Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Megan Gallagher's father says family left 'in the dark' on Thomas Sutherland's new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on January 26. He's facing multiple weapon-related charges in addition to other charges that include possessing a loaded, pro...
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Local Legend
'A good man with a good heart': Blake Emmons passes away at 81
An well-known entertainer and philanthropist to residents in Nipawin and across Saskatchewan has died. Blake Emmons passed away earlier this week at the age of 81. Emmons was heavily involved in the first years of Telemiracle, helping to ensure the event's legacy was established. Long-time friend Jim Chute told northea...
Mar 13, 2026
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hometown pride
From helping a child's heart surgery to supporting local hospital, Meadow Lake Broncos give back
When a young member of the Meadow Lake community needed heart surgery, the Broncos stepped in to help.The senior hockey team raised money to support the family during a difficult time. It's one of several ways the organization has quietly helped people in the northern Saskatchewan city over the years."We donate pu...
Mar 11, 2026
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Meeting preview
Taxi licence cap request in Meadow Lake up for council debate
Meadow Lake city council will debate Monday whether to limit the number of taxi companies allowed to operate in the city after two local operators asked officials to impose a cap on new licences.Administration received a letter in late February from ViralKumar Patel of Mr. Taxi Ltd. and an email from Sukhman Singh of M...
Mar 09, 2026
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hometown pride
Meadow Lake Broncos chase Sask-Alta title after dominant 15-1 season
The Meadow Lake Broncos spent the winter piling up wins and now the season has carried them to the doorstep of a championship.After finishing the regular season with a 15-1 record, the Senior AA Broncos powered through two playoff rounds and now find themselves in the best-of-seven Sask-Alta Hockey League finals, with ...
Mar 09, 2026
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CRIME REDUCTION TEAM
Two women charged after RCMP seize firearms and drugs in RM of Mervin
Saskatchewan RCMP's North Battleford and Lloydminster Crime Reduction Teams have charged two women after firearms and illegal drugs were seized in the RM of Mervin. On Feb. 25, the CRTs were in the Turtleford detachment area working to arrest offenders wanted on warrants by the RCMP. CRTs attended a residence in the RM...
Mar 06, 2026
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LOCAL TALENT
Meadow Lake curler to represent Saskatchewan at Canadian U20 Championship
"I have been curling for as long as I can remember," said Joshua Kirilenko, a curler from Meadow Lake who will represent Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Under-20 Curling Championship in Ontario. Kirilenko recalled his love for the sport beginning at a young age while watching a curling game on TV at his bab...
Mar 04, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons.The agency says inflation last month came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower tha...
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Megan Gallagher's father says family left 'in the dark' on Thomas Sutherland's new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on January 26. He's facing multiple weapon-related charges in addition to other charges that include possessing a loaded, pro...
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Politics
Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue.Bill Blair, Canada's high commissioner to the U.K., has said the two leaders are expected ...
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New Bill
Saskatchewan NDP calls for free parking for cancer patients
A new private members' bill from the Saskatchewan NDP is aiming to lighten the mental and financial load on people getting cancer care in the province.Jared Clarke, the NDP's rural and remote health critic, said the bill would ban parking fees for people who are attending a Saskatchewan Health Authority facility to rec...
Mar 14, 2026
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Curling
Mike McEwen parts ways with Sask. rink after three seasons
After three seasons in Saskatchewan, Mike McEwen will no longer skip his current team.The Brandon, Man. product announced on Facebook, "The team has chosen a different path without me next season."He added in the post that he is a free agent for the coming season.Announcement from @MikeMcEwen80 🚨 pic.twitt...
Mar 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Meeting their heroes
WATCH: Education day with the Riders
Upon entering the library at St. Francis school in Prince Albert, Noah Zerr who stands at a towering 6-7, was greeted with applause, excitement, and some wide eyed expressions.The offensive lineman was one of three Saskatchewan Roughriders attending local area schools on Wednesday and shared the team foundation's menta...
Mar 11, 2026
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hometown pride
Meadow Lake Broncos chase Sask-Alta title after dominant 15-1 season
The Meadow Lake Broncos spent the winter piling up wins and now the season has carried them to the doorstep of a championship.After finishing the regular season with a 15-1 record, the Senior AA Broncos powered through two playoff rounds and now find themselves in the best-of-seven Sask-Alta Hockey League finals, with ...
Mar 09, 2026
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local talent
'We hope to make Saskatchewan proud': local curlers set for U-20 nationals after provincial win
Curling often begins with small moments - a first step onto the ice, learning to slide and balance, finding the rhythm of the sweep, and the precise push of the stone from the hack.For North Battleford's Chloe Semeniuk, those moment came when she was just a toddler."I first stepped on the ice when I was just littl...
Mar 06, 2026
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Back-to-back losses
Mike McEwen, Kelly Knapp rinks fall short of playoffs at Brier
Saskatchewan's decades-long drought at the Montana's Brier will continue at least one more year after a Thursday that curling fans in the province would probably prefer to forget.It was a nightmare evening for Saskatoon's Mike McEwen rink, falling 6-3 to Manitoba's Matt Dunstone rink to end the week with back-to-back l...
Mar 06, 2026
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Think you can gopher it?
Riders looking for next Gainer the Gopher
Do you want to gopher the Grey Cup with the Riders this year?The hunt is on for the next big personality in Green and White to step into Gainer the Gophers' shoes and become the Rider mascot.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said in a job posting that they are looking for someone outgoing, energetic, engaging, and friendly ...
Mar 05, 2026
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Rider news
Riders add former NFL defensive back Jerry Jacobs
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought in a former NFL defensive back.Saskatchewan announced it has signed American defensive back Jerry Jacobs to a CFL contract.Jacobs signed with the NFL's Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He went on to appear in 40 games for the Lions, 29 of those being starts. He...
Feb 26, 2026
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Aviation history
Rise Air receives Canada's first ATR 72-600 aircraft
A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel to and from northern job sites.Rise Air said the ATR 72-600 marked the beginning of a new generation of northern air tra...
Dec 22, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Support and empathy
Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
In an industry centred on helping families through the most difficult moments, Doreen Day-Wapass from the Thunderchild First Nation has found a sincere way to demonstrate her company's support and empathy."Family being a big part of the business is really important to me," said Day-Wapass, co-owner of Marshal...
Jan 03, 2025
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Canada
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen pr...
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Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - Schools are closed and many municipal services are suspended in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region because of a storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northw...
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No charges three years after Old Montreal building fire kills seven people
MONTREAL - It's the three-year anniversary of a building fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people - and there are still no charges. Both the prosecutor's office and Montreal police say the criminal investigation is ongoing and they are working to ...
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Flood risks rise as atmospheric river hits B.C., bringing rain, snow and wind
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia are now under flood watches as an atmospheric river arrives along the coast, triggering a string of weather warnings and watches. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says northern and western Vancouver Island and the ce...
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Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
SASKATOON - A judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old must serve two years in intensive rehabilitative custody followed by one year in the community ...
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Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit. Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the founda...
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World
Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran, a government spokesman again stressed it was for ...
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Laporta set to win another term as Barcelona president after opponent concedes election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Joan Laporta is on course to be officially reelected as the president of FC Barcelona for another five years after a leadership vote among members of the Spanish soccer powerhouse on Sunday. His only rival, Víctor ...
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5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. The player's departure shortly before midnight ...
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Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
SHANGHAI (AP) - Formula 1 and its governing body FIA canceled Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Isra...
Mar 14, 2026
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Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Another three members of the Iran's women's soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. The departure ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) - Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher,...
Mar 14, 2026
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