Today's top headlines from CBC Saskatchewan

Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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Why the Sask. Roughriders postponed, but other sports played on: how air quality indexes work

July 15 , 2025 at 06:19:20 p.m. CST • :

With various air quality indexes available, and as wildfire smoke becomes an increasing health risk, here's what often goes into the decision to play sports or not — and how to make sense of air quality indexes when making your own decision.

'It's like a ghost town': Waskesiu businesses take hit after wildfire pre-emergency alert

July 15 , 2025 at 11:26:14 a.m. CST • :

Some business owners say the emergency alert for the Waskesiu area in northern Saskatchewan was blown out of proportion by media, causing panic and hurting local businesses.

Regina chiropractor Ruben Manz appeals sexual assault conviction and sentence

July 15 , 2025 at 03:03:42 p.m. CST • :

A chiropractor who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a patient is appealing the conviction.

This evacuee was 35 weeks pregnant when wildfire destroyed her home. Now she has a healthy newborn daughter

July 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Brooke Kindel was 35 weeks pregnant when a wildfire forced her and hundreds of others to flee Denare Beach, Sask. in May. A month later, with the family still displaced in Saskatoon, Callie was born.

High court rejects appeal by Bobby Thomas for new trial in murder of Megan Gallagher

July 15 , 2025 at 10:19:49 a.m. CST • :

A Saskatoon man who pleaded guilty to murdering Megan Gallagher is not getting a new trial. Bobby Thomas pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in December 2024. In March, he appealed that plea and asked for a new trial.

July 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Unable to secure housing, man living out of car says he's getting unspoken message 'go back to dealing drugs

July 11 , 2025 at 10:02:55 a.m. CST • :

Carl Lamoureux from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., identified as worker killed in Saskatoon crane accident

July 15 , 2025 at 03:08:40 p.m. CST • :

Brandon Peji's death in Regina being investigated as homicide

July 14 , 2025 at 05:01:34 p.m. CST • :

Don't drop your guard, Saskatchewan. Alberta's soaring measles rates serve as 'early warning,' say experts

July 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce

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