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Sask. government paid $100M too much for new firefighting planes, B.C.-based manufacturer says

September 11 , 2025 at 03:00:00 p.m. CST • :

Coulson Aircrane says the Saskatchewan government has agreed to pay more than twice what it should have for four firefighting aircraft — a decision the B.C.-based company says will cost Saskatchewan taxpayers an extra $100 million.

Criminal charge laid in grocery store carbon monoxide poisoning of Saskatchewan teen

September 11 , 2025 at 03:48:35 p.m. CST • :

A former Co-op grocery store manager is facing one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm after a teenage employee suffered severe carbon monoxide poisoning at his part-time job in the meat department.

'Social disorder' behind increase in calls to Saskatoon police, chief says

September 11 , 2025 at 03:32:53 p.m. CST • :

Saskatoon police Chief Cameron McBride says one of the main drivers behind an increase in calls for service is 'social disorder,' including the prevalence of drugs and increasing mental health challenges.

Former Sask. premier Lorne Calvert's home destroyed by fire

September 10 , 2025 at 03:13:22 p.m. CST • :

According to a neighbour, both Lorne Calvert and his wife Betty, who were home at the time, escaped without injury on Tuesday when their home at Buffalo Pound Lake went up in flames.

Manager defrauded northern Sask. radio station of $221K to pay for crack cocaine

September 10 , 2025 at 12:32:27 p.m. CST • :

The former manager at Buffalo Narrows Broadcasting Corporation is serving a community-based sentence after admitting he stole more than $200,000 from the station in 2017.

September 10 , 2025 at 06:23:35 p.m. CST • :

SWAT team turns into superheroes to cheer up children at Regina hospital

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September 10 , 2025 at 12:55:39 p.m. CST • :

3 years after connecting through ad on car, Saskatoon kidney recipient and living donor 'like family'

September 10 , 2025 at 04:43:55 p.m. CST • :

Carney recommends 5 'nation-building projects' for approval, including LNG expansion

September 9 , 2025 at 08:56:16 a.m. CST • :

Crews take down Sask.'s widest tree in Saskatoon's Montgomery Place neighbourhood

September 11 , 2025 at 08:41:57 a.m. CST • :

City of Regina to reassess budget outlook after carbon tax savings lower than expected

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