Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province's 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away this week at the age of 82.According to the Government of Saskatchewan, Solomon Schofield died in Regina on Wednesday "after a short illness."Read more:Schofield reflects on time as...

A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.The culprit is volatile oil and jet fuel prices, which have spiked sharply since the war in the Middle East began and fighting near the narrow Strait of Hormuz created a ...

Tow operators in Meadow Lake say they stopped responding at the height of a late-season snowstorm as dangerous highway conditions left vehicles stranded and even trapped tow trucks.A spokesperson for McCollum's Autobody and Towing said the situation escalated quickly Tuesday evening as snowfall intensified across north...

Meadow Lake's Joshua Kirilenko is back in the community after a challenging trip to Ontario for the Canadian Under-20 Curling Championship. His team, Team Robinson, left the tournament with two wins and six losses, but those tough games aren't what Kirilenko has taken away from the experience. Team Robinson, Joshua K...

A Métis harvesting rights case in Meadow Lake that could influence similar matters across Saskatchewan has been adjourned to September, with no decision yet reached.The cases involving Warren Boyer, Oliver Poitras and Harold St. Pierre were adjourned to Sept. 14, 2026, in Meadow Lake Provincial Court. The three ...

Meadow Lake city council is set to decide tonight whether to award a sole-source contract for a $150,000 sidewalk rehabilitation project.The proposed work would be awarded without a competitive bidding process and target hundreds of hazards identified across the community.The 2026 program follows a city-wide sidewalk c...

As the residents of Denare Beach press on with re-building their community, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said that new tree seedlings are on the way for shelterbelts. The SPSA has put in some effort with their part of the job of cleaning up after the Wolf Fire burned hundreds of home in the community la...

Saskatchewan's independent business owners continue to be affected by ongoing trade turbulence with the US amid global instability. But there is hope the province's strength internationally can offer some sign of resilience."Essentially one year after the United States imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, nearly hal...

A man from Black Lake has died following a snowmobile crash in the Northwest Territories.Fort Smith RCMP said the man died on April 5, and the collision involving two vehicles occurred 420km east of the community near the Saskatchewan border.The other rider suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP also...

Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals, making her the fifth MP to cross the floor since November.More coming.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they welcome the reported two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump threatened that "a whole civilization" would "die" if a d...

Cenovus Energy is investing $2 million in Lakeland College to expand training programs and modernize facilities aimed at preparing more students for careers in the energy sector.The funding will support upgrades to the Cenovus Energy Production Lab and Cenovus Energy Power Engineering Lab at the Lloydminster campus, al...

The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...

For the first time in his young coaching career, Corey Mace has been named the CFL's Coach of the Year.The announcement came at the league's Coach of the Year celebration in Edmonton on Wednesday, ahead of the CFL combine. The other nominee was Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas.Mace is the eighth Riders head coa...

The Meadow Lake U18A Stampeders kept their season alive, then kept it rolling.Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, Meadow Lake scored three times to defeat Martensville 5-4 in Game 2 on March 14, then won 1-0 in overtime after a scoreless deciding mini-game to capture the North Final and advance to the provincial ch...

For the sixth time in the last twelve seasons, the Wilkie Outlaws senior hockey team is a provincial champion.Over the course of the weekend, the Outlaws won two straight games over the Balcarres Broncs to clinch the 2026 Provincial B title.Former ECHL defenceman Derek Keller has been the Outlaws player/coach since the...

Meadow Lake's new Co-op Centre recently wrapped up its first hockey season, receiving an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from athletes, coaches and fans. According to Regan Beck, Meadow Lake's Parks and Recreation Manager, the new arena was operating at 95 per cent capacity throughout the year with very little...

After winning the Grey Cup and having nine players named All-CFLers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are one of three finalists for the inaugural Ted Goveia Football Operations Award.Named in honour of the long-time CFL executive who died last September, the award recognizes a CFL club's football operations department for...

A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel to and from northern job sites.Rise Air said the ATR 72-600 marked the beginning of a new generation of northern air tra...

It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...

In an industry centred on helping families through the most difficult moments, Doreen Day-Wapass from the Thunderchild First Nation has found a sincere way to demonstrate her company's support and empathy."Family being a big part of the business is really important to me," said Day-Wapass, co-owner of Marshal...

MONTREAL - Canada's public safety minister is lauding the close relationship between police forces in the country and the United States, after a man pleaded guilty in a planned mass shooting that was foiled in 2024. Gary Anandasangaree's comments are i...

CHILLIWACK - A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia is launching a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U.S.-dominated" sites. Co-founder and CEO of Northsocial.ca,...

OTTAWA - Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian litigation. They say the March verdicts in Los Ange...

RICHMOND - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government must do more to protect property rights following a landmark court decision in British Columbia last year. The ruling said the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title over a larg...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has responded to a defamation lawsuit by a city councillor, saying his false claims that Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs did not result in reputational damage. Sim says in a response filed to the B.C. Supreme Cou...

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says a "dirty trick" by the BC United Party ahead of the 2024 provincial election suppressed voter turnout and may have cost the Conservatives victory. Rustad says in a post on social media platform X that B...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Maybe gift shopping really is out of control at the Masters. Xander Schauffele's tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole Thursday at Augusta National appeared to come to rest in somebody's merchandise bag, just a few feet to the left of t...

NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced Thursday to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. The ex-office...

LONDON (AP) - British and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of "malign activity" in the north Atlantic, the U.K. military said Thursday. Defense Secretary John Healey said a frigate, planes and hu...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon "as soon as possible" aimed at disarming Iranian-backe...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war. The reports came from the I...