'I've never seen anything like it': Sask. premier says thousands more may need to evacuate in coming days | Email says Sask. RCMP commander Rhonda Blackmore removed because of 'anonymous complaints' | Cabin owner documents 'haunting' destruction of East Trout Lake, Sask., by wildfire
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'I've never seen anything like it': Sask. premier says thousands more may need to evacuate in coming days; Firefighters manage a back burn meant to help remove fuel for encroaching wildfires near Weyakwin, Sask\.

'I've never seen anything like it': Sask. premier says thousands more may need to evacuate in coming days

June 3 , 2025 at 10:19:35 a.m. CST • :

More than 9,000 people have now been evacuated from northern Saskatchewan due to wildfires and Premier Scott Moe says that number could reach 15,000 in the coming days.
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Email says Sask. RCMP commander Rhonda Blackmore removed because of 'anonymous complaints'; Rhonda Blackmore became the commanding officer for Saskatchewan's RCMP in May 2022\.

Email says Sask. RCMP commander Rhonda Blackmore removed because of 'anonymous complaints'

June 3 , 2025 at 03:28:56 p.m. CST • :

The RCMP's top officer in Saskatchewan says she was forced out of the job Tuesday morning because of anonymous complaints. An email from Rhonda Blackmore addressed to F Division employees was posted online.
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Cabin owner documents 'haunting' destruction of East Trout Lake, Sask., by wildfire; All the structures at the townsite at East Trout Lake were destroyed after the Shoe fire reached the area last week\.

Cabin owner documents 'haunting' destruction of East Trout Lake, Sask., by wildfire

June 3 , 2025 at 03:08:00 p.m. CST • :

Nathan Pitka returned to East Trout Lake on the weekend to see for himself what is left of the townsite there. Not a single structure was left standing, he says.
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Man charged with 1st-degree murder after death near Cut Knife, Sask.; John Whitecalf, 41, from Sweetgrass First Nation was arrested at the scene and has been charged with one count of first-degree murder\.

Man charged with 1st-degree murder after death near Cut Knife, Sask.

June 3 , 2025 at 12:23:47 p.m. CST • :

One man is dead and another man has been charged with first-degree murder after a death near Cut Knife, Sask.
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Some Sask. evacuees forced to find far-flung rooms on their own as wildfires put pressure on hotels; A recent photo of the shoreline in Denare Beach, Sask\., as a wildfire approached the northern community\.

Some Sask. evacuees forced to find far-flung rooms on their own as wildfires put pressure on hotels

June 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Hotel rooms are at a premium as thousands of wildfire evacuees pour into cities across Saskatchewan.
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Federal government to match Red Cross donations to help wildfire victims; Wildfire smoke in Manitoba is seen in this handout photo on May 28\. Red Cross donations are being matched by the Canadian government as thousands of residents in the Prairies evacuate their homes\.  

June 3 , 2025 at 12:48:37 p.m. CST • :

Federal government to match Red Cross donations to help wildfire victims

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Saskatoon 13-year-old pleads guilty for role in fatal shooting of 12-year-old friend; The boys were drinking vodka and playing with a loaded rifle\.  

June 2 , 2025 at 10:20:13 a.m. CST • :

Saskatoon 13-year-old pleads guilty for role in fatal shooting of 12-year-old friend

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RCMP's 911 dispatcher shortage is putting Mounties and public at risk: audit; An RCMP officer examines the scene of the crash involving a police car and a pickup truck in Langford, B\.C\., in 2016\. The union that represents the RCMP's emergency dispatchers and 911 operators says staff shortages are dire and dangerous\.  

June 3 , 2025 at 02:00:21 a.m. CST • :

RCMP's 911 dispatcher shortage is putting Mounties and public at risk: audit

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La Ronge and several nearby communities ordered to evacuate due to wildfires; Smoke billowed into the sky over Weyakwin on May 28, 2025, as a wildfire burned nearby, forcing many to flee their homes\.  

June 2 , 2025 at 11:40:56 a.m. CST • :

La Ronge and several nearby communities ordered to evacuate due to wildfires

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Plants have best friends too!; A close-up of a newly planted vegetable garden  

June 3 , 2025 at 10:41:51 a.m. CST • :

Plants have best friends too!

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May 30 , 2025 at 03:22:01 p.m. CST • :

Saskatoon woman sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing former boyfriend

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June 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Regina seems overrun with Canada geese — but their population might actually be declining

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June 2 , 2025 at 06:10:06 p.m. CST • :

Steelworkers union says incoming doubling of tariffs will be devastating

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June 1 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

'This is classic climate change': Sask. faces worst wildfire season in decades

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June 3 , 2025 at 02:00:26 a.m. CST • :

'At the brink of falling apart': Sport organizations hope new government heeds urgent call for funding

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