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Gordie Howe bridge officially open after months of cross-border controversy
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is officially open to motorists today after months of controversy over financial aspects of the project.In a February social media post, U.S. President Donald Trum...
Jul 27, 2026 Construction continues on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer)
Saskatchewan forms advisory committee on primary care, will consider family patient registry
Patients who do not have a family doctor in Saskatchewan may soon get some helping finding one through a proposed patient attachment registry.A provincial advisory committee has been set up by the Sas...
Jul 27, 2026 The Ministry of Health has created a provincial advisory committee to focus on making improvements to primary care in Saskatchewan, including discussing a possible registry for patients in the province who do not have a family doctor. (Image Credit: ID 159413233 | A © Irina Rahalskaya | Dreamstime.com)
Louis Dreyfus to add 140 jobs in Yorkton
A new pea production plant and an expanded canola processing at Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) are bringing dozens of new jobs to Yorkton.According to a release from the province, the changes to the comp...
Jul 26, 2026 The changes to the company’s canola processing site will more than double its crushing capacity. (Image Credit: 980 CJME File Photo)
Charges laid against hikers with off-leash dog after grizzly encounter in Banff
Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park.Video of the encounter on Taylor Lake trail was poste...
Jul 26, 2026 Bear 142 is seen with her cubs at Banff National Park in an undated handout photo. The tagged female grizzly was involved in an encounter on Taylor Lake trail on Sunday with two hikers and their unleashed dog. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Parks Canada, Leah Pengelly)
Southern Sask. heat wave expected to last all week as air quality drops
Yellow heat and air quality warnings were issued by Environment Canada for many parts of western and southern Saskatchewan on Saturday, and that heat could last all week.The warnings affect the cities...
Jul 26, 2026 Firefighting crews conduct ignition operations in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire northwest of Clinton, B.C. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Smoke from the fires in B.C. spread into southwestern Saskatchewan, and is expected to linger over the next few days. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — BC Wildfire Service)
Sask. health care workers to hold strike vote in September
A union representing Saskatchewan health care workers will be holding a strike vote this fall, after years of trying to negotiate a contract.CUPE 5430 said the 7,000 members it represents will cast th...
Jul 26, 2026 CUPE health care workers rally outside the Legislative building in March 2026. They have been without a contract for over four years. (Image Credit: Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
'Bright' future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times
One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF ...
Jul 26, 2026 Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks with media at the Museum of Aviation in Ottawa on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Sacred lance arrives in Battlefords after 600-km journey
For generations, the sacred lance run has marked the passing of responsibility from one host community to the next for the Tony Cote Summer Games. This year, after 10 days on the road, the tradition a...
Jul 25, 2026 Runners enter the Battlefords after their 10 day lance run from Lac La Ronge. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Macklin’s Cole Reschny named to World Junior Summer Showcase roster for Team Canada
Saskatchewan's Cole Reschny has moved one step closer towards making his return to Team Canada at the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship.On Friday, Reschny was named to Hockey Canada's World Junior S...
Jul 25, 2026 Canada's Cole Reschny #21 and Finland's Aron Kiviharju #33 battle for position while Petteri Rimpinen #30 looks on during bronze medal game action at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship at Grand Casino Arena on January 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Image Credit: Micheline Veluvolu/IIHF)
Warm weather and drier conditions helping Sask. producers – and their crops – catch up
Warm weather over the past week has helped Saskatchewan farmers get back into the fields in many parts of the province and helped speed up crop development, but the high humidity has also created favo...
Jul 25, 2026 Over the weeks ahead, the ministry said farmers will be busy spraying fungicides, haying and preparing equipment for harvest. (Image Credit: Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)