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Saskatchewan charges stayed against ‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader Romana Didulo
The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges.Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged with two off...
Mar 18, 2026 Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed ”Queen of Canada,” leaves provincial court after she was granted bail in Swift Current, Sask., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Increased police presence in Onion Lake due to ongoing investigation
Saskatchewan RCMP is advising the public about an increased police presence in Onion Lake. This presence is related to an ongoing investigation. The public is asked to avoid the area where officers ar...
Mar 18, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/meadowlakeNOW)
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as Middle East war clouds outlook
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25 per cent Wednesday as the economy performs below expectations but war in the Middle East threatens higher inflation.The central bank's decis...
Mar 18, 2026 Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem listens to questions during a news conference following an interest rate announcement, at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
NDP and Taxpayers' Federation call for cuts to fuel taxes
A grain farmer in the Melfort area is hoping a recent surge in fuel prices won't last long. Scott Hermus, who is also a Director with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), tol...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Anand says Canada's focus in Iran war is on unblocking Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the U.S. attack on Iran violates international law - and so does Iran's blockade of the crucial Strait of Horm...
Mar 17, 2026 A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Man faces 20-plus charges after RCMP seize guns, drugs, thousands of rounds of ammunition
A large cache of firearms, ammunition and illicit drugs seized during a search by police on Thunderchild First Nation is at the centre of more than 20 charges laid against a 37-year-old man.Turtleford...
Mar 16, 2026 Items seized by Turtleford RCMP during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Thunderchild First Nation on March 4, 2026, including firearms, weapons, suspected methamphetamine, crack cocaine, cocaine and thousands of rounds of ammunition. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a t...
Mar 16, 2026 Tributes displayed outside Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon in the aftermath of an attack on a student on Sept. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: 650 CKOM file photo)
Megan Gallagher’s father says family left ‘in the dark’ on Thomas Sutherland’s new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on Ja...
Mar 16, 2026 Debbie Gallagher (left) and Brian Gallagher outside of Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan NDP calls for free parking for cancer patients
A new private members' bill from the Saskatchewan NDP is aiming to lighten the mental and financial load on people getting cancer care in the province.Jared Clarke, the NDP's rural and remote health c...
Mar 14, 2026 The NDP’s rural and remote health critic, Jared Clarke, introduced a private members’ bill to get rid of parking fees for people getting cancer treatment at Sask. Health Authority facilities. March 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mike McEwen parts ways with Sask. rink after three seasons
After three seasons in Saskatchewan, Mike McEwen will no longer skip his current team.The Brandon, Man. product announced on Facebook, "The team has chosen a different path without me next season."He ...
Mar 14, 2026 Mike McEwen of Team Saskatchewan-McEwen calls to his team during Draw 14 at the Montana's Brier Canadian men's curling championship, in St. John's, N.L., on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly)