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Team Sask. eliminated from Scotties playoff contention after 8-4 loss
Jolene Campbell's Saskatchewan rink will end its run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year with its Thursday afternoon game.The team, featuring Robyn Silvernagle at third, Rachel Big Eagle at...
Jan 29, 2026 Jolene Campbell’s Saskatchewan rink fell out of contention for the playoff round Wednesday night with an 8-4 loss to Ontario’s Armstrong rink. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
More than 9 million illicit cigarettes seized near the Battlefords
More than nine million illicit cigarettes were seized following a traffic stop on Highway 16 earlier this month.RCMP said Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers stopped a truck and trailer in the rural ...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 25592805 © Gustavo Andrade | Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report
Thousands of parents across Saskatchewan are still hoping and waiting for a coveted subsidized daycare space under the $10-a-day program.There aren't enough to go around, and a new report from the Can...
Jan 29, 2026 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the provincial government had only created 6,915 new child-care spaces after setting a goal of 28,100 new spaces over the first five years of the subsidized daycare program. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
The allure of outdoor rinks in Saskatchewan
Skating on an outdoor rink (ODR) in Saskatchewan when conditions say you shouldn't is a mindset that runs deep in the province. It's the Prairies' pastime. Instead of hiding from the cold, people own ...
Jan 28, 2026 One of nine outdoor community rinks in Prince Albert. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW Staff)
Cheese-throwing incident ends in minor crash, ticket in Lloydminster
A late-night encounter in Lloydminster took a cheesy turn last week after a food fight escalated into a minor crash.Lloydminster RCMP said officers were called around 10:55 p.m. on Jan. 24 after recei...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 45704066 © Ovydyborets | Dreamstime.com)
Team Sask. upended by Einarson for second straight loss at Scotties
For a second game in a row, the shots were not falling for Jolene Campbell and Team Saskatchewan at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Playing their fifth game of the week on Tuesday afternoon in ...
Jan 27, 2026 Team Saskatchewan skip Jolene Campbell struggled Tuesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling only 64 per cent. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
Closure of two federal research farms could cost Saskatchewan millions, economist says
The planned closure of two federal agricultural research farms in Saskatchewan could slow the development of higher-yielding crops, weaken long-standing research partnerships and cost the province ten...
Jan 27, 2026 A combine harvesting in the field. (Image Credit: University of Saskatchewan/website)
'It's all about having fun': Meadow Lake youth invited to free try rugby event
A free rugby event in Meadow Lake aims to introduce youth to the sport's fundamentals.During the event on Feb. 1, athletes will participate in activities to help learn about the sport, receive informa...
Jan 27, 2026 Free youth rugby event will take place in Meadow Lake on Feb 1. (Image Credit: ID 5169973 © Ruslan Kokarev | Dreamstime.com)
Pillsbury Pizza Pops recalled due to E. coli; six people sick in Sask.
Better think twice about that after school snack. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is linking an outbreak of E. coli infections to Pillsbury-branded Pizza Pops.There are 29 laboratory-confirmed cas...
Jan 27, 2026
Saskatchewan’s power grid ‘remaining strong’ amid cold snap, SaskPower helping other regions
Saskatchewan's Crown power company says its system is holding up well amid the extreme cold, even as winter storms strain North America's power grid.In fact, SaskPower's stability during the recent co...
Jan 27, 2026 From Friday evening through Monday morning, SaskPower said it has “continuously sold the maximum of 150 MW into the Southwest Power Grid, the grid and wholesale market for 14 states in the United States Midwest.” (Image Credit: SaskPower/Twitter)