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Saskatoon Barry Sawchuk made headlines earlier this year when he said a giant piece of space debris had slammed into his field. This week, SpaceX came to his farm near Ituna, northeast of Regina, to collect the space junk.   Debris landed on farmland instead of burning up in atmosphere TwoContinue Reading

Saskatoon Months before a provincial election, Saskatchewan is urging the federal government to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for voice cloning. Ban would be in best interest of democracy, says justice minister Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Saskatoon The Ācimowin (“storytelling” in Cree) Film Festival is screening local and international cinema from Indigenous filmmakers. The festival started Wednesday and runs through Saturday. ‘We’re already storytellers — traditionally and ancestrally,’ says executive director Jeremy Warren · CBC News · Posted: Jun 06, 2024 6:00 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Saskatoon Saskatchewan’s attorney general says the province will join Newfoundland and Labrador in its challenge of the federal government’s equalization formula. ‘Increasing sense that there is a great deal of injustice inherent in the equalization formula’: Sask. AG Pratyush Dayal · CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2024 5:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5Continue Reading

Saskatoon A fist-sized piece of granite pulled from a strawberry patch speaks to the history hidden beneath the paved streets and manicured yards in Saskatoon. ‘Grooved maul’ likely used at buffalo processing site at what is now city’s southern edge Dan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: May 28, 2024Continue Reading

Saskatoon Cumberland House, in northeast Saskatchewan, has been running low on groceries and supplies all week, due to the muddy conditions on Highway 123. Premier says $3.3M on the way, but locals say it’s not enough Pratyush Dayal · CBC News · Posted: May 24, 2024 8:02 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Saskatoon As a farmer in rural Saskatchewan, Barry Sawchuk is used to removing rocks and weeds from his fields. But he recently discovered a two-metre wide, 40-kilogram heap of twisted, burnt metal. Farmer hopes to sell the 2-metre wide piece of burnt metal to raise money for local hockey rink JasonContinue Reading

Saskatoon Warning: this story contains distressing details. Police say they have identified 29 other victims, ranging in age from 18 months to 17 years Pratyush Dayal · CBC News · Posted: May 14, 2024 4:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago RCMP say a man from Assiniboia previouslyContinue Reading

Saskatoon An updated report shows the province is on track for another grim year of drug toxicity deaths. Meanwhile, the government is expanding a therapeutic court option to North Battleford for people who are charged with offences linked to their substance use. Province reports high numbers of deaths related toContinue Reading