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Sask. teen boxer breaks into world's top 17 after first international bout in Bangkok
Under towering screens and flashing lights in Bangkok, Havanna Demers stepped into the ring and into a level of boxing she had never faced before.The 16-year-old from Rapid View, just west of Meadow L...
Mar 18, 2026 Havanna Demers (blue), representing Canada, competes against Shannon Cabane of France (red) during a bout at the U19 World Boxing Futures Cup at Huamak Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 6–15, 2026. (Image Credit: Quenten Demers/submitted)
Health care, revenue sharing, global challenges: Sask. government prepares for provincial budget
Details about Saskatchewan's provincial budget are under wraps until the document is tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday afternoon, but some information has already been made public.For we...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Scott Moe said the budget was designed to protect Saskatchewan services. His government has already said there will be a deficit for 2026-27. March 17, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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)
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)
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)
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)
'A good man with a good heart': Blake Emmons passes away at 81
An well-known entertainer and philanthropist to residents in Nipawin and across Saskatchewan has died. Blake Emmons passed away earlier this week at the age of 81. Emmons was heavily involved in the f...
Mar 13, 2026 Blake Emmons at the SCMA awards in 2012. (Image Credit: Facebook.)
Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener
SLGA Minister Warren Kaeding said he'll be among those out near Mosaic Stadium ahead of the Roughriders' season opener for the very first day of tailgating.The bill to allow tailgating was given royal...
Mar 13, 2026 Minister Responsible for SLGA Warren Kaeding says he and the Riders are excited to see what fans come up with as tailgating becomes legal for the first time at Mosaic Stadium. Mar. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)