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Métis Nation-Saskatchewan calls for ‘Indigo Alert’ system after death of Calgary boy
Following the disappearance and death of 11-year-old Parker Wells in Calgary, the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan is calling on the province to join Alberta in considering using a new alert system to help pr...
Aug 10, 2026 Parker Wells, an 11-year-old non-verbal boy with autism, shown in this undated handout photo, was found dead on July 28, after he went missing in Calgary on July 16. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Calgary Police Service)
UPDATE: Maidstone RCMP investigate fatal collision west of Marshall
*This story was updated at 11:20 a.m. on Aug 11 to include new information from Maidstone RCMPMaidstone RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 west of Marshall that resulted in o...
Aug 10, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan communities share nearly $1.7M in grant funding
Communities in the Prince Albert, Meadow Lake and Humboldt areas are among those receiving funding through Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan's charitable gaming grants for the first quarter of 2026-27...
Aug 10, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 148895452 © Gabriel Vergani | Dreamstime.com)
Man dead after colliding with Saskatoon overpass in latest fatal crash
Highway 16 east and westbound lanes were set to reopen in the early afternoon at Boychuk Drive overpass in Saskatoon on Sunday after Saskatoon Police Service investigated an early morning overpass cra...
Aug 10, 2026 Soot from the vehicle fire covered parts of the Boychuk Drive overpass at Highway 16 in Saskatoon after the fatal Aug. 9 crash. (Image Credit: Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
Why is Australian beef cheaper than Canadian beef?
With Australian beef cheaper for shoppers to add to their grocery carts than beef produced inside Canada's borders, a Saskatchewan beef expert is weighing in on considerations for consumers.Jeffrey Yo...
Aug 10, 2026 The past president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association says the prices of Australian beef and Canadian beef shouldn’t be compared too closely, as the quality of the products is very different. (Image Credit: Canada Beef Inc/Submitted)
Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee
Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames.The community west of Summerlan...
Aug 10, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Ottawa to rebate $100M in freight costs to ship steel across Canada
Ottawa plans to slash costs for shipping steel between provinces and territories over the next year in a bid to help domestic producers hit hard by tariffs.Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon has...
Aug 10, 2026 A forklift moves a container around a freight terminal, in St. John's, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
B.C. wildfire leaves empty foundations, vehicle frames, blackened trees, video shows
PENTICTON - Video footage shot of the small British Columbia community of Faulder after a wildfire tore through shows empty foundations, the skeletal remains of vehicles and an occasional patch of gre...
Aug 09, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Poilievre tells Carney in letter to not concede to U.S. demands in tariff talks
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to show some "backbone" as trade negotiations ramp up with the United States.In a letter to Carney shared with re...
Aug 09, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney participate in the English-language federal leaders' debate in Montreal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov)
Man wanted after assault in Big River
Big River RCMP are asking the public for help in locating a suspect in relation to an assault and firearm discharge. On Aug. 5 at approximately 7:30 p.m., police received a report of an assault on Big...
Aug 09, 2026 Kerry Lewis is from Lloydminster. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/RCMP)