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RCMP announce appointment-only Criminal Record Checks ahead of 2026 Winter Games
Loon Lake RCMP is advising residents that anyone requiring a Criminal Record Check must schedule an appointment in advance. With Meadow Lake hosting the 2026 Winter Games, the detachment is anticipati...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 103337781 © Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com)
Dates confirmed for provincial campsite bookings
As temperatures slip back into the minus double digits, Saskatchewan residents are being offered some warmer thoughts.The 2026 provincial parks reservation dates have been set. Seasonal campsite booki...
Feb 02, 2026 Provincial campsite reservations are two months away. (Image Credit: Government of Saskatchewan.)
Kicker Brett Lauther released by Sask. Roughriders after eight seasons
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are parting ways with kicker Brett Lauther.The team announced on Monday that Lauther has been released after eight seasons, which saw him appear in 114 regular-season game...
Feb 02, 2026 Lauther has been a member of the CFL club for the past eight seasons, appearing in 114 regular-season games and eight playoff games. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring’s arrival
HALIFAX - Canada's famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring.Wiarton Willie, in Bruce County, Ont., and Fred la Marmotte, the famous groundhog in Quebec's Gaspsie region reportedly...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Sask. environment ministry working to preserve migration corridors for pronghorns
Saskatchewan's environment ministry is working alongside the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration to protect the province's pronghorn population by reducing threats to their seasonal migration.The ...
Feb 01, 2026 “Our province is blessed to be part of the pronghorn's Canadian range,” Darlene Rowden, Saskatchewan’s environment minister, said in a statement. (Image Credit: AP Photo/LM Otero)
Running back A.J. Ouellette will return to Roughriders for 2026 season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Sunday they re-signed American running back A.J. Ouellette to a one-year contract extension.One of the team's top performers on offence in 2025 had remained w...
Feb 01, 2026 Running back A.J. Ouellette was signed to a one-year contract on Feb. 1, the day of the free agency window opening. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Archive Week aims to honour and promote provincial heritage
Events are planned across the province throughout next week as the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists (SCAA) gears up for their annual Archive Week. Celebrated each year during the first...
Feb 01, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 38665787 © Marsia16 | Dreamstime.com)
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of...
Jan 31, 2026
Defensive back DaMarcus Fields signs two-year extension with Roughriders
A key member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' secondary has signed an extension with the CFL club.On Friday, the team announced that DaMarcus Fields has extended his contract for two years.Fields, who...
Jan 31, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back DaMarcus Fields to a two-year contract extension. (Image Credit: (Saskatchewan Roughriders))
Province gives update on bridge projects across Saskatchewan
A range of bridge projects are underway across Saskatchewan, with many in the north and central areas. Within the $78 million budget for bridges is $2.7 million for a failed culvert on Highway 3 near ...
Jan 31, 2026 Highway Minister Kim Gartner with a group of stakeholders. (Image Credit: submitted/Sask. Ministry of Highways)