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A 27-year-old independent contractor was killed in a black bear attack at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan. In response, UraniumX Discovery Corp paused operations at its Zoo Bay property as investigators from the Wildlife Human Attack Response Team examine the incident. The bear was euthanized on scene and sent for a necropsy; authorities urged residents to limit attractants to reduce bear encounters.
A regional flood has closed the Smoothstone River Bridge, disrupting Cameco's main supply route to the McArthur River and Key Lake operations. Although the sites are not flooded, Key Lake mill production is temporarily halted and McArthur River mine activity reduced as delivery routes are restricted. Cigar Lake continues to operate. The timeline for resuming normal deliveries is unknown, potentially impacting Cameco's 2026 production outlook for McArthur River/Key Lake, while the company works with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways to minimize disruption and keeps the overall annual production plan unchanged for now.
Saskatchewan unveiled its second mobile mammography unit to expand access to breast cancer screening in rural and northern communities. Together with the first unit, the two trailers will visit about 42 communities annually and screen roughly 6,000–7,500 people per unit each year, with 10-minute appointments, aiming to reach about 15,000 women. The project is funded by $5.2 million from the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan and more than $475,000 annually for operations, with the screening eligibility expanded to women 43 and older as of Jan. 2, 2026 (screenings recommended every two years for healthy women).
A 67-million-year-old juvenile pachycephalosaur fossil from Saskatchewan, Canada (CMNFV 22039) offers the first postcranial look at these dome-headed dinosaurs, revealing long hindlimbs and rapid juvenile growth that imply faster locomotion and a different development path than previously understood.
Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have burned 1.7 million acres, causing evacuations, fatalities, and widespread smoke affecting the US Midwest. Most fires are human-caused, with conditions expected to worsen due to hot, dry weather and climate change. Canada is responding with emergency measures, military aid, and support for firefighting efforts.
Canadian police have released a detailed timeline of a deadly stabbing spree that took place in September in a small indigenous community in Saskatchewan. Two brothers spent days drinking, dealing drugs, and stealing cars before one of them killed 11 people. The stabbing spree took place on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby small community of Weldon. One person was killed in Weldon, and ten people were killed in the indigenous community, including Sanderson's brother Damien. Myles Sanderson was later captured after a days-long manhunt and died in police custody.