Author Archives: Pattison Media
No shortage of water from Prince Albert to Meadow Lake and Hudson Bay
Central parts of Saskatchewan will not face a dry spring as above normal snowfalls start melting. The Water Security Agency, which monitors levels, checked snowfalls at 12 selected sites across the pr...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
'I'm not a monster': Lloydminster man gets 3.5 years for sexual interference with a 14-year-old
A Lloydminster man convicted of sexually interfering with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 3.5 years in prison. Court heard Tristan Lewis was 20 at the time and communicated with the girl ...
Apr 17, 2026 The Lloydminster Provincial Court building on the Saskatchewan side, where Tristan Lewis was sentenced Thursday, April 16, 2026, to three and a half years for sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports "will remain in full force" until T...
Apr 17, 2026 Debris of a destroyed building are scattered after an Israeli airstrike in Kfar Roumman, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Meteorologist says Saskatchewan could see even more snow next week
After a spring storm brought an unwelcome pile of snow to many parts of Saskatchewan on Thursday, a meteorologist is warning that the province might see even more snow next week.According to Environme...
Apr 17, 2026 Meteorologist James Colangelo says reports of up to 48 cm of snow have come in on social media from the Eatonia area, while Saskatoon officially got six cm. (Image Credit: Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Former Saskatchewan members of secretive sect speak out on widespread allegations of abuse
Every Sunday morning and every Wednesday night, members of a religious sect in Saskatchewan meet in private homes to profess their faith in a church with no name.Those outside the religion refer to th...
Apr 16, 2026 Michael Havet sits on the knee of Robert Corfield, a minister within the Two by Twos religion, whom he claims sexually abused him in the 1980s. Some of the incidents occurred while on summer vacation at Loon Lake, Sask. (Image Credit: submitted photo/Trevor Pihrag)
Another 30 layoffs bring SaskPolytechnic total to 180
Another 30 layoffs staff at Saskatchewan Polytechnic brings the number of staff to 180 that have lost employment in the last year or so. The school said the decision was made following an annual opera...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW)
Canada Post beginning work to end most door-to-door mail delivery
Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-to-door mail to community mailboxes and phase out some post offices.The Crown corporation says the process is beginning ...
Apr 16, 2026 Mark Binay, co-owner of the Canada Post office in Chinatown in Vancouver, serves a customer at his shop on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam)
Indigenous business generate $2.6B in Saskatchewan despite barriers, report says
Indigenous participation in Saskatchewan's manufacturing and construction sectors is already generating billions in economic activity, but systemic barriers are limiting how much further that growth c...
Apr 16, 2026 Shaun Howdle, chair of the Indigenous Manufacturing and Contracting Network (IMCN), speaks at the Indigenous Mining Supply Chain Gathering in Saskatoon on Thursday, April 16, 2026, about a new report on Indigenous economic participation in Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: IMCN)
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates are set to take part in a news conference today after the historic Artemis II lunar mission.Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover ...
Apr 16, 2026 The Artemis II crew (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman come to centre stage at the end of a crew return event on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Riders release Ajou Ajou after slotback violated CFL’s gender-based violence and harassment policy
Ajou Ajou has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a suspension from the CFL.The league announced the slotback was suspended for both preseason contests and a minimum of six regular-sea...
Apr 16, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Ajou Ajou (#80) runs the football against the B.C. Lions during the first half of CFL football action in Regina, on Saturday, October 25, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)