CBC News Saskatchewan
Saskatoon struggles with spike in overdoses
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- Saskatoon struggles with spike in overdoses
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Saskatoon Fire Department and others are responding to an increase in overdoses that follows the closure of the supervised drug consumption site at Prairie Harm Reduction.
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- Leaked memo sparks outrage over transfer of newborn surgeries from Regina to Saskatoon
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- A leaked memo revealing the transfer of complex newborn surgeries from Regina to Saskatoon has ignited controversy and concern in Saskatchewan. The NDP Opposition warns the move could put vulnerable infants at risk, while the province says the change is all about efficiency, with an average of only one or two procedures per month. The CBC’s Jeffery Tram reports.
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- Cross-border search underway for missing Calgary senior last seen in Sask.
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Diane Cooper, 82, a Calgary resident, was last seen on April 6 near Hoosier, Sask., a small hamlet near the Alberta border. RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan are using aerial surveillance to search for her.
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- Music helps people learn and celebrate culture at Ranch Ehrlo Society
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- 5:11
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Ranch Ehrlo Society is bringing a special musical to the stage. The show is inspired by the seven sacred teachings and highlights powerful stories of growth, courage and community. It’s part of a larger effort to showcase the impact of music therapy.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #ranchehrlo #musical #musictherapy
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- LIVE | What does Prairie Harm Reduction's closure mean for the Saskatoon community?
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- 59:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Prairie Harm Reduction has shut down because of a 'dire' financial shortfall. The organization served vulnerable people in Saskatoon for nearly 40 years. From the AIDS crisis to the overdose epidemic, staff tried to help people. CBC's Blue Sky host Leisha Grebinski digs into what the organization has meant to the community and what gaps exist now in its absence.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #harmreduction #safeuse
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- Megan Gallagher's family awaits sentence decision for last person convicted in her death
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Roderick Sutherland returned to court this week for sentencing following his guilty verdict last year of manslaughter in the 2020 death of Megan Gallagher. A Saskatoon judge will give his decision on April 22 on how long Sutherland will spend behind bars.
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- Sask. teen gets life-changing Parkinson’s treatment
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joey Sheikh, 17, flew to Toronto for deep brain stimulation surgery at SickKids hospital in order to regain his ability to walk and to speak more easily. The Saskatoon teen, who has juvenile Parkinson’s, now has a pacemaker-like device called a neurostimulator.
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- Fear grows over closure of Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Saskatchewan NDP and community members are expressing concerns over filling the void after Prairie Harm Reduction closed last week.
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- CBC SK News: James Smith Cree Nation invites Sask. marshals to police on-reserve
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- 23:02
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Monday, April 13, 2026.
Fallout continues from Prairie Harm Reduction closure
Sask. teen has 'life-changing' brain stimulation treatment for juvenile Parkinson's disease
Megan Gallagher's family awaits sentence decision for last person convicted in her death
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- Sask. municipal leaders gather in Regina for SUMA convention
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- 8:11
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Infrastructure, public safety and health issues are the top three issues that delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association say they want to talk about with the provincial government.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #suma #convention
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- CBC SK News: concerns over SaskPower rate hikes, fallout continues over Prairie Harm closure
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Friday, April 10, 2026.
Saskatchewan residents are raising concerns about affordability as SaskPower moves forward with two 3.9 per cent rate increases.
The closure of Prairie Harm Reduction's supervised consumption site, drop-in centre and other programs is already having an impact on other frontline organizations. The Saskatoon Community Clinic says it fears a significant increase in overdose deaths.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #harmreduction #rateincrease #healthcare
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- Residents concerned about SaskPower rate hikes
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Saskatchewan residents and stakeholders voiced concerns at a public meeting on Thursday about SaskPower’s rate increases which are set for the next two years. The CBC's Jeffery Tram reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7158651
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #power #rateincrease
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- Fallout continues from Prairie Harm Reduction closure
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Saskatoon reacts to the closure of the agency dedicated to helping those with addiction.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7159945
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #harmreduction #addiction
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- CBC SK News: Prairie Harm Reduction shuts down, Blades and Raiders prepare for playoff tilt
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Prairie Harm Reduction is ceasing all operations as of 5 p.m. Thursday, after board members said they learned its financial shortfall is "more dire" than they thought. The non-profit organization doesn't have the funds to pay staff or continue operations, board vice-chair Brady Knight said.
The Saskatoon Blades will take on the top team in the eastern conference the Prince Albert Raiders in the 2nd round of the WHL playoffs. Game 1 goes Friday night.
#cbcnews #sasaktchewan #whlplayoffs #harmreduction
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- Saskatchewan’s residential benchmark price reaches new all-time high
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Saskatchewan home prices have hit a record high. The Saskatchewan Realtors Association says that’s due to low supply across the province and high demand from buyers.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7158425
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #housingmarket #realestate
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- Operator of Sask.'s first safe drug consumption site shuts down
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon has ceased all operations due to a financial shortfall. The non-profit organization doesn't have the funds to pay staff or continue operations, board vice-chair Brady Knight said.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7157989
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #harmreduction #saskatoon #addictions
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- Prince Albert Raiders, Saskatoon Blades set to begin series
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The heated Highway 11 rivals will face off in Game 1 of their second-round Western Hockey League playoff series in Prince Albert, Sask., Friday.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7158076
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #whlplayoffs #hockey
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- Sask. ‘more prepared than ever’ for 2026 wildfire season
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Saskatchewan had a severe wildfire season in 2025, with more than 500 fires burning nearly three million hectares.
This year, the provincial government says it's more prepared.
#wildfire #firesafety #sask #canada #cbcnews
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- CBC SK News: second mobile mammography unit unveiled, province announces plans for wildfires in 2026
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- News from across Saskatchewan for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
The province has two mobile mammography units that will visit 42 communities once a year in order to accommodate the growing number of women who are eligible for routine breast cancer screening with a doctor’s referral. The age of eligibility is currently 43 and drops to 40 at the end of June.
Saskatchewan is heading into wildfire season with stronger preparation than last year, according to the provincial government. At a technical briefing on Wednesday, Michael Wieger, the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), said the focus this year is on readiness and coordination as crews prepare for another busy season.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #wildfire #mammography #healthcare
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- How Wadin Bay residents protected their community against 2025 wildfires
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Wadin Bay residents say preparation — and volunteers who stayed behind — helped keep their community standing when the Pisew wildfire raged in 2025.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7154987
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #wildfire #firefighter #volunteer
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- Sask. ‘more prepared than ever’ to fight 2026 wildfire season
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Saskatchewan had a severe wildfire season in 2025, with more than 500 fires burning nearly three million hectares. This year, the provincial government says it's more prepared.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7156771
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #wildfire #firefighting
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- Sask. to empower physicians college to investigate 'unlawful practice of medicine'
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The provincial government is planning to give the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan more power.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7139367
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #doctor #physician #medical
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- Why people in Wadin Bay defied a wildfire evacuation order | This is Saskatchewan
- Runtime
- 22:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Wildfire nearly swallowed the entire community of Wadin Bay in the summer of 2025. Officials told everyone to leave the area immediately, but a few residents stayed back saying the only way to protect their properties was to fight the fires themselves. Not only did they risk their lives, but community members also spent $39,000 on equipment. Should the province reimburse them? CBC producer Janani Whitfield traveled to Wadin Bay to understand the difficult decisions people make as fire threatens their homes.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #forestfire #waldinbay
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- CBC SK News: drivers adjust to University Bridge closure, PA country music artist making waves
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
A major bridge in Saskatoon is closed to traffic until the middle of June for repairs and bus-only lanes construction. With 36,000 vehicle crossings a day, the bridge closure is forcing a lot of drivers to change routes.
Top ten singles in the Billboard Canada Country Airplay Chart are a big milestone for an emerging artist Josh Stumpf. His latest single "Nobody Roads" is among the top ten. A management deal with MDM Recording Inc. in 2024 catapulted his career to the national stage.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #saskatoon #princealbert #musician
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- Worried about a new AI data centre near Regina? New report has some answers
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Rural Municipality of Sherwood has published online an executive summary of a consultant's report on the $1.7-billion "artificial intelligence data centre campus" that Bell Canada is proposing to build just south of Regina.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7155525
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #ai #datacenter #artificialintelligence
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- Tisdale student, volunteer firefighter and pilot named 2026 Loran Scholar
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Emily Gustus, 18, from Tisdale, Sask., is one of the 36 students from across Canada selected for the 2026 Loran Scholarship, valued at $100,000, to attend a Canadian university.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7153440
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #loran #scholarship #firefighter
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- Recalculating route: drivers adjust to University Bridge closure
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A major bridge in Saskatoon is closed to traffic until the middle of June for repairs and bus-only lanes construction. With 36,000 vehicle crossings a day, the bridge closure is forcing a lot of drivers to change routes.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #saskatoon #construction
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- 70-year-old Saskatoon woman smashes running records
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- For one Saskatoon runner, turning 70 hasn’t meant slowing down. Lynne Wawryk-Epp is still competing at a high level and breaking records in her age category, inspiring a new perspective on aging and athleticism.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7142086
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #running #exercise #aging
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- At 80 years old, he braves the Saskatchewan winter on a bicycle
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Retired lawyer Louis Stringer is always on the move. He regularly cycles the roads of his community of Gravelbourg, 200 km southwest of Regina, in summer and winter.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #cycling #exercise
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- Will Avi Lewis be the answer for the NDP to make gains in the next election?
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- 47:20
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The federal NDP charts a new path with a new leader. That leader is Avi Lewis
The federal NDP was pretty much decimated in the last election. There's hope the party can rebuild. But moments after the new leader was announced provincial NDP leaders started expressing their concerns.
We want to hear your take on Avi Lewis as leader of the Federal NDP?
What will it take for this party to make ground in the next election?
And what do you make of Carla Beck refusing to meet with the federal leader unless he changes his stance on oil and gas development?
Join the conversation in the comments or e-mail bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #ndp #avilewis #newleader #leadershipconvention
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- This actor is from a family of doctors. He's played a doctor role 26 times
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Sugith Varughese comes from a family of doctors, but he decided to pursue his love of acting rather than following in the footsteps of his relatives. The local thespian has appeared in more than 150 films and television series — portraying a doctor in several of those titles.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7148983
#actor #doctor #cbcnews #saskatoon #drama
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- Physicians use robot for 1st time for epilepsy diagnosis at Royal University Hospital
- Runtime
- 8:53
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A new robot is coming to the aid of epilepsy patients. It performs a diagnostic procedure for people with drug-resistant epilepsy that, previously, they would have to travel out of province to receive.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #epilepsy #robotics #surgery
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- How does being a first responder impact mental health?
- Runtime
- 46:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- First Responders have hard jobs.
They are on the front lines of crashes, violent crime and medical emergencies. And while they are there supporting people in our province -- who is there to support them?
We hear first hand from first responders in our province about the toll their jobs can take on their mental health.
And we hear about what kind of supports are available to help.
If you have experience working as a first responder - what toll did it take on your mental health?
And what helped you cope with the stress?
Join the conversation in the comments or e-mail bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #mentalhealth #firstresponders
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- How this artist went from illegal graffiti tagger to art teacher
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- 6:21
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Alejandro Alvarez’s life as an artist started on the streets of Saskatoon with a graffiti tagging crew. Getting arrested and thrown in jail was the wake-up call he needed to get serious about the craft.
This video was made by Jordan Wendzina, Layla Bautista and Nathan Smit, in collaboration with the CBC Creator Network. If you are a young digital creator with a story to tell, get in touch. Find out more at cbc.ca/CreatorNetworkSK
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #saskatoon #graffiti
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- Country music artist Josh Stumpf hits another top ten single
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Top ten singles in the Billboard Canada Country Airplay Chart are a big milestone for an emerging artist Josh Stumpf. His latest single "Nobody Roads" is among the top ten. A management deal with MDM Recording Inc. in 2024 catapulted his career to the national stage.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7143709
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #music #billboardcharts #princealbert
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- Should Sask. kids under 16 be banned from social media?
- Runtime
- 41:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Social media addiction has become common. But adults are hopefully mature enough to deal with the consequences of our decisions. Kids, are different. Their prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed.
So processing the likes and the algothirm and the peer pressure that is often so in your face on social media can be challenging. Studies have shown that social media is having a negative affect on youth.
And now our provincial government is saying - let's talk about it!
Should we be conisdering banning kids under 16 from using social media?
Would that even work?
Join the conversation in the comments or email bluesky@cbc.ca
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #socialmediaban #onlineharm
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- Letter to Avi Lewis causes waves among Sask. New Democrats | Sask. Political Panel
- Runtime
- 13:04
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck expressed her opposition to the new federal party leader's stance on fossil fuel projects. Our political panel is here to sort through that and other big stories from the past few days.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #skpoli #socialmediaban #avilewis
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- CBC SK News: fans want Blue Jays 50/50 raffle available in Sask., Wolseley family gets closure
- Runtime
- 23:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Thursday, April 2, 2026.
The number of provinces now participating in the Jays' 50/50 raffle has doubled to include New Brunswick, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario. Half the proceeds are funnelled back to the provinces for youth ball programs. Some say Saskatchewan’s ball programs would benefit from licensing the lottery.
A Fort Qu’Appelle judge handed down the maximum youth sentence to the person who killed 18-year-old Keilia Windigo. The teen responsible was 17 at the time and will serve three years, with a three-month credit for time already spent in custody.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #bluejays #raffle #court
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- Misha Pavelick’s killer will be sentenced in May, 20 years after teen’s death
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- A Regina King's Bench judge reserved her decision on whether the man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Misha Pavelick will be sentenced as a youth or an adult. Justice Catherine Dawson is set to deliver her decision on May 26, more than 20 years after Pavelick, 19, was fatally stabbed at a campground near Regina Beach.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7152074
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #regina #historicalcrime #court
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- Family finds closure as 2024 Wolseley, Sask. manslaughter case ends
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A Fort Qu’Appelle judge handed down the maximum youth sentence to the person who killed 18-year-old Keilia Windigo. The teen responsible was 17 at the time and will serve three years, with a three-month credit for time already spent in custody.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7152614
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #crime #fortquappelle
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- Saskatoon's University Bridge set to close for construction of bus-only lanes
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The 110-year-old bridge will be closed to traffic starting April 6 until the middle of June due to work on College Drive to build bus-only lanes, as well as repairs on an arch beneath the bridge.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7150636
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #saskatoon #construction
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- Jays 50/50 raffle isn’t available in Sask. Some say that needs to change
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The number of provinces now participating in the Jays' 50/50 raffle has doubled to include New Brunswick, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario. Half the proceeds are funnelled back to the provinces for youth ball programs. Some say Saskatchewan’s ball programs would benefit from licensing the lottery.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7151706
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #raffle #bluejays
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- Strychnine ban lifted to help farmers ease gopher damage
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A two-year ban on strychnine has been temporarily lifted until 2027 after lobbying by Saskatchewan and Alberta. The poison is known as the most efficient way to kill gophers, whose numbers have been growing, causing crop damage.
#gophers #farmers #pestcontrol #sask #cbcnews
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- Should social media be banned for children under 16?
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Premier Scott Moe wants to open up conversation with Saskatchewan families about banning social media for children 16 and under.
We asked some high school students in Regina what they think about this idea.
#socialmedia #tiktok #children #canada #cbcnews
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- CBC SK News: day 2 of sentencing hearing for death of Misha Pavelick, Artemis II launches to space
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- News from across Saskatchewan for Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Sentencing arguments for the man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Misha Pavelick continued on Wednesday.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is part of the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #artemis2 #court
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- Misha Pavelick’s killer has a short temper and criminal record, court hears
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- A Regina judge is hearing sentencing arguments for the 37-year-old man who killed Misha Pavelick 20 years ago, when both were teenagers. The judge must decide whether to sentence the man as a youth or adult for the crime committed in 2006.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7150181
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #regina #historicalcrimes #court
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- U of S acquires powerful quantum computer to aid cutting-edge research
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The University of Saskatchewan is the first in Canada to own a full stack quantum computer. It’s expected to cut research timelines by performing complex calculations several times faster than classical supercomputers.
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #usask #quantumcomputing
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- Documents reveal cost to refurbish Sask. coal plants, raising concerns
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- SaskPower documents filed with the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel show refurbishing the province's coal power plants will cost $2.6 billion — nearly three times the previous estimate. Some experts say ignoring federal regulations on ending coal carries risks.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/9.7147583
#cbcnews #saskatchewan #ratereview #politics
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- Beep. Boop. Robotics club from small northern Sask. village is on a winning streak
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The high school robotics team in Île-à-la-Crosse, a small northern Saskatchewan village, regularly punches above its weight and is headed to the national competition for the fourth consecutive time.
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- Should airlines ban bare feet on board?
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This April Fools’ Day, WestJet said it is putting an end to bad inflight behaviour with a barefoot ban. It came with a genuine reminder to “keep those feet covered during your flight.” CBC Saskatchewan headed to the Regina International Airport to ask fliers if they thought airlines should actually put a ban on bare feet on board.
#AprilFoolsDay #WestJet #nobarefeet #airtravel #yqr
