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First Saskatchewan tornado of 2026 spins north of Belle Plaine
Environment Canada is confirming a landspout tornado swirled around Belle Plaine on Friday afternoon, marking the first recorded tornado in Saskatchewan this year.Several people messaged 980 CJME with...
May 23, 2026 Laressa Dueck Marengere took a photo of a funnel cloud taken near Bethune on May 22. (Image Credit: 980 CJME via Laressa Dueck Marengere/ Submitted)
Can EVs work in Saskatchewan's North? One Indigenous-led campaign says yes
Long driving distances, harsh winters and a lack of charging stations have long made electric vehicles seem unrealistic in northern Saskatchewan - but one Indigenous-led clean transportation campaign ...
May 22, 2026 An electric vehicle charges at a charging station. (Image Credit: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Film and TV buff Josh Woods writing new script with Roughriders
Josh Woods is certainly no stranger to stepping onto a CFL field.It's a privilege he's earned over five years in the league with the B.C. Lions, eventually becoming a starting linebacker for the team....
May 22, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Josh Woods signed as a free agent with the team in February after five seasons with the B.C. Lions. (Image Credit: Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan's top curlers headed to Lloydminster for 2027 provincials
Lloydminster is set to host Saskatchewan's biggest week in curling after securing both the province's men's and women's championships for 2027.The city announced Thursday the 2027 SaskTel Tankard and ...
May 22, 2026 Cenovus Energy Hub is located at 3905 – 39 Avenue in Lloydminster, Sask. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Flying Dust breaks ground on multi-million-dollar Meadow Lake development
After decades of negotiations over former railway land in Meadow Lake, Flying Dust First Nation has broken ground on the first phase of a multi-million-dollar commercial development expected to includ...
May 22, 2026 From left, Meadow Lake Mayor Merlin Seymour, Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison, Flying Dust Coun. Calvin Bear, Coun. Marie Gladue, Chief Tyson Bear, Coun. Charmaine Mirasty, Nick Derocher and Kor Alta Construction project manager Kevin Skripitsky take part in a sod-turning ceremony for the first phase of Flying Dust First Nation’s multi-million-dollar commercial development along Railway Avenue in Meadow Lake on May 21, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Carney says ‘co-operative federalism’ is working, as Alberta preps for referendum
Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the thorny issue of Alberta's separatist movement in the form of a metaphor this morning - likening Canada to the Parliament buildings: currently under renovation....
May 22, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney is pictured during a meeting in his office in Ottawa on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Big River RCMP seek 18-year-old woman wanted in robbery, assault investigation
Big River RCMP are asking for the public's help as they try to locate an 18-year-old woman wanted in connection with a robbery and assault investigation on Big River First Nation.Police said the incid...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Shelter upgrades planned as Meadow Lake Humane Society faces busy season
With kennels already full and spring intake climbing, the Meadow Lake Humane Society is preparing for one of its busiest seasons.Volunteers at the shelter are balancing an increase in animals with pla...
May 21, 2026 Meadow Lake Humane Society. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung)
Two arrested, one wanted after RCMP pursuit near Onion Lake
Two individuals have been arrested, and one suspect remains wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP after a vehicle fled an attempted traffic stop near Onion Lake. On May 17, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Onion Lak...
May 21, 2026 Aaron Chief from Onion Lake, Sask. is wanted by RCMP. (Image Credit: Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Alberta Premier Smith to make TV address amid talk of separation referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to make a TV address to the province tonight amid speculation of a referendum on separation.It is to be broadcast at 6:45 p.m. on CTV, Global and Rogers as...
May 21, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the announcement of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey is being hosted in Alberta, in Edmonton, Monday March 16, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)