Monday in Saskat...
Oct 21, 2025
Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays into World Series with 4-3 win over Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS
TORONTO (AP) - George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattl...
Oct 20, 2025
'A historic day': Red Pheasant becomes first Sask. First Nation to sign MOU with Marshals Service
Red Pheasant Cree Nation has become the first Indigenous community in Saskatchewan to partner with the province's new Marshals Service in a bid to curb drugs, gangs and violent crime.The memorandum of...
Oct 20, 2025
Flu shot bookings climb in Battlefords following start of fall vaccination campaign
Battlefords-area pharmacies are seeing an increase in the number of people requesting flu vaccinations since the province's fall immunization program began last week. Several local pharmacies that bat...
Oct 20, 2025
Two wanted suspects arrested after police chase on Thunderchild First Nation
Two people are facing several charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen truck on Thunderchild First Nation last week.RCMP say officers in Turtleford received a report of a stolen truck in Merv...
Oct 20, 2025
Wanted man arrested on Sweetgrass First Nation
A wanted man is now in custody after the RCMP critical incident response team made the arrest at a home on Sweetgrass First Nation. The arrest happened around 2 p.m., Oct. 17. After the incident respo...
Oct 20, 2025
Conservation officers investigating after 142 birds dumped southeast of Saskatoon
Saskatchewan conservation officers are investigating after more than 100 dead migratory birds were dumped on private land near Patience Lake, southeast of Saskatoon.According to SaskTIP, conservation ...
Oct 20, 2025
'She loved the Battlefords': local resident donated $437K in a final act of giving
When Theresa Kolberg laughed, the sound filled a room - bright, unfiltered and contagious.To her friends and family, the longtime North Battleford resident was tiny in stature but boundless in energy ...
Oct 20, 2025