
Saskatchewan

'Don't wait'
Sask. fall influenza campaign kicks off while flu cases remain low
Saskatchewan's annual fall immunization campaign launched Tuesday, for people six months of age and older to receive their influenza and/or COVID-19 vaccines.As flu season begins, Saskatchewan Health Authority medical health officer Dr. Vivian Onaemo encouraged people to get their shots as soon as possible."My mes...
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PART II
The Last Generation - Survivors share stories from Canada's final chapter of residential schools
While most residential schools across Canada were shut down in the 1970s and 80s, Saskatchewan was home to the final institutions still operating in the country. Residential schools like Gordon Indian Residential School and Muscowequan Indian Residential School were running through much of the 1990s, leaving a generati...
Oct 13, 2026
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Local involvement
Indigenous-owned medical imaging clinic unveils $3.4 million expansion
A $3.4-million expansion at a Saskatoon clinic in Market Mall was unveiled Thursday, aimed at giving Saskatchewan patients faster access to medical imaging services.The expansion at National Medical Imaging includes an additional MRI unit, bone-density diagnostic equipment and a C-arm imaging system.National Medical Im...
Oct 13, 2026
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CRIME
RCMP officer narrowly avoids injury after SUV hits police vehicle near Lashburn
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer narrowly avoided serious injury after an SUV collided with a parked police vehicle during a traffic stop west of Lashburn.At about 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, a Saskatchewan RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 16 and positioned their fully marked police ve...
Oct 13, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Part 1
The Last Generation - Survivors share stories from Canada's final chapter of residential schools
While most residential schools across Canada were shut down in the 1970s and 80s, Saskatchewan was home to the final institutions still operating in the country. Residential schools like Gordon Indian Residential School and Muscowequan Indian Residential School were running through much of the 1990s, leaving a generati...
Oct 13, 2026
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Bell AI Data Centre
Carry the Kettle First Nation call on provincial and federal governments to pause AI Data Centre
In a statement released earlier this month, Carry the Kettle First Nation is calling on the Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada, as well as Bell Canada, to pause the development of the AI Data Centre "until a proper environmental assessment is complete and our Nation is consulted and accommodated in accordance ...
Oct 13, 2026
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A good fight
Riders get carved by Alouettes on Thanksgiving Monday, lose 44-24
On a Thanksgiving Monday clash, it was the Montreal Alouettes who enjoyed a feast while the Saskatchewan Roughriders tumbled to a fourth-straight loss.Als quarterback Davis Alexander found plenty of big plays as he connected on touchdown passes of 45, 46, and 51 yards, as he finished with 403 yards, five touchdowns and...
Oct 13, 2026
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Infestations
Pest control costs soaring as Saskatchewan deals with mutating cockroaches
Cockroaches are lurking in homes and businesses and hitchhiking across Saskatchewan in secondhand items, backpacks, furniture and appliances, and they're hard to get rid of according to one expert. Shaun Sherwood, of Poulin's Pest Control, said the critters reproduce rapidly, laying dozens of eggs every three weeks.&qu...
Oct 13, 2026
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Breathing room
Sask. housing market sees boost in new listings and inventory for fall
Saskatchewan homebuyers are getting a bit more breathing room heading into the fall market as a wave of new listings brought a modest bump to provincial housing inventory in September.New data from the Saskatchewan Realtor's Association (SRA) shows there were 2,182 new listings hit the provincial market throughout Sept...
Oct 12, 2026
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Gobble,Gobble
'Can't keep up with demand': Saskatchewan farmer talks turkey on Thanksgiving
For most Saskatchewan families, Thanksgiving dinner starts with turning on the oven. But at Fenek Farms just outside Regina, getting that turkey on the dinner table starts months before the holiday.Between the gobbling turkeys, wandering chickens and the occasional cow making a break for it, farmer Josef Buttigieg has ...
Oct 12, 2026
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That time of year again
Saskatchewan doctor shares tips to stay healthy this cold and flu season
You might be noticing more people at work and at home getting sick again in Saskatchewan. It's just that time of year.Dr. Carla Holinaty is a family doctor in Saskatchewan and said when fall rolls around, there is always a big surge in people getting the common cold, or rhinovirus, with influenza, COVID-19, and RSV mak...
Oct 11, 2026
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Honouring and remembering
Regina pilot killed in air ambulance crash remembered for life-saving career
A young pilot from Regina who lost his life doing what he loved is being remembered for his kindness, faith, and passion for helping others.Thomas Henry Farquhar, known to friends and family as Tommy, was among six people aboard an air ambulance that went down over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 3.The 23-year-old was worki...
Oct 11, 2026
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Mining
Saskatchewan adds voice to call for Ottawa to expand mining tax credit
Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories, including Saskatchewan, are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfil their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration phase.The Liberals' 2025 election platform said the gov...
Oct 10, 2026
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Down the stretch
Long weekend brings rough weather in the final weeks of harvest
It could be a difficult long weekend for farmers still out in the fields.According to Environment Canada, heavy rain is expected across much of north-central Saskatchewan, with up to 60 millimetres in the forecast.The heaviest amounts are expected north of Prince Albert, Meadow Lake and Nipawin.It's been a difficult ye...
Oct 10, 2026
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sask childcare
CUPE calling for changes to Saskatchewan childcare
Child care advocates brought their concerns about affordability, staffing and access to Prince Albert on Thursday, wrapping up a provincewide series of town hall meetings.CUPE Saskatchewan and Child Care Now organized the meetings to discuss provincial funding changes introduced July 1 and hear from families, educators...
Oct 9, 2026
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'Terrible tragedy'
Man charged in Foam Lake fatal highway crash granted release
It was a relatively short court appearance Thursday morning for Kelly Knopf, the man charged in the highway crash that killed a woman and her two young daughters over the weekend.A judge in the Yorkton courtroom granted Knopf's release with a $20,000 deposit.Knopf's lawyer, Brian Pfefferle, said Knopf would be heading ...
Oct 9, 2026
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CFL Week 19
'Disappointed but not defeated': Riders look to turn around late season struggles
Head coach Corey Mace knows there was disappointment in the locker room as the team returned to practice this week.Saskatchewan let an opportunity - and the season series - slip away in a 37-31 loss to the Calgary Stampeders last week.But as the team returned to practice for a Thanksgiving Monday showdown in Montreal a...
Oct 9, 2026
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Rockstars
Nickelback announces 2027 tour with Saskatoon stop April 2
Canadian rockers Nickelback have announced a massive 2027 tour that includes a stop at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on April 2.The tour supports the band's forthcoming album, Everything Under the Sun, which will be released Oct. 30. The band is set to perform 70 shows throughout 2027.Nickelback is known for hits such as...
Oct 9, 2026
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
'I think it's a bloody miracle': Lloydminster grower wins weigh-off with pumpkin over 2,000 pounds
Don Crews doubted his giant pumpkin would get much beyond 1,000 pounds this year.The Lloydminster grower and his wife, Tina, took first place at the Smoky Lake Great White North Pumpkin Weigh-off and Fair on Oct. 3. His two pumpkins weighed 1,965 and 2,002.5 pounds.At 40 days after pollination, Crews said, his pumpkin ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Services for Métis
Ma Faamii opens in Beauval
Another northern Métis community has opened a centre to support the community through economic, social, and mental support services. Thursday, the community of Beauval alongside the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan opened their location Ma Faamii, the fifth of its kind in the province. Loretta King is the Mi...
Oct 8, 2026
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public safety
Lloydminster RCMP warn against online rumours after false incident
Lloydminster RCMP are warning about the consequences of spreading unverified information on social media after rumours prompted more than 50 calls to police following a lockdown Wednesday at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School.The incident began on the morning of Oct. 7 when two students reported seeing what they be...
Oct 8, 2026
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Wildfire
Late season wildfire burning in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Fire crews in northwest Saskatchewan are responding to a late-season wildfire within Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The blaze was sparked on Wednesday near Kimball Lake and has since been dubbed the Kimball fire. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) active incidents, the fire is roughly 64 hectare...
Oct 8, 2026
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Arson
Ditch 2 Wildfire starter receives six year sentence
A massive wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that burned over 200,000 hectares of forest and cost over $10 million in damages and resources, has resulted in a six year prison sentence.Jason Halkett, the man responsible for sparking the Ditch 2 wildfire last year, appeared Thursday morning at Montreal Lake Cree Nation ci...
Oct 8, 2026
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764 group
Yorkton terrorism case highlights reach of extremist network
Terrorism charges announced earlier this week by the RCMP against a young adult from Yorkton have raised questions of how an extremist network is targeting people in Saskatchewan."I guess we're always a bit surprised when something completely horrifying happens in our own community or in an adjacent community,&quo...
Oct 8, 2026
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Accountability
Indigenous Services Canada sending final letter to FSIN over audit
Speaking at Dakota Dunes on Wednesday, just outside Saskatoon, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada Mandy Gull-Masty gave a brief update on the forensic audit into the FSIN, which asked the organization to account for $34,251,566 in expenses.The federal government has since instructed the FSIN to repay more than $28 ...
Oct 8, 2026
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In Conversation with Jess Moskaluke - Saskatchewan Country Closeup
Photo Credit: Dale Peters Jess Moskaluke joins us this week, on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk new music, CCMA's, her upcoming Grand...
Oct 8, 2026
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Crime
Sask. police alerting parents to be on the lookout for sextortion scams
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) is advising parents and children to be aware of and familiarize themselves with online "Sextortion".In September of 2026, the ICE Unit received more than 20 reports of Sextortion from child victims in the province. Sextortion is an under reported crime a...
Oct 7, 2026
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Advanced opportunities
Aircraft maintenance program takes flight at SIIT
A new program being offered exclusively through the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) promises to take students to new heights.Airbus Helicopters Canada and SIIT have partnered up to provide Aircraft Maintenance Engineer training. Airbus will provide SIIT instructors and students at the Saskatchewan ...
Oct 7, 2026
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