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Saskatchewan RCMP facing 14.6 per cent vacancy rate amid national staffing shortages
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan is working to address ongoing staff shortages - a strain felt by RCMP nationwide. The current vacancy rate across the province is 14.6 per cent, up ab...
Mar 24, 2026 In the 2025/26 fiscal year, Saskatchewan RCMP welcomed 89 newly trained officers, but the force still has a vacancy rate of 14.6 per cent. (Image Credit: paNOW/File photo)
Outlaws secure sixth provincial championship in 12 years
For the sixth time in the last twelve seasons, the Wilkie Outlaws senior hockey team is a provincial champion.Over the course of the weekend, the Outlaws won two straight games over the Balcarres Bron...
Mar 24, 2026 With the lone goal scored by Lyndon Ochs, the Wilkie Outlaws celebrate a 1-0 win in Game 3 and a Provincial B Championship over the Balcarres Broncs. (Image Credit: Facebook/Wilkie Outlaws)
NDP calls out government over highway budget cuts
Following last week's provincial budget, the Saskatchewan NDP have gone on the attack and on Tuesday, was focused on cuts to northern infrastructure.During a stop in Prince Albert, Shadow Minister for...
Mar 24, 2026 Sask NDP Shadow Minister for Highways & Infrastructure Darcy Warrington made a brief stop in Prince Albert on Tuesday. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Junior hockey expansion probable in northwest with new Co-op Centre
Meadow Lake's new Co-op Centre recently wrapped up its first hockey season, receiving an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from athletes, coaches and fans. According to Regan Beck, Meadow Lake'...
Mar 24, 2026 The Moeller Hometown Arena inside the Co-op Centre in Meadow Lake could be the newest home to a junior hockey team in the near future. (Image Credit: City of Meadow Lake via Workun Garrick Partnership Architecture and Interior Design Inc.)
'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen is pulled from burning crash near Paynton
"I'm not leaving my son."That's what Breanna Dillon remembers telling bystanders as flames spread through a crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday, with her 13-year-old boy still trapped inside.Mi...
Mar 24, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: Breanna Dillon)
Another snowfall event heading our way
Spring is here, but the weather will be wintery across central Saskatchewan. An area north of Highway 16 can expect significant snow tonight through tomorrow. Environment and Climate Change Canada's T...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Prairie farmland continues to be a valuable commodity
Agricultural land prices in the country continued to climb last year, but the increase was more pronounced in some regions than others. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said Canadian farmland prices rose an a...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4752631 © Helen Filatova Dreamstime.com)
Four premiers ask for greater say in superior, appeal court judge appointments
The premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts.They ...
Mar 24, 2026 The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel)
RCMP investigate alleged cheating at Montreal Lake Walleye Derby
A popular ice fishing derby in northern Saskatchewan is dealing with allegations of misconduct by a participant.Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) issued a statement saying they became aware that a part...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 13410720 © Reino Jonsson | Dreamstime.com)
Two charged after police pursuit leads to seizure of firearms, drugs, and impaired driving arrest
RCMP have charged two men after firearms and methamphetamine were found in a vehicle with an impaired driver. On March 19, around 12:20 a.m., an RCMP officer on patrol attempted a traffic stop in Loon...
Mar 23, 2026 Items collected by Loon Lake RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)