CBC News Saskatchewan
CBC SK News: Man killed in bear attack identified, 50th anniversary of First Nations University
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- CBC SK News: Man killed in bear attack identified, 50th anniversary of First Nations University
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- 22:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be a professional mixed martial arts fighter, according to his brother. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site when he was attacked by a black bear.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #bearattack #university
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- Female MLAs no longer limited to single-stall washroom in Sask. legislature
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- About 30 per cent of the province's MLAs are women, and they share a single bathroom stall in the Saskatchewan legislature. But that's about to change. A former office is being converted into a private washroom to give women and children more bathroom space.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7215311
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #skpoli #womeninpolitics #equality
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- Sask. sculptor uses art to help Jamaican farmer rebuild after hurricane
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Norm Lalonde, a Saskatoon artist, was on a vacation to Jamaica in January when he met a young farmer who had lost everything in Hurricane Melissa. Lalonde teamed up with another Saskatchewan artist, Roger Denis, to use their sculptures to help the man rebuild.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #art #sculpture
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- What does Alberta separatism mean for Saskatchewan?
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- 49:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The debate on whether Alberta wants to leave Canada has some people in the province next door wondering if Saskatchewan should follow. The leader of the Saskatchewan Prosperity Project, Brad Williams, outlines its mission. Political science professor Jim Farney and former Liberal MP Ralph Goodale offer analysis.
Join the conversation in the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #albertaseparatism #canada
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- Man killed by bear in northern Sask. was fighter, dreamer
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 has been identified by his brother as Hrishikesh Koloth, a 27-year-old martial arts fighter who moved to Canada from India.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7209862
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #bearattack #northernsaskatchewan
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- Separation anxiety: will Saskatchewan follow Alberta’s lead? | This is Saskatchewan
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- 22:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- People hoping to make Saskatchewan an independent country face an uphill battle compared with their Alberta counterparts, as they try to convince citizens their votes and voices don’t matter. Political strategists say after ceding to some fringe requests, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has maintained his grip on power — and kept aggrieved separatists out of the legislature.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #alberta #seperation #politics
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- CBC SK News: 1st heat wave hits Sask., Swift Current teen wins national model of the year
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- 22:59
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid-30s C Thursday and Friday, but the lows at night are even more concerning, since the temperature is expected to remain about 20 C.
Hailey Siemens, 17, has never found her stride in high school. The Grade 12 student from Swift Current, Sask., took up modeling in November to boost her self-confidence. Now she's won Model of the Year at the Canadian Model and Talent Convention.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #heatwave #modeling
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- Regina, Saskatoon preparing for first heat wave of year
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- High temperatures are sweeping across Saskatchewan this week. Emergency response teams and outreach workers in Regina and Saskatoon say they’re ready to help people affected by the heat.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7215533
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #heat #hightemperature
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- Victims call for public inquiry, harsher punishment for Regina police who violate privacy
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Victims and advocates say the Regina board of police commissioners should hold a public inquiry after officers were found to have accessed a police database for unethical purposes.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7212697
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #regina #police #privacybreach
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- Queen City Pride Parade changes route for safety, prompting visibility concerns
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- As a safety measure, Regina's Pride parade won't travel through the downtown streets this year. Queen City Pride says the decision means participants will miss passing certain landmarks important to the community.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7211556
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #lgbt #prideparade
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- CBC SK News: heat warnings issued across Sask., Western premiers meet in Alberta
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- 22:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Monday, May 25, 2026.
The first long stretch of heat is expected across Saskatchewan this week, with temperatures potentially climbing above 32 C over several days. Environment and Climate Change Canada is calling for highs above 30 C in Regina and Saskatoon from Tuesday to Saturday, and potentially into Sunday.
Premiers from across Western Canada are gathering in Alberta for their annual meeting, as that province stews over a monumental question of whether to quit Canada. Premiers from the western provinces and northern territories are gathering Monday and Tuesday at a hotel in Kananaskis, Alta., about 100 kilometres west of Calgary.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #albertaseparatism #westernpremiers #heat
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- Family wants answers after young Indigenous woman dies in childbirth
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Jaali Sutherland-Weenie's family blames racism in the health-care system after the 24-year-old Indigenous woman, who was experiencing pregnancy-related complications, died in the delivery room at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7211641
#cbcnews #sasaktchewan #childbirth #healthcare #indigenous
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- Sask. teacher starts 1,500 km north-to-south run in memory of her mother
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Megan Wotherspoon is approaching 38, the same age her mother was when she died of leukemia. She intends to run 60 kilometres a day for 30 days in her mom's memory, and cross the province north-to-south from Stony Rapids to the U.S. border.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7208640
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #memorial #running
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- Rethinking school track and field days
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- 50:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- School track and field meets are in full swing as students test their abilities in the 100-meter sprint, long jump, high jump and more. This is the time for a lot of kids to shine. For others, it can bring dread, shame and fears of exclusion. Is there a better way to organize these meets so all kids can enjoy them? Blue Sky hears from U of R education professors and Saskatchewan teachers who are reimagining track meets.
Join the conversationin the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #education #school #trackandfield
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- Chief pleads for help with 'ongoing and serious violence' in northern Sask.
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A ban on all private gatherings, effective immediately, is one of the new public safety measures in Pelican Narrows, which is about 420 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon and part of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation.
Leaders are also re-establishing security checkpoints and prohibiting the use of all-terrain vehicles and other off-road vehicles in the remote community.
It comes after a 26-year-old was killed in what community leaders said was a drive-by shooting committed by someone on an ATV.
#saskatchewan #canada #policing #safety #news
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- CBC SK News: Sask. reaction to Alberta's planned referendum, Clothes Café in Saskatoon gets new home
- Runtime
- 23:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Friday, May 22, 2026.
Alberta premier Danielle Smith is facing questions about the fall referendum. It will ask Albertans if they want to remain in Canada, or start the legal process of holding a binding referendum on separation.
The Clothes Café, a skate shop and fixture on Broadway Avenue for decades, closed this spring. Memorabilia and vintage items are now on display at the Saskatoon Skateboard Museum inside Totally Rad Skateboards.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #albertaseparatism #saskatoonbusiness
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- Sask. leaders demand government action to manage crime in Pelican Narrows
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Prince Albert Grand Council and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation are calling on the federal and provincial governments to address safety concerns in Pelican Narrows. They want more policing resources, youth support and addictions treatment as the First Nation rolls out short-term precautionary measures.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7209366
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #peterballantynecreenation #politics #pelicannarrows
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- Rich history of skate shop Clothes Café gets new home in museum
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Clothes Café, a skate shop and fixture on Broadway Avenue for decades, closed this spring. Memorabilia and vintage items are now on display at the Saskatoon Skateboard Museum inside Totally Rad Skateboards.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7207689
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #clothescafe #business #skateboarding
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- ISC sale and grounding of the Snowbirds | The 306
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- 16:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Dale Richardson and Jack Saddleback join Peter Mills to discuss the provincial government selling off its shares in the Information Services Corporation -- and the federal government grounding the Snowbirds.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #306 #ISC #snowbirds
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- Sask. couple saves 8 people and dog from house fire
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Not all heroes wear capes. A Saskatchewan couple saved eight people and a dog from a house fire in Radville, about 130 kilometres south of Regina, during the early hours of May long weekend.
#canada #saskatchewan #moment #fire #rescue
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- ISC sale sparks criticism over Sask. government's long-term investment plan | Sask. Political Panel
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- 12:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Saskatchewan government has sold its remaining shares in a former crown, netting the province about $277 million. The Morning Edition's political panel discusses the government's deal and the NDP's criticism.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #politics #isc
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- Teen from Swift Current wins national Model of the Year title
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Hailey Siemens, 17, has never found her stride in high school. The Grade 12 student from Swift Current, Sask., took up modeling in November to boost her self-confidence. Now she's won Model of the Year at the Canadian Model and Talent Convention.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #modeling #competition
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- Grounding Snowbirds sparks mixed reactions
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Snowbirds have had an undeniable impact on Canadians. And while some have strong opinions about the grounding, others think it was time for new aircraft.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7204210
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #snowbirds #politics
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- CBC SK News: independent hospital safety review, Globe Theatre online hate, manslaughter plea
- Runtime
- 23:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Manslaughter plea nets 13-year sentence for shot fired through Saskatoon motel door
After online hate, Regina police brought in to protect actors, staff at Globe Theatre
Flood recovery in Sask. will take time: public safety agency
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #crime #flood
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- Police sat in audience to protect Globe Theatre staff, actors after online hate
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Uniformed police officers sat in the audience of the Globe Theatre's latest production to protect the actors and staff after a video showing students leaving a performance of Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer earlier this month circulated online. It ended up on far-right websites across Canada and even into the United Kingdom.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7206603
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #globetheatre #dramaproduction #reginapolice
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- Sask. launches independent hospital safety and security review
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The third-party review by Buckingham Security Services Ltd. is expected to take six months. The review will be led by Clive Weighill, a former Saskatoon police chief who previously served as the province's chief coroner.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7207218
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #hospital #healthcare
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- CBC SK News: Dramatic house fire rescue in Radville, tax cut coming to Canadian craft breweries
- Runtime
- 23:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
An early-rising couple saved eight people and a dog from a house fire in Radville, Sask., over the May long weekend.
Excise taxes will be cut in half for the first 15-thousand hectolitres of beer made by Canadian brewers. A hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres.
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- Prairie pacifists recall derailing plans for Warman uranium refinery
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- When a federal Crown corporation wanted to build a uranium refinery near Warman, Sask., in 1976, a group of mostly Mennonites mobilized to stop it.
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- Family of 8 'deeply grateful' neighbours saved them from house fire
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- An early-rising couple saved eight people and a dog from a house fire in Radville, Sask., over the May long weekend.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7204894
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- ‘Anybody can dance’: Sask. wheelchair dancer passes her passion along to students
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A Saskatchewan dance instructor is proving there the dance floor has no limits. After years of teaching and competing in wheelchair dance, she continues to inspire students with her passion, perseverance and belief that dance should be accessible to everyone.
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- Changes to daycare funding cause concern among providers
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Some daycare spots could be tough to find this summer due to changes around 10-dollar-a-day childcare.
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- Snowbirds grounded after 2026 season until new planes arrive
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Canada’s iconic Snowbirds will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday.
Defence Minister David McGuinty says it's part of a huge transformation in the country's military aviation training program.
It could be the early 2030s before the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aerial aerobatics demonstration team is reformed and back performing at air shows.
#Snowbirds #RCAF #Canada #Saskatchewan #CBCNews
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- CBC SK News: Snowbirds grounded after this season until new planes arrive
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- 22:59
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Changes to daycare funding in Sask. prompt some providers to drop part-time spots
Supreme Court rules victims can sue over intimate partner violence
Business owner hopes federal money boosts Black entrepreneurs in Sask.
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- What has the Saskatchewan NDP's move to the middle cost the party?
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Experts say the NDP's historic roots are an important legacy and the ongoing tension highlights the friction between the party's past and the direction it's taken now.
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- Supreme Court rules victims can sue over intimate partner violence
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has created a new tort of intimate partner violence that will allow people to sue for damages when they have been subjected to abuse in a relationship.
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- Election Sask. recommends telephone voting and disinformation crackdown
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Saskatchewan’s chief electoral officer has made several recommendations to improve voter accessibility and prevent foreign interference.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #elections #politics #voting
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- Private security patrolling downtown areas in Sask.
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- 8:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- North Battleford is the latest city to hire private security to patrol its downtown. Roy Jensen from the Canadian Association of Security Professionals joined Saskatoon Morning to talk about his concerns and the lack of training some guards receive.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #security #guard
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- What rights do Sask. workers have in the gig economy?
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- 45:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- More than 100 Saskatoon delivery drivers working for a company contracted by Amazon walked off the job Friday.
They say their workplace conditions are unsafe and their pay has been cut.
So what rights do workers have in the gig ecomony?
Join the conversation in the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #gigeconomy #workers
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- Saskatchewan's newest soccer league kicks off its first season
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- 6:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Prairies Premier League clubs hit the pitch this week. The new league offers a new level of soccer in the province. Its mission is to connect the Prairies through high-quality, competitive soccer.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #soccer #prairiespremierleague
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- Is it the algorithm? Is it AI? | How do you know when it's real information?
- Runtime
- 47:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Have you seen any videos online of an angry Albertan spouting off that Canada is ruined and it's time to join the U.S. as the 51st state.
There are real concerns being expressed by Albertans right now and some people in Saskatchewan. But some of the videos you are seeing aren't made by Albertans.
They are made by foreign actors looking to make money off divisive politics.
How foreign actors are behind some of the momentum in the Alberta separatist movement.
Have you been duped by political disinformation?
What does this mean for your understanding of the Alberta separatist movement?
Join the conversation in the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #slopaganda #albertaseparatism
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- Tree crashes plans to open patio for long weekend
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Regina cafe owner Elle Grzeda was surprised to find a tree had fallen onto the cafe's patio during yesterday’s wind storm, damaging the fence. She says the cleanup will delay her opening for the long weekend but is hopeful that by next weekend, the tree will be gone.
#cbcnews #regina #saskstorm #fallentree #wind
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- Teen from Swift Current wins National Model of the Year title
- Runtime
- 7:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Hailey Siemens, a 17-year-old Grade 12 student from Swift Current, never modeled until last November. Now she's won Model of the Year.
#cbcnews #modeling #saskatchewan
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- Good fire | How fire can be used as a tool
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- 48:33
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- When fires are out of control, they put people and property at risk. But many experts say fire, when controlled and contained, belongs on the prairie. Members of the Prairie Fire Exchange share how prescribed burns are essential for fire prevention, invasive weed control and the rejuvenation of prairie ecosystems.
How can fire can be used as a tool?
Join the conversation in the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #wildfires #burning #firefighter #landmaintenance
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- CBC SK News: Damage, debris left in wake of major spring Saskatchewan storm
- Runtime
- 23:04
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Friday, May 15, 2026.
'Show up for downtown Regina': businesses urge people not to give up on city's core
Prison librarian positions at federal institutions may soon be extinct
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- Cool temperatures as Riders prepare for Monday's pre-season game in Calgary | Full Scrum
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Saskatchewan Roughriders wrapped day 6 of training camp at Griffiths Field in Saskatoon.
The team plays their first pre-season game on Monday, May 18 in Calgary.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #roughriders #cfl #football #trainingcamp
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- Prison librarian positions at federal institutions may soon be extinct
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Correctional Service Canada is considering eliminating prison librarian positions in an effort to save money. Advocates in Saskatchewan say it would hamper inmates' rehabilitation.
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- Downtown Regina businesses urge people not to give up on city's core
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Downtown Regina businesses are asking people not to give up on the area as construction on 11th Avenue heads into its third year. Part of a four-year revitalization project to replace aging infrastructure and sidewalks, it's expected to be done in 2027.
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- Storm brought havoc across Sask., toppled tree onto Regina patio
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The patio at Elle's Cafe in Regina was supposed to open Saturday, but a tree knocked over by Thursday's high winds scuttled that plan. The day brought a wild mix of weather across Saskatchewan.
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- Sorting through the noise of Saskatchewan's spring sitting
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- 12:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The spring legislative sitting has come to a close, and CBC Saskatchewan's political panel sifts through the issues and stunts. The panel features pundit Murray Mandryk, CBC's Alexander Quon and Morning Edition host Adam Hunter.
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- LIVE | Saskatchewan legislative spring sitting comes to a close
- Runtime
- 34:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The spring sitting wraps up on Thursday. Premier Scott Moe spoke with reporters about affordability, the economy, health care and what’s next.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #skpoli #politics
