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Officials give a larger tour of Jasper, Alta., showing toll of massive wildfire

On Sunday, Parks Canada bused more media members to Jasper, Alta., for another, more expansive look at damage the town and national park sustained from a massive wildfire this week.

Alberta wildfire evacuees now number 7,500; Little Red River Cree Nation fully evacuated

Thousands of people living in the communities that make upLittle Red River Cree Nation have fled their homes due to an encroaching wildfire in northern Alberta. The Alberta Emergency Management Agency estimates there are about 7,500 total wildfire evacuees throughout the province.

Alberta plans to consult on proposed gender policies, but advocates say they weren't invited

Pride groups and some health-care providers are harshly criticizing the Alberta governments latest attempt to get feedback on its proposed gender identity policies a private invite that requires participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

As wildfire season approaches, remote First Nations prepare to fight from the ground up

First Nations residents in remote areas are the first to smell the smoke and deal with wildfires in Canada. Even with more federal help, many say they're worried this fire season could be devastating.

They became friends on the Prairies and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat.

Alberta seeks intervener status in Sask. court case over controversial pronoun policy

The government of Alberta says it intends to join the Saskatchewan government's court dispute over its pronoun policy which has evoked passionate, divisive public responses in the last several months.

Family research, DNA and buttons identify British-Canadian lieutenant 107 years after his death

Lt. Frank Hemsley's family thought his body was lost after he died fighting for Canada in the First World War. It took more than a century, science and a Canadian team to prove otherwise.

James Smith inquest boosts Indigenous prison programs. Grassroots groups say their work is more effective

While many recommendations from a recent inquest into Canadas worst mass stabbing suggest focusing on in-custody support, those with lived experience and their advocates say its time to pour more resources into community-based programs.

Assiniboia, Sask., man faces 13 charges after RCMP investigation into sexual assaults

A man from Assiniboia, Sask., whose home was a licensed home daycare, is facing 13 total sex crime charges after an investigation into several sexual assaults of minors that allegedly occurred years ago, RCMP say.

Does Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights help parents or misguide them?

Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights isCanada's first provincial education law that could limit gender identity in schools.While some parentsare happy, some lawyers, educators and parentsworry this bill will hurt vulnerable kids while confusing parents about what their rights actually are.