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Star defensive back Tevaughn Campbell returns to Riders’ camp after ‘personal matter’
It didn't take long for Tevaughn Campbell to feel back at home wearing the green and white on Wednesday.The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back said simply doing up a few buttons and laces was eno...
May 21, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Tevaughn Campbell was tied for the lead in the CFL with six interceptions last season, while also being named to the All-CFL team. (Image Credit: Scott Roblin/CKOM)

When daycare kids outgrow their room under $10-a-day child care, what happens next?
Questions over how Saskatchewan's $10-a-day childcare funding model handles children moving between age groups are raising concerns among daycare operators already struggling with long wait-lists.For ...
May 19, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

SJHL draft to be held on June 9
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced that the 11th annual draft will be held on June 9 at 1 p.m. The draft will involve two rounds of 2011-born player selections, and six rounds ...
May 19, 2026 The SJHL draft will be streamed live on the SJHL website, YouTube, and social media platforms. (Image Credit: sjhl.ca)

Federal defence minister says Snowbirds will be grounded as aging aircraft replaced
Canada's defence minister says 2026 will mark the final season for the Snowbirds before the air demonstration team's aging aircraft are replaced.David McGuinty made the announcement during a visit to ...
May 19, 2026 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds taxi before rehearsing at the Aero Gatineau Ottawa airshow in Gatineau, Que., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle)

Runny nose? Itchy? Experts say seasonal allergies worsening due to increase in pollen
A group of Canadian researchers says the amount of powdery pollen released by plants during their reproduction process has gone up across Canada in recent years and is exacerbating allergies from hay ...
May 18, 2026 A small girl rides her bike along a small river as pollen falls down from the trees in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, May 27, 2017. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Riders to meet Stampeders to kick off CFL pre-season
It's a chance for players to show what they can do when another team lines up across from them.The Saskatchewan Roughriders are in Calgary to take on the Stampeders in the first CFL pre-season game of...
May 18, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Jack Coan will start the team's first pre-season game of 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Motorists urged to watch for farm machinery on highways
As the highways get busy this Victoria Day long weekend, drivers are encouraged to keep an eye out for farm machinery.Melfort Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW it's important to be prepared...
May 18, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 370654596 © Jean Paul Chassenet | Dreamstime.com)

Wanted in Saskatchewan: 10 people RCMP are on the lookout for
Saskatchewan RCMP's wanted list for May includes people wanted for human trafficking, sexual assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm.The RCMP said it...
May 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Submitted/Sask RCMP)

Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’ has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership
OTTAWA - Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to American policies that block U.S. aid for virtually any group in developing countries that provides abortion, science-based sexual healt...
May 17, 2026 A woman attends a workshop on women's sexual and reproductive health in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday, June, 16, 2023. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak
One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a "presumptive positive" test result for the virus, Canadian officials said Saturday.Results f...
May 16, 2026 An aerial view of the MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship anchored in the Atlantic off Cape Verde, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Arilson Almeida)