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From highways to arts and sports, PA's Eldon Lautermilch left a lasting legacy
People driving between Prince Albert and Saskatoon along the divided Highway 11 or who enjoy performances at the EA Rawlinson Centre can include former resident, MLA and provincial minister Eldon Laut...
Feb 17, 2026 The City of Prince Albert named a park after Lautermilch in 2023. (Image Credit: Facebook/Coun. Troy Parenteau)
Saskatchewan’s largest online auction rebrands as SaskBids.ca, launches new sale Wednesday
Online bargain hunters across Saskatchewan are being encouraged to update their bookmarks as one of the province's largest internet auction platforms unveils a new name and website.The auction site, p...
Feb 17, 2026 Online auctions for the Prince Albert, Melfort and North Battleford areas can now all be found on one website: saskbids.ca (Image Credit: paNOW Staff)
Historic partnership highlights culture at 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games
Sport and culture are coming together in Saskatchewan as the 2026 Winter Games showcase not only athletic excellence, but the traditions of their host communities. Throughout the week, cultural events...
Feb 17, 2026 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games opening ceremony. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Games Council)
Canada strikes gold again in women’s team pursuit, climbs to 12 medals at Olympics
Canada's speedskaters have won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit at the Milan Cortina Olympics.Defending champions Valrie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeated the Netherlands...
Feb 17, 2026 Canada's Ivanie Blondin, white armband, Valerie Maltais, red armband, Isabelle Weidemann, yellow armband, react after winning the gold medal final of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Nearly 500 robot-assisted surgeries performed in Saskatchewan over the past year
Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan.A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are l...
Feb 17, 2026 Over the past year, the ministry said 496 robot-assisted surgical procedures have been performed in Saskatchewan, with 438 taking place in Saskatoon and 58 in Regina. That number stands to grow, with a fourth robotic surgical system now up and running in the province. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
TUMBLER RIDGE - The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes.While police say the o...
Feb 16, 2026 A police investigator leaves the home where two bodies were found in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
Artist aiming to revitalize Métis rug hooking in a year-long project
The little-known, seldom practiced Mtis tradition of making hooked rugs is being revitalized in a major way at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) in ReginaOver the next many months, Mtis Elder and ar...
Feb 16, 2026 Margaret Harrison (second from right) at one of her rug hooking workshops at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil wins bronze in men’s speedskating 500
MILAN - Laurent Dubreuil sat cross-legged inside the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, arms raised in the air, after what he called the "most stressful minutes" of his life.The veteran Canadian sp...
Feb 14, 2026 Laurent Dubreuil of Canada competes in the men's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Sask. Dëne interpreter reflects on 40 year career
Over the course of his 40-year-old career as a Dne interpreter, Allan Adam has worked in court rooms, the winter games and even movies.The 68-year-old man from Fond-du-Lac most recently worked at the ...
Feb 14, 2026 Allan Adam at the at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission hearings in Saskatoon. (Image Credit: Submitted/Allan Adam)
Mass killer was ‘hunting’ in Tumbler Ridge school, RCMP says
Officers from the five-person RCMP detachment in Tumbler Ridge arrived at the community's secondary school on Tuesday to sounds of fire alarms and a voice yelling from a window that the shooter was up...
Feb 14, 2026 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney place flowers at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Image Credit: Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)