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VIDEO: ‘Devastating thunderstorms’ and at least one tornado hit southeast Sask.
Environment Canada says "devastating thunderstorms" - including at least one tornado - tore through southeastern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night.The weather service said it will still be some time befor...
Jun 10, 2026 Erin Brown captured footage of a tornado south of Oxbow on June 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Erin Brown/Facebook)

Seven charges laid after Beauval disturbance, officer assault
A man is facing several charges after officers were assaulted and a police vehicle was damaged during an early-morning disturbance this week.RCMP were called to a home in Beauval around 1:30 a.m. on J...
Jun 10, 2026 A police vehicle was damaged during the incident. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan/ RCMP)

Fairway friendship drives launch of women’s golf apparel brand
What started as a friendship on the fairway has turned into a business venture for two North Battleford women.Clarissa Scheidl and Jacy Worobec are the founders of Threeputt Golf Co., a new women's go...
Jun 10, 2026 Jacy Worobec and Clarissa Scheidl, founders of Threeputt Golf Co. (Image Credit: Submitted/Threeputt Golf Co.)

Arrest warrant issued in targeted Lloydminster gang shooting that injured two
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a Turtleford man charged in connection with what police say was a "targeted" and "gang-related" shooting that left two men injured in Lloydminster.The...
Jun 10, 2026 The RCMP executed search warrants and located the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting. (Image Credit: Alberta RCMP)

WSA warns of high water levels in Beaver River after heavy rain in Alberta
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is advising residents around Beaver River to anticipate high flows in the coming days because of recent rains in Alberta. Between 80 and 120 mm of rain was recorded at ...
Jun 10, 2026 WSA says Beaver River flow has doubled in cubic metres after heavy rain near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. (Image Credit: ID 153356243 © Julia Sudnitskaya | Dreamstime.com)

‘Prove who we are’: Riders on practice field after bye week
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders will unveil a championship banner on Saturday, the current team is only focused on the now."We're a new team. We have to go out there and prove we are still a good t...
Jun 10, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for their first game of the season - a Week 2 showdown against the B.C. Lions. (Image Credit: Britton Gray/980 CJME)

In the news today: Digital safety bill, interest rate decision, OPP officer killed
Digital safety bill banning kids under 16 from social media to be introduced todayThe federal government will introduce legislation addressing social media and AI chatbot safety today.Ottawa is set to...
Jun 10, 2026 Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller speaks during a Gen (Z) AI Plenary Convening fireside chat in Ottawa on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)

Northern Lights festival marks 20 years with bluegrass, dancing and a prairie-grown tradition
In the boreal forest northeast of Big River, banjos, fiddles and dancing shoes are set to take centre stage as the Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp and Festival celebrates its 20th ye...
Jun 09, 2026 A campfire jam at the Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival. (Image Credit: submitted/Northern Lights Buegrass Festival)

Meadow Lake's Reid Beck joins Saskatoon Berries for first full WCBL season
The call came while Reid Beck was settling into college baseball in Kansas.After leaving Meadow Lake last summer to pursue the game at the next level, the young pitcher was spending his spring season ...
Jun 09, 2026 Reid Beck, No. 26 of the Saskatoon Berries, delivers a pitch during Western Canadian Baseball League action. The Meadow Lake product is in his first full season with the Berries after spending the spring playing college baseball at Cloud County Community College in Kansas. (Image Credit: Reid Beck/submitted)

Jonas Samson Middle School students showcase creativity at science fair
For the first time in several years, students at Jonas Samson Middle School are taking part in a science fair, giving them an opportunity to explore topics that interest them and showcase what they ha...
Jun 09, 2026 Students at Jonas Samson Middle School prepare for their upcoming science fair. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ meadowlakeNOW)