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Reconciliation-focused priest named as archbishop of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The Vatican has appointed a priest from southern India as the archbishop of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.Susai Jesu was ordained and installed as the Archbishop of Keewatin - Le Pas on Jan. 26 a...
Feb 02, 2026 The newly-ordained Archbishop Susai Jesu conveyed a blessing following his episcopal ordination and installation mass on Jan. 26, 2025 in The Pas, Manitoba. (Image Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI Lacombe Canada/Facebook)
Canadian woman's remains found in 1985 linked to suspected serial killer in Florida
A sheriff's office in Florida says the remains of a woman identified by DNA as a Canadian who went missing in the 1980s were found with those of a second woman, who was thought to have fallen victim t...
Feb 02, 2026 Missing Canadian woman Jeanette Marcotte is seen in this undated handout photo provided by U.S. DNA firm Othram. Othram says it has identified skeletal remains found in Florida in 1985 as those of Marcotte. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Othram (Mandatory Credit))
Thirteen SaskEnergy employees fired due to ‘internal fuel theft’: Report
Thirteen SaskEnergy employees were terminated after an investigation into fuel thefts.According to a loss report tabled on Monday by Crown Investments Corporation, the thefts were centred primarily in...
Feb 02, 2026 According to the report, SaskEnergy’s internal audit department is conducting a review, and the company has also informed its external auditor. (Image Credit: Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
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)