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With summer vacations approaching and residents spending more time away from home, Alberta RCMP are reminding property owners to take simple but effective steps to deter yard thefts and residential break-ins.

The call comes as part of a seasonal push for awareness, after 3,940 residential break-and-enters were reported in RCMP jurisdictions across Alberta in 2024 — including 367 incidents in June alone.

Battlefords RCMP are looking for information on a missing 18-year-old woman.

Earlier today, RCMP received a report that Talia Buffalow was missing.

She was last seen on Sweet Grass First Nation on June 3.

Police have been checking places Talia is known to visit and following up on information they've received.

They are now reaching out to the public for any information they may have.

Talia is described as:

SASKATOON, SK — The province’s largest family-focused addictions treatment centre is expanding its capacity with 17 new inpatient spaces, following a major investment from the Government of Saskatchewan.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr announced $7.3 million in annual funding on Wednesday to support the new spaces at The Carter House, a Saskatoon-based treatment facility that allows parents and their children to undergo addictions recovery together.

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority are expanding access to addictions treatment in Saskatoon with 40 newly funded mobile withdrawal management spaces.

The province announced $644,000 in annual funding for Medavie Health Services to operate the mobile units, which allow individuals to detox in community or home-based settings. The approach is part of Saskatchewan’s broader Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, which aims to add 500 new treatment spaces by 2028.

Sixty-six per cent of Canadian exporters rely solely on United States, but economists say that can be hard on the bottom line
 

For someone running an agricultural or agri-food business in Saskatoon, Kelowna or Halifax, it’s easier to sell products to customers in Canada than to someone in Vietnam.

It may be easier, but exporting will make the business more productive and profitable.

Saskatchewan Broadcasters unite for province-wide radiothon supporting wildfire evacuees

As wildfires continue to displace families and threaten communities across Saskatchewan, broadcasters from across the province are coming together for a united day of action — a province-wide Radiothon in support of the Canadian Red Cross and wildfire evacuees, happening Thursday, June 12.

 Australia hopes its crop will recover from last year’s drought and frost, while Canada’s production is expected to be down

The 2025-26 red lentil market hinges on what happens with Australia and Canada, say analysts.

If those two countries have average yields, supply and demand will be well balanced, Chuck Penner, an analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, recently told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Pulses 25 conference in Singapore.

Canada and the United States are both looking at sizeable crops, while conditions are also favourable in Russia and Kazakhstan

There is potential for a big increase in green lentil production in 2025-26 after several years of tight supplies, says an analyst.

Canada will lead the way with an estimated 842,000 tonnes of production, Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Pulses 2025 conference in Singapore.

An influx of wildfire evacuees has arrived in the Town of Kindersley, as the crisis in northern Saskatchewan continues to displace residents.

People forced from their homes are being relocated across the province — and in some cases, across the country — with many in urgent need of basic necessities during their time away.

The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) and J4 Agri-Science have announced a new partnership aimed at developing new and enhanced  Faba Bean varieties. This initiative is expected to bring significant improvements to the crop's potential and provide farmers with more options for their rotations.