Category Archives: #2 and 3 Stories
'We never get that opportunity': UBC-led rugby camp in Meadow Lake opens door to next-level play
For rugby players in Meadow Lake, a visit from university-level coaches is offering something rarely seen in northern Saskatchewan - a chance to be evaluated at the next level without leaving home.A c...
Apr 20, 2026 Jake Thiel, a former Canadian Olympic rugby sevens player, works with a player during a training session at the Co-op Centre in Meadow Lake on April 11, 2026. (Image Credit: SheDevils and EL Diablos Rudby)
Carney pledges regular updates on pivot from U.S. and to ‘never sugar-coat’ issues
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to regularly update Canadians with a frank assessment of efforts to diversify away from the U.S."I promise you, I will never sugar-coat our challenges...
Apr 19, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Missing 82-year old Alberta senior found dead near Kindersley
A woman who was previously reported missing in Alberta has been found deceased in Saskatchewan.Diane Cooper, 82, was from Calgary and had been missing since April 6.On Sun, April 19, Consort RCMP in A...
Apr 19, 2026 Alberta's Consort RCMP have reported that Diane Cooper has been found dead near Kindersley, Sask. (Image Credit: Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Haley’s OT winner lifts slumping Saskatchewan Rush in regular season finale over Toronto
At just 24 years old, Brock Haley has become a fearsome weapon for the Saskatchewan Rush in his second season on a National Lacrosse League (NLL) floor.On Saturday night, he delivered the biggest goal...
Apr 19, 2026 Saskatchewan Rush forward Brock Haley (pictured) yelling in celebration after his 10-9 overtime goal against the Toronto Rock on April 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Rush/Steve Hiscock)
First Nations University of Canada marks 50 years with annual spring powwow
There is a moment just before the first drumbeat when everything feels suspended.The arena is quiet, the air is expectant, and then - like a heartbeat shared by thousands - the drum begins to call peo...
Apr 18, 2026 Melinda Good Will, who has been a powwow dancer throughout her life. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police shoot and killed gunman
A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, ...
Apr 18, 2026 Police officers are seen at the site where a gunman killed at least six people in the streets before being shot dead by police, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Wadin Bay community heroes reflect on past fire season
As the snow begins to melt and temperatures warm on the prairies, many are now looking to this upcoming fire season.Lake life on the prairies last year was filled with fire bans, evacuations and extre...
Apr 18, 2026 Residents of Wadin Bay went to work protecting their community when firefighters were unable to respond last spring. (Image Credit: Rhonda Middlemass/Submitted)
NDP unveil 'made in Saskatchewan' power plan
Standing outside Prince Albert City Hall, Sally Housser stated the NDP's Grid and Growth Plan is a practical, made in Saskatchewan approach to lowering power bills, creating good jobs and building a s...
Apr 17, 2026 NDP Shadow Minister or Energy and Resources Sandy Housser was accompanied by Jordan McPhail (Shadow Minister for Forestry and Northern Affairs) and Darcy Warrington (Shadow Minister for Highways and Transportation). (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
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)