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A man from Mexico says he toiled long hours, seven days a week, for nearly a year without proper pay for a hotel chain that he says took advantage of him and others.  Victor Padilla Ruiz says he came to Canada in 2022 after he was told he would work …

Retired teacher Lynn Phaneuf says he and his wife generally only use the smart TV in the living room of their Prince Albert, Sask. home to watch the news.  When Phaneuf, 70, saw what purported to be an interview between CBC host Rosemary Barton and Prime Minister Mark Carney talking …

By early December of last year, Susie Silvestri was no longer able to walk or speak.  She hadn’t eaten for days.   The 70-year-old American found herself in the vice-grip of her rapidly progressing ALS — a disease that causes gradual loss of muscle control.   She was begging doctors at …

A historic bridge in Saint Louis, Sask., has been given a second life as a walking path after having been shut down over ten years ago. Access to the former railway bridge was closed in 2014 due to concerns about its structural soundness. But now, it has become a tourist …

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Three First Nations men from Saskatchewan who served in the Canadian Armed Forces say National Indigenous Veterans Day on Nov. 8 is a time to reflect. Mahekan …

A wildfire has entered the northern Saskatchewan community of Beauval, the village’s mayor says. “The fire entered the northern village of Beauval and has created structural damage in the community as we speak,” Beauval Mayor Rick Laliberte said in an interview around 7 p.m. Thursday. Shortly after 4 p.m., a fire approached …

In 2020, someone started posting on an anonymous Instagram account alleging sexual assault, harassment and abuse by men in Regina. While it was operational, the victimsvoicesregina account named several high-profile people, including a Regina city councillor, a musician and leaders in the non-profit community. The page was shuttered after legal threats from men who alleged some of the posts were defamatory. Five …

At nearly every one of their daily wildfire media briefings, Saskatchewan officials are asked why they haven’t called on the military for support. Right next door in Manitoba, late last month, military helicopters airlifted residents from remote communities. And year after year, the Canadian Armed Forces respond to natural disasters …

Lisa Powder and her great grandchildren were among the first Weyakwin residents to return home after fleeing a wildfire that burned dangerously close to the northern Saskatchewan community. “It’s sad to come home to see it like this,” Powder said while walking to a neighbour’s house Thursday afternoon. “Kind of …

The Canadian Red Cross is assisting with evacuee registration and providing meals and emergency accommodations for Saskatchewan residents fleeing wildfires. “It’s been hard to find places for people with so many people evacuating [communities] all at one,” said Luc Mullinder, Canadian Red Cross vice-president for Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut, in an CBC News …