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WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened […]

Yesterday morning, shortly before 11 a.m., a potentially disastrous fire broke out in the 300 block of Cannon Street. The blaze originated in a detached garage at a residence. Upon arrival, firefighters found the garage engulfed in flames. They were able to bring the fire under control, successfully preventing it from spreading to nearby structures […]

Monday morning in Vancouver lawyers for the Government of Saskatchewan and lawyers for the Federal Government were going to argue in Federal Court over an attempt by the Canada Revenue Agency to recover millions of dollars in carbon tax money. Now the case has been adjourned, and neither side is saying why, at least clearly. […]

SASKATOON – A man was reported to have spat in a police constable’s face during an arrest in Saskatoon.  Saskatoon Police arrested the man after responding to a domestic disturbance on July 11. At around 10 p.m., police were called to a report of a domestic disturbance in progress in the 1300 block of Avenue […]

CRAVEN – It was on a warm evening July 12 that Tenille Arts performed in front of several thousand Country Thunder Music Festival-goers. The latter took advantage of this visibility to sing extracts from her fourth and new album To Be Honest. To the delight of festival-goers, the artist from Weyburn performed her big hit […]

Lumsden RCMP are asking for the public’s help as they investigate two sexual assaults at the Country Thunder Saskatchewan festival site. The first occurred around 3 a.m. Friday, when police say a woman was approached by an unknown male while walking between campsites, and was sexually assaulted. The second incident happened at about 10:00 Friday […]

This weekend, the Craven Country Thunder music festival will be used to spotlight an major social issue—human trafficking. For the first time, 500 posters from the Government of Saskatchewan’s human trafficking campaign will be featured at the event, raising awareness about trafficking and sexual exploitation among the festival’s thousands of attendees. Launched in May, the […]

Early Thursday morning, chaos erupted in the heart of Regina as multiple garbage cans burst into flames along Scarth Street Mall. Regina Fire & Protective Services responded, extinguishing five blazing trash containers lining the popular walking mall and another in nearby Victoria Park. Regina Fire officials, upon assessing the scene, confirmed that all fires were […]

Legal experts say the federal government has taken an unusual step in trying to take 28-million dollars from Saskatchewan’s bank account for not paying carbon levy money. Rory Gillis, a professor of tax law and federalism at Western University, calls the move drastic, saying it shows a poor relationship between Ottawa and Saskatchewan.  Eric Adams, […]

Saskatchewan has issued a fire ban for provincial lands, parks and the northern administrative district due to hot and dry conditions.  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says open fires, controlled burns and fireworks are not allowed on those lands or within 4.5 kilometres of the provincial forest boundary.  The agency is also encouraging municipalities to […]