{
  "id": 420700,
  "title": "Sask. poet and playwright Ken Mitchell dies at age 85",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/sask-poet-and-playwright-ken-mitchell-dies-at-age-85",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-poet-playwright-ken-mitchell-dies-age-85-9.7301325"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ken Mitchell was a published author of both novels and poetry, a playwright and a professor at the University of Regina’s English department, where he taught creative writing. Mitchell helped create the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, paving the way for the province's literary community. Those who knew him say it will be a huge loss.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}