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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)
Deadline looms to remove ice fishing shacks
An important deadline is fast approaching for people who have ice fishing shelters on Saskatchewan lakes.The shelters must be removed by Sunday, March 15 in all areas south of Highway 16 and by March ...
Mar 14, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4368409 © Bncc369 | Dreamstime.com)
UPDATED: Police presence at North Battleford motel amid alleged shooting death
A taxi driver in North Battleford has reportedly died following an alleged shooting early Friday morning, according to the owner of the company he worked for.Haris Korath of Crown Cab said the inciden...
Mar 13, 2026 A community safety officer vehicle is seen outside of a local motel where RCMP appearing to be investigating an incident Friday. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Sask. musician Colter Wall indefinitely cancels concerts for mental health
Saskatchewan musician, Colter Wall, has cancelled all upcoming live performances over mental health concerns.Wall shared in a social media post on Wednesday that he is taking an "indefinite hiatus" fr...
Mar 13, 2026 Swift Current musician, Colter Wall, is taking an indefinite hiatus from live performances to focus on his mental health. He shared an update online for fans on Wed, March 11, 2026. (Image Credit: Colter Wall/Facebook)
'I caught a fish!': 9-year-old wins $30K with first place Northern Pike
Catching a 4.8-pound Pike can be exciting for anyone with a line in the water, but when nine-year-old Sophia Poitras reeled in her big catch during the Murray Lake Ice Fishing Derby, it also came with...
Mar 12, 2026 Sophia Poitras won first place at the Murray Lake Ice Fishing Derby. (Image Credit: Kenny Moccasin/ Facebook)
Some Sask. farmers to get winter elk hunting permits next year to protect land
The province is taking a new step to deal with large herds of elk damaging crops by allowing hunting outside of the regular hunting season.Environment Minister Darlene Rowden said they get several hun...
Mar 12, 2026 Elk depredation permits will allow elk hunting on producers land that has a history of significant damage from elk from Jan. 15 through March 31, 2027. (Image Credit: georgeburba / Depositphotos.com)
Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary
Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay has died.Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custody, but didn't give any details about how the 54-ye...
Mar 12, 2026 Jason McKay died on Wednesday in Correctional Service custody, though the service didn’t give any indication of how he died. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback
On Wednesday afternoon, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act was passed, including an amendment added just the night before, allowing owners to keep their guns under new conditions.The act already ...
Mar 11, 2026 Justice Minister Tim McLeod says the province isn’t breaking federal law, and is instead utilizing it to exempt gun owners who are helping the government out by storing the guns. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Drug impairment far outpaces alcohol impairment in La Ronge traffic blitz
Another blitz by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services resulted in 47 drivers being removed from the road. More than half had drugs in their system. RCMP officers from Yorkton and Saskatoon Combined Traf...
Mar 11, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW Staff)
‘Very disappointed’: Union head frustrated with new health-care plan
The provincial government is touting its new health-care plan as the way it's going to get Saskatchewan people the care they need, but at least one union head is shaking her head."I can't even tell yo...
Mar 11, 2026 Lisa Zunti, president of SEIU-West, said there’s nothing new and nothing concrete enough to evaluate in the province’s Patients First Health Care Plan that was unveiled on Monday. (Image Credit: Marija Robinson/CKOM file photo)