Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Devastating wildfires have trappers bracing for 'catastrophic losses'
WINNIPEG - Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up i...
Aug 23, 2025 People attend a fur auction in Thompson, Man., as shown in this undated handout photo provided by Ron Spence, a trapper and councillor from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Ron Spence)
Most wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan don't wear masks. Here's why.
by Teena Monteleone As Saskatchewan experiences one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke continues to prompt air quality alerts for the public. There is no doubt firefighters who spend weeks...
Aug 23, 2025 Brady Highway is a long-time wildland firefighter. He said wearing a mask isn’t practical in the forest. (Brady Highway/Facebook)
Woman charged with assaulting senior, police officer in Saskatoon
A 27-year-old woman from Prince Albert has been charged with aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer after an incident in Saskatoon on Thursday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news rele...
Aug 22, 2025 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Battlefords RCMP officer seriously injured after single-vehicle rollover
An RCMP officer was seriously injured in a single vehicle rollover on Thursday on Highway 4 at Cochin.Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Aug. 22 that an investigation determined that the roll...
Aug 22, 2025 Saskatchewan Highway Patrol cars officers were redirecting traffic at the scene of the accident on Thursday. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Lane Hoffart)
Possible tornado near Martensville under investigation
An eastern Canadian university crew is working to confirm a possible tornado touching down near Martensville or Middle Lake during an Aug. 20 thunderstorm. On Friday, the Northern Tornadoes Project fr...
Aug 22, 2025 A screenshot of a video taken by Dewald Steyn of a tornado that touched down near Langbank, Sask. on Sept. 18, 2024.
Canadian Taxpayer Federation wants Saskatchewan to reduce gas tax
The Canadian Taxpayer Federation (CTF) wants the provincial gas tax to be reduced, according to its annual Gas Tax Honesty Report. When motorists fill up in Saskatchewan, they are paying three differe...
Aug 22, 2025 The Canadian Taxpayer Federation says when motorists fill up in Saskatchewan, they are paying three different taxes that add up to 24 per cent of the total gas bill. (CKOM files)
Premier will visit China and Japan for trade mission in September
Premier Scott Moe will visit China and Japan in early September as part of a trade mission aimed at deepening Saskatchewan's ties with international food, agriculture and energy industry stakeholders....
Aug 21, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says he and at least two of his ministers will travel to China in early September in hopes of meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival loses SaskTel as title sponsor
The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has taken a major hit after learning its title sponsor, SaskTel, won't be keeping its name on the annual event. "It's certainly a concern," said executive director Shann...
Aug 21, 2025 Lake Street Dive performed on July 12 at the 2025 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. (SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival/Facebook)
Premier meets with leaders to discuss China's canola tariffs
Premier Scott Moe is determined to travel to China to talk canola tariffs, and he's hoping that a federal delegation will come along as well. Moe, along with the provincial agriculture and trade and e...
Aug 21, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says he and at least two of his ministers will travel to China in early September in hopes of meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'Tornadic' storms bring intense lightning, hail to Saskatoon area
Emergency alerts sounded Wednesday evening as severe storms rolled through central Saskatchewan. "Severe storms will continue to track across Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba overnight into Thursday...
Aug 20, 2025 Jacqueline Klassen Thiessen captured this image of the storm from Saskatoon's Lakeview area Aug. on 20 around 9 p.m. (Facebook)
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