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First Nations leaders unveil items repatriated from the Vatican at History Museum
First Nations leaders unveiled today five items repatriated to their communities after being at the Vatican for more than a century, and unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet ...
Mar 10, 2026 Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, centre, looks on as sacred items are unveiled following their return from the Vatican collection during an unveiling event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)
Expanding scope of practice, private surgeries part of new Sask. health care plan
The Saskatchewan government is putting forward a new plan with the goal of giving more people better access to health care.The Patients First Health Care Plan has more than 50 actions it plans to achi...
Mar 10, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (left) and Minister of Health Jeremy Cockrill (right) take questions at a media event at the new Saskatoon Urgent Care Centre, announcing the new Patients First Health Care Plan on March 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
SIRT report shows death on Fishing Lake First Nation was result of self-inflicted wound
The death of a man being pursued by RCMP in Fishing Lake in September 2024 was due to a shotgun wound to his head, according to a report from the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) released on Mond...
Mar 09, 2026 Joey Desjarlais died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound, SIRT has reported. (Image Credit: submitted/Sask RCMP)
No bids yet as deadline approaches for Duck Lake naming rights
It doesn't appear the Town of Duck Lake is going to change its name.The community is just weeks away from a deadline to submit bids for the naming rights and hasn't received any yet. "Was I ever actua...
Mar 09, 2026 Bidders only have a few weeks to buy the chance to rename the Town of Duck Lake. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/paNOW staff)
Meadow Lake Broncos chase Sask-Alta title after dominant 15–1 season
The Meadow Lake Broncos spent the winter piling up wins and now the season has carried them to the doorstep of a championship.After finishing the regular season with a 15-1 record, the Senior AA Bronc...
Mar 09, 2026 Members of the Meadow Lake Broncos pose for a team photo during the Sask-Alta Hockey League season. The team finished the regular season with a 15–1 record and currently sit in first place in the league. (Image Credit: Meadow Lake Broncos)
Saskatchewan-made ‘activity-first’ app helps connect people with similar interests
"Loneliness is an epidemic. Health Canada backs that up. We have this incredible country full of things to do and too many of us are sitting them out because we don't have anybody to do them with. I w...
Mar 09, 2026
Saskatchewan enters agreement to advance national energy corridor
Saskatchewan and several other provinces and territories have signed an agreement to advance a proposal for a national energy corridor in Canada.The partnership also includes Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, ...
Mar 08, 2026 Power transmission lines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
New company looking to transform housing on First Nations
Housing on First Nations across Saskatchewan is in short supply and often in disrepair. A new Saskatchewan company has come up with a new housing solution to these long-standing problems.Wastyapit Hom...
Mar 08, 2026 Wastēyapit Homes builds log-style affordable homes, coating them in a durable 'Insta-Coating' finish. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Two women charged after RCMP seize firearms and drugs in RM of Mervin
Saskatchewan RCMP's North Battleford and Lloydminster Crime Reduction Teams have charged two women after firearms and illegal drugs were seized in the RM of Mervin. On Feb. 25, the CRTs were in the Tu...
Mar 06, 2026 Items located and seized by Sask. RCMP in the RM of Mervin. (Image Credit: Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Demand strong for Northern Sask. uranium
It was a big week for the uranium industry in Northern Saskatchewan. On Monday, Cameco and the federal government announced an agreement that will see Cameco supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium...
Mar 06, 2026 File photo of MacArthur River Uranium mine site in northern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Photo 12575801 © Scott Prokop | Dreamstime.com)