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SaskTel to provide mental wellness app to wireless customers
It's an initiative that's the first of its kind for SaskTel - offering access to mindfulness and stress-reduction resources to help customers improve their overall wellbeing. The crown corporation par...
Nov 12, 2025

Powerful geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights
Mother Nature is being generous to Saskatchewan this week, with temperatures well above normal for this time of year and spectacular shows of the Northern Lights. It's those light shows, however, that...
Nov 12, 2025

SaskPower plans new 55-megawatt gas plant to replace aging Meadow Lake power station
SaskPower is moving ahead with plans to replace its aging power station near Meadow Lake with a new 55-megawatt natural gas facility.The Crown corporation announced Wednesday that the proposed plant w...
Nov 12, 2025

Holiday favourite: Meadow Lake's largest Christmas market is set for Nov. 22
Twinkling lights, the smell of baked goods, and the sound of cheerful chatter - it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas again in Meadow Lake. After five years away, the community's largest holiday...
Nov 12, 2025

Three people charged after cocaine bust near Witchekan Lake
A traffic stop near Witchekan Lake, which netted police over 50 grams of suspected cocaine, and drug trafficking paraphernalia, was initiated after an officer noticed a passenger in the vehicle was no...
Nov 12, 2025

Affordability gap leaves Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week - leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election camp...
Nov 12, 2025
‘Started day one’: Saskatchewan Roughriders ready for Grey Cup challenge
It's been 12 years in the making, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders are finally back in the Grey Cup.The team is already in Winnipeg ahead of the 112th Grey Cup, which is set to be played on Sunday aga...
Nov 12, 2025

‘Everybody’s gone’: Canadians mark sombre Remembrance Day as number of vets dwindles
OTTAWA - Eight decades on from the end of the deadliest military conflict in history, Canadians paused for Remembrance Day ceremonies Tuesday to honour those who put their lives on the line for their ...
Nov 11, 2025

Canada’s veteran population is dwindling fast
OTTAWA - Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday - 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War.Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are ...
Nov 11, 2025
Elder proves it's never too late to learn or to teach
When Louise Fraser shared her story, Darlene Brander said it brought tears to her eyes."She has an inspirational story that I think many people in the community and greater public want to hear more of...
Nov 11, 2025