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RCMP search for stolen electric trike
Battlefords RCMP are investigating the theft of an electric trike. On July 26, they received the report of the theft and the investigation determined an unknown individual or individuals entered a yard, cut the lock off the trike, and stole it. It's believed that this happened between 7:30 p.m. on July 25 and 7:15 a.m....
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Community events
Battlefords Pride week celebrates identity, community support
Be yourself. That was the message 26-year-old Ari Plummer shared with the community as participants gathered for this year's Battlefords Pride parade. Plummer, who served as this year's parade marshal, reflected on her own experience of coming out and encouraged others to embrace who they are. (Image Credit: Alyssa Ru...
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opening ceremonies
'Compete with pride': Tony Cote Summer Games begin in North Battleford
The 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games officially are officially underway in North Battleford, bringing together thousands of athletes, coaches, families and dignitaries from First Nations across Saskatchewan. As athletes entered the opening ceremonies, organizers encouraged them to compete with fairness, respect and good spo...
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Project funding
Province commits to match federal contribution for three event centre projects
While plans are in place and shovels are ready to hit the ground once the funding has been secured, representatives from the Government of Saskatchewan and the City of Prince Albert gathered for a joint announcement regarding the next phase. Back in February, the federal government already made a $15 million commitment...
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Saskatchewan

Work continues
Province gives update on northern Sask. highway projects
Highway work in and around Prince Albert is being highlighted by the province as part of a larger push to improve transportation links across northern Saskatchewan. Highways Minister Kim Gartner was in P.A. on Monday to provide an update on a number of projects, including work on Highway 302 east of the city and the ne...
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Court
Crown seeks Supreme Court appeal in Bernie Herman case
The Attorney General of Saskatchewan has filed an application for the Supreme Court of Canada to review the case of Bernie Herman, a former RCMP officer from Prince Albert who was convicted of killing his lover in 2021. The Crown is asking the Supreme Court to consider whether the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal was wrong...
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Health
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 Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, and a provincial patient attachment registry for residents who do not have a regular famil...
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Increased crushing capacity
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 company's canola processing site will more than double its crushing capacity.The new jobs will bring the company's workforce...
Jul 26, 2026
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PARKS CANADA
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 posted to Instagram, and Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the people involved.The regulatory charges under the Cana...
Jul 26, 2026
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Beat the heat
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 of Lloydmister, Moose Jaw, Regina, Estevan and Weyburn as well as a number of RMs.Shannon Moodie, meteorologist with En...
Jul 26, 2026
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Canada

Minister says espionage allegations against Canadian in Belgium are 'quite serious'
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree committed Monday "to get to the bottom" of the arrest of a Canadian in Europe on spying charges. The Belgian federal prosecutor's office said Saturday that "a Canadian national of Chinese origin" had...
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Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A video circulating on social media is providing insight into the wrath of a wildfire that triggered a battle to save the evacuated village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding community, where homes and other struc...
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To find the root of Canada's wildfire emissions, look below the trees: study
Most of the carbon emitted by Canada's record 2023 wildfires came not from burning trees, but from peat and soil, according to a new study that warns a warming climate is making the country's vast underground carbon deposits increasingly vulnerable to ...
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Upstate New York town memorializes slain Montreal girl
TICONDEROGA - A year after a nine-year-old girl from Montreal was found dead near a swamp in Upstate New York, local resident Bridgette Cruz says new road signs are keeping her memory alive. The reflective signs with yellow lettering are dedicated to "...
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Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views
WASHINGTON - No one is shocked these days when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the "51st state" or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a "governor." But Trump's habit of occasionally targeting Canada with crude insults has become much more...
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U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for the 2nd time this year, suspect vehicle flees
TORONTO - The U.S. consulate in Toronto was shot at early Monday morning in the second such incident this year, prompting a brief high-speed police chase of the suspect vehicle before the pursuit was called off for safety reasons. No injuries were repo...
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World News

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. The emergency appeal comes after an appeals co...
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FIFA's Infantino targets critics he says spread 'hate and false rumors' about World Cup
GENEVA (AP) - One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for "spreading hate and false rumors" about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for "delivering the best show in the world" an...
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Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as ferocious winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to ...
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Court documents say there were at least 3 shooters at Seattle food festival, 1 among the dead
SEATTLE (AP) - Police now say there were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend. One of them was among those killed in the violence. In a document filed in ju...
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Gunmen attack a community in Nigeria and kill 30 people, residents say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a community in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, residents said Monday, in the latest violence in the conflict-hit region. The attack occurred late Sunday ...
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French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: 'We will win this battle together'
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged fire crews to "stay strong" as they battled Monday to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time but vowing, "We will win this battle together." ...
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