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Sask. MPs say Poilievre unites the party after the highest-ever support at Conservative convention
Conservative MPs said their party is leaving its national convention in Calgary unified after leader Pierre Poilievre received overwhelming support in a leadership review vote."It was just a fantastic...
Jan 31, 2026 Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, delivers his keynote address at the party's national convention in Calgary, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)
Pierre Poilievre endorsed as Conservative leader by nearly 88 per cent of delegates
Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party.The vote came afte...
Jan 31, 2026
Meadow Lake council approves 1% tax increase plan for 2026 budget
Property owners in Meadow Lake could see a modest tax increase in 2026 after city council approved a budget strategy that keeps city operations and major projects on track.Council has directed adminis...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/meadowlakeNOW)
Premier Moe: Discovery of alumina near Tisdale of global importance
The discovery of a large amount of alumina - the source mineral for aluminum - near Tisdale, will be a game changer for the community, the province, the country and beyond. Saskatchewan Premier Scott ...
Jan 30, 2026 Canadian Energy Metals announced the discovery of the critical mineral alumina near Tisdale. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/Christopher Hopkins)
Sask MP Weighs in on Affordability Plan for Northerners
Saskatchewan's only Liberal MP is optimistic about impacts on northern communities from the federal government's new affordability plan.On Jan. 26, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Canada ...
Jan 29, 2026 Liberal MP Buckley Belanger (left) champions Prime Minister Mark Carney's new GST rebate. (Image Credit: EFN/File photo)
Lloydminster triple-homicide case headed to trial in Battleford
The accused in a Lloydminster triple homicide case has been committed to stand trial following the conclusion of his preliminary hearing.The preliminary hearing for Nakota Pooyak wrapped up Wednesday,...
Jan 29, 2026 From left: Matthew Peters, Brennan Peters and Brent Peters were found deceased in their Lloydminster, Sask., home in September 2024. (Image Credit: mccawfuneralservice.com)
‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series
The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to d...
Jan 29, 2026 A memorial is displayed for the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on the corner of highway 35 and highway 335 near Codette, Sask. on Saturday, April, 6, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 2.25% in soft economy
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday and forecasts a gradual economic recovery from the U.S. tariff shock.The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the central ban...
Jan 28, 2026 The Bank of Canada building is shown in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
More than $85K in provincial gaming grants flows to Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Humboldt regions
Community organizations in the Meadow Lake, Prince Albert and Humboldt regions received a combined total of more than $85,000 in charitable gaming grants during the third quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal...
Jan 28, 2026 A casino roulette weel. (Image Credit: ID 7359207 © Professorvasilich | Dreamstime.com)
'I meant what I said': Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week.Carney said...
Jan 27, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)