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Melfort housing inventory remains at historic lows
The housing market in Melfort is now ridiculously tight. There are now a fewer than a dozen houses on the market in Melfort and that is a major issue for anyone looking to move into the community. Rob...
Apr 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Photo 210419 © Gjs | Dreamstime.com)
Man arrested by Sask. Marshals charged with breaching conditions while awaiting trial
A 29-year-old man who is scheduled next month to be tried on charges of aggravated assault and firing a gun with intent to endanger life was arrested by the Saskatchewan Marshals on the Thunderchild F...
Apr 27, 2026 Police tape following the incident at Woodsmere apartments. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW Staff)
Government Invests $17.2 Million in Justice Programs to Support and Protect Saskatchewan Communities
The Government of Saskatchewan is demonstrating its commitment to building and protecting safe, strong communities by investing in alternative measures and extrajudicial sanctions programs across the ...
Apr 27, 2026 Government Invests $17.2 Million in Justice Programs to Support and Protect Saskatchewan Communities (Image Credit: Government of Saskatchewan)
Adieu, Adieu Ajou Ajou
The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer's and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Pattison Media.The Riders released Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou fol...
Apr 27, 2026 Riderville (Image Credit: Greg Urbanoski)
Drought fears linger as seeding begins on southwest Saskatchewan farms
Seeding season is underway across parts of Saskatchewan, but for farmers in the drought-stricken southwest, optimism in short supply.After a winter that brought little moisture and a spring that has s...
Apr 27, 2026 “We’re going to need some good summer moisture for this to be a successful year,” said Quinton Jacksteit, the reeve of the RM of Big Stick. (Image Credit: (Vadyuhin/Depositphotos.com))
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching the new agency as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects.Carney said the ...
Apr 27, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during an event in Ottawa on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Teen storm chaser brings mobile tornado siren to Cut Knife area
Aaron Rutley's fascination with storms started at a young age, and now the 18-year-old storm chaser is putting that interest into action. On April 27, he'll be testing his mobile tornado siren in the ...
Apr 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 176621400 © John Sirlin | Dreamstime.com)
Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks, killing and wounding dozens while Zelenskyy calls for more talks
Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 46, authorities said Saturday.The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house des...
Apr 25, 2026 Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike, in Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Mykola Synelnykov)
Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada
Jason Stanley moved from the United States to Canada last September, leaving behind a high-profile position at Yale to take a job at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto.The fascism researcher...
Apr 25, 2026 A photograph of the outside of the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Some highways still affected by late season snowstorm
Most major highways in Saskatchewan were open for travel on Saturday morning, as people in southern and central parts of the province had to pull out snow blowers and shovels after snow and icy weathe...
Apr 25, 2026 Some roads and highways around the province are still listed as travel not recommended on Saturday as the tail-end of a late snowstorm rolls through the prairies. Here, drivers are seen braving snowy conditions a day earlier in Prince Albert as the snow didn't stop falling on April 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)