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Calgary men charged after guns, drugs and 9 phones seized in Buffalo River
Two men from Calgary, both age 21, are facing a number of criminal charges after Meadow Lake's Crime Reduction Team and the Dillon RCMP detachment found a half a kilogram of cocaine, a large sum of ca...
Dec 08, 2025

Weyburn awarded 2028 Sask. Summer Games, returning event after two decades
Weyburn has been selected to host the 2028 Saskatchewan Summer Games, returning the multi-sport event to the southeast community for the first time since 2004. The Saskatchewan Games Council announced...
Dec 08, 2025

Rents drop across Canada, except in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia
Only two jurisdictions in Canada are so far immune to the dropping rents caused by slowed population growth and one of them is Saskatchewan. Numbers from rentals.ca show the average rent across Canada...
Dec 08, 2025

Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty.The central b...
Dec 08, 2025
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty.But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit...
Dec 06, 2025
Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan
The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains.Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with eco...
Dec 06, 2025
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nea...
Dec 06, 2025
‘A once in a lifetime opportunity’: Sask. soccer superfan excited for World Cup in Canada
It took close to two hours at the 2026 World Cup draw and while the group hasn't been completely finalized Canada's group is taking shape.Both Switzerland and Qatar will join Canada in group B, but th...
Dec 06, 2025

Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection returning to Canada today
First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders are set to gather at Montreal's airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection."I give my love and respect t...
Dec 06, 2025

Effect of short-term antlerless elk hunt remain to be seen
The Ministry of Environment said it's too early to assess the full impact of a short-term hunting season for antlerless elk.A total of 11,546 tags were sold for the hunt that run from Nov. 20-27. The ...
Dec 06, 2025