Province's delays in response to wildfire evacuees have 'fuelled distrust': Sask. ombudsman | Lawsuit accuses province of failing to protect Saskatchewan River delta, violating treaty obligations | Sask. to put American-made booze back on the shelves
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Province's delays in response to wildfire evacuees have 'fuelled distrust': Sask. ombudsman; People stop along a highway as an active wildfire fills the sky with smoke in the background in the La Ronge, Sask\., area in an undated handout photo from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency\. Saskatchewan's ombudsman said her office has received numerous calls from evacuees confused about where to go due to a lack of organization\.

Province's delays in response to wildfire evacuees have 'fuelled distrust': Sask. ombudsman

June 10 , 2025 at 12:24:49 p.m. CST • :

Saskatchewan's ombudsman says her office will conduct an investigation into the government's response to the wildfires, but that the focus right now is on evacuees' immediate needs.
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Lawsuit accuses province of failing to protect Saskatchewan River delta, violating treaty obligations; Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer speaks at a news conference in Saskatoon on Tuesday to announce his First Nation is filing a statement of claim against the province of Saskatchewan, alleging the government has failed to uphold its treaty obligations to protect his people's way of life\.

Lawsuit accuses province of failing to protect Saskatchewan River delta, violating treaty obligations

June 10 , 2025 at 01:48:05 p.m. CST • :

Cumberland House Cree Nation says the provincial government is not protecting the Saskatchewan River system, and now it's time to take the province to court.
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Sask. to put American-made booze back on the shelves; The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority \(SLGA\), is the main distributor of alcohol and sole licensing agent for the province's liquor stores, bars and restaurants,

Sask. to put American-made booze back on the shelves

June 10 , 2025 at 01:35:01 p.m. CST • :

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is resuming the purchase and distribution of American-made alcohol.
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Smoke blankets Alberta as fight against western wildfires continues; Smoke from the Kiskatinaw River wildfire rises on June 5\. As of Tuesday morning, 65 wildfires were raging across Alberta Tuesday, 24 of which are burning out of control\.

Smoke blankets Alberta as fight against western wildfires continues

June 10 , 2025 at 09:44:23 a.m. CST • :

Smoke from wildfires burning across Alberta has blanketed much of the province, including the Edmonton region.
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Excavator shot and set on fire in village of Pinehouse, Sask.; RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating the suspects involved in damaging an excavator parked at a landfill\.

Excavator shot and set on fire in village of Pinehouse, Sask.

June 10 , 2025 at 07:07:19 a.m. CST • :

RCMP are investigating an arson in the Northern Village of Pinehouse, after an excavator was shot at and set on fire over the weekend.
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Police watchdog to investigate RCMP cell death in Kamsack, Sask.; A 61-year-old man was arrested on June 3 and then died while on remand\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 11:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Police watchdog to investigate RCMP cell death in Kamsack, Sask.

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Northern Sask. mayor calls province's wildfire evacuation response 'disgusting'; The aftermath of a wildfire near Highway 120 north of Candle Lake, Sask\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 03:58:47 p.m. CST • :

Northern Sask. mayor calls province's wildfire evacuation response 'disgusting'

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Judge dismisses $25M lawsuit against Saskatoon Christian church, school, citing abuse of process; Mile Two Church, formerly called Saskatoon Christian Centre, is attached to Legacy Christian Academy, formerly known as Christian Centre Academy, a private Christian school\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 12:49:07 p.m. CST • :

Judge dismisses $25M lawsuit against Saskatoon Christian church, school, citing abuse of process

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From a Moose Jaw railway worker to a cafe owner to a suspected spy: this man's family never knew the truth; Naka Nakane ran a business in Moose Jaw \(pictured circa 1920s, at top right\) and fought anti-Asian labour laws while there, before leaving for the United States, with the U\.S\. government later identifying him as a Japanese spy\. His descendents grew up never knowing about their ancestor's checkered history\.  

June 8 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

From a Moose Jaw railway worker to a cafe owner to a suspected spy: this man's family never knew the truth

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2 people charged with arson, accused of starting fires in Sask.; An orange-coloured haze, resulting from a nearby wildfire, is seen outside the Forest Fire Management Centre in La Ronge, Sask\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 12:00:49 p.m. CST • :

2 people charged with arson, accused of starting fires in Sask.

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June 9 , 2025 at 12:25:27 p.m. CST • :

REAL appoints Rick Bennett as new CEO

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June 6 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Regina sisters embrace Ukrainian dancing at Mosaic and Japanese language at home

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June 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Family behind La Ronge's Robertson Trading nearly loses cabin to wildfire, too

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June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:57 a.m. CST • :

Why hasn't Sask. called for military help? The province says it needs wildfire expertise

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June 9 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Northern wildfires force Sask. courts to shift operations to Saskatoon

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