Author Archives: Pattison Media
George Gordon First Nation excited for Bell Canada partnership on AI data centre
The new 300-megawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre being built outside of Regina will feature an agreement with a First Nation nearby.George Gordon First Nation signed a partnership with Be...
Mar 17, 2026 Chief Shawn Longman of George Gordon First Nation speaks at the announcement of the AI data centre at the University of Regina on Monday on March 16, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Think tank researcher, business leaders focus on size of deficit and investments for northern Sask.
As Saskatchewan prepares to table its next provincial budget, observers say the key questions will centre on the size of the expected deficit, how quickly the province may return to balance, and how t...
Mar 16, 2026 The 2026-27 provincial budget is set to be delivered this Wednesday, March 18. (Image Credit: ID 22889830 © Zoya Yuzvak | Dreamstime.com)
Man faces 20-plus charges after RCMP seize guns, drugs, thousands of rounds of ammunition
A large cache of firearms, ammunition and illicit drugs seized during a search by police on Thunderchild First Nation is at the centre of more than 20 charges laid against a 37-year-old man.Turtleford...
Mar 16, 2026 Items seized by Turtleford RCMP during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Thunderchild First Nation on March 4, 2026, including firearms, weapons, suspected methamphetamine, crack cocaine, cocaine and thousands of rounds of ammunition. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
There’s ‘not much’ Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: Expert
A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to.David Perry, president of the Cana...
Mar 16, 2026 Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a t...
Mar 16, 2026 Tributes displayed outside Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon in the aftermath of an attack on a student on Sept. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: 650 CKOM file photo)
Ice Conditions Shifting Quickly as Shelter Removal Dates Near
Warming temperatures are creating unpredictable and potentially dangerous ice conditions across Saskatchewan. Anglers are urged to remove their ice fishing shelters before the ice becomes unsafe to tr...
Mar 16, 2026 Ice Conditions Shifting Quickly as Shelter Removal Dates Near (Image Credit: Governmet of Saskatchewan)
Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons....
Mar 16, 2026 A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Megan Gallagher’s father says family left ‘in the dark’ on Thomas Sutherland’s new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on Ja...
Mar 16, 2026 Debbie Gallagher (left) and Brian Gallagher outside of Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, n...
Mar 16, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is greeted by High Commissioner Bill Blair as he arrives at Stanstead airport near London, England, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production
OSLO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store touted their reputations as low-risk global oil producers on Saturday, as they met in Oslo and agreed to deepen ties on ...
Mar 14, 2026 Wearing a hat and pin he was presented by the Canadian athletes, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Holmenkollen ski festival in Oslo, Norway, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)