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Review finds Sask. Public Safety Agency 'was not fully prepared' for 2025 wildfire season
An independent review into the Government of Saskatchewan's response to the destructive 2025 wildfire season - the worst in Saskatchewan's history - found the province's public safety agency wasn't ad...
Jun 12, 2026 Robertson Trading in La Ronge was lost to the Pisew Fire during the 2025 Saskatchewan wildfire season. (Brian Sklar/Facebook)
US and Iran are close to a deal to end their war, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior U.S. official said the t...
Jun 12, 2026 Residents swim and play in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz while cargo ships and commercial vessels lie anchored in the distance off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO
NEW YORK (AP) - Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they'll help him reach another fantastic goal Friday wh...
Jun 12, 2026 Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX celebrates with colleagues during a bell ringing ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Murray Wood: Carney not rising to Trump's threats around CUSMA
Murray Wood says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be at the bluster-and-threaten stage of trade negotiations. He says Prime Minister Mark Carney's response is sensible - don't take the bait or pan...
Jun 12, 2026
Sarah Mills: The World Cup has not opened with the beautiful game
Sarah Mills says the World Cup should be a showcase of the best of soccer and win over the skeptical north Americans, but the opening match between Mexico and South Africa hardly accomplished that. Th...
Jun 12, 2026
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwr...
Jun 12, 2026 Taylor Swift attends the 55th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Acadia Drive water main replacement project 'taking longer than anticipated': City of Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon says its water main upgrade project along Acadia Drive is taking longer than expected to complete, but residents in the area will no longer need to worry about their water pressu...
Jun 11, 2026 “The City thanks residents for their patience and cooperation while this important work is completed,” the City of Saskatoon said in a statement. (elenathewise/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police briefs: Stabbing on city bus, multiple people injured with bear spray
Police in Saskatoon are investigating a stabbing on a city bus. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called to the city's downtown bus terminal at Third Avenue and 23rd Street at a...
Jun 11, 2026 Police said officers were called to the city's downtown bus terminal at Third Avenue and 23rd Street at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after a female victim was stabbed on a Saskatoon Transit bus. (650 CKOM file photo)
Victor Wembanyama nearly hit by egg following loss to Knicks, video shows
NEW YORK (AP) - A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his hotel on Wednesday, as he was pelted with boos from jeering Knicks fans and nearly struck by a flying egg. ...
Jun 11, 2026 San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama sits on the court after being knocked down during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
WASHINGTON (AP) - El Nino, nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El ...
Jun 11, 2026 A firefighter monitors flames caused by the Hughes Fire along Castaic Lake in Castaic, Calif., Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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