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Sask. quietly ends its response to U.S. tariffs; Saskatchewan has ended its policies implemented in response to US tariffs\.

Sask. quietly ends its response to U.S. tariffs

June 11 , 2025 at 05:31:53 p.m. CST • :

In March, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his government's response to U.S. tariffs. Three months later, those measures are ending.

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35-year-old man found dead near Regina, RCMP investigating as suspicious; The man has been identified as 35-year-old Aron Lunan from Regina\.

35-year-old man found dead near Regina, RCMP investigating as suspicious

June 11 , 2025 at 06:29:50 p.m. CST • :

RCMP are investigating after Aron Lunan, 35, was found dead near Grand Coulee, just west of Regina, according to a news release.

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Sask. surgical wait times improve, but number of people on waitlist grows; Saskatchewan says 100,406 surgical procedures were completed between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025\.

Sask. surgical wait times improve, but number of people on waitlist grows

June 11 , 2025 at 05:53:14 p.m. CST • :

The number of people in Saskatchewan waiting more than two years for surgery has been "nearly eliminated," according to Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill.

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A website claims wildfire destroyed a single mom's clothing warehouse. But the store doesn't exist; A May 27 photo from the province of Manitoba shows a wildfire near Flin Flon, Man\. So far, no buildings in the northwestern Manitoba city have been destroyed by the fire\.

A website claims wildfire destroyed a single mom's clothing warehouse. But the store doesn't exist

June 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The city of Flin Flon in northwestern Manitoba has faced wildfires and a massive evacuation — and now a fake online site has popped up claiming a clothing warehouse in the city burned down, and the single-mom owner has to sell off what's left.

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Sask. cabin owners risk danger to save buildings from wildfire; two men walk on a dirt road

Sask. cabin owners risk danger to save buildings from wildfire

June 10 , 2025 at 08:07:05 p.m. CST • :

A handful of cabin owners in Saskatchewan's Narrow Hills Provincial Park have chosen to stay behind to try to save their cabins from wildfire, despite the closure of the park due to severe danger from encroaching flames. Others from Ontario to B.C. have made similar choices this wildfire season.

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This Sask. father-son duo built a stronger bond walking on grid roads for 3 days; Alex and Lars Oehler packed light for their three-day trek from Regina to Buffalo Pound\.  

June 11 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

This Sask. father-son duo built a stronger bond walking on grid roads for 3 days

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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\.  

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

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

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Appeal court upholds Regina mother's acquittal on charges in son's death; The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of Chelsea Whitby, shown here in a black suit and holding a stuffed bear following her 2023 trial\.  

June 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Appeal court upholds Regina mother's acquittal on charges in son's death

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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\.  

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

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

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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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June 11 , 2025 at 01:56:38 p.m. CST • :

Parents ask Regina school board trustees to delay band program cuts

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June 10 , 2025 at 08:13:59 p.m. CST • :

Sask. government announces $500 for every adult from evacuated communities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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