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UPDATED: Wanted Onion Lake man arrested
UPDATE: At 9:18 a.m. on Aug. 16, Saskatchewan RCMP said they have arrested Valance Wapass, who was wanted on charges including assault causing bodily harm.The arrest was made by Lloydminster RCMP afte...
Aug 10, 2024
8.75 million illegal cigarettes found by RCMP in largest ever seizure
An inspection of a semi and trailer on Highway #1 near Swift Current by the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol weigh station officer resulted in their largest tobacco seizure.Saskatchewan RCMP's Saskatchewan...
Aug 10, 2024

Northern Village of Cumberland House hosting 250th anniversary celebrations
Blink and you might miss it, but the small Northern Village of Cumberland House is huge on history. In fact, it's the oldest community in Saskatchewan and will be marking its 250th anniversary with ce...
Aug 10, 2024
Sask. critical minerals sector gets 2 new incentive programs
Some new incentives have been announced from the province to boost the critical minerals sector.Two new incentive programs are now in place. One is the Critical Minerals Processing Investment Incentiv...
Aug 09, 2024
RCMP union, Sask. communities call for pause on marshals service
REGINA - Saskatchewan's plan for a new policing service offers little information for the mayor of Warman, is too vague for the mayor of Wolseley, and the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Kelvington...
Aug 09, 2024

Drugs and weapon seized during Meadow Lake police checkup
According to a release from the RCMP, a Meadow Lake resident was the subject of an investigation that resulted in the seizure of drugs, a weapon, and trafficking paraphernalia. On August 3, 2024, Sask...
Aug 09, 2024

Canadian men's 4x100 team wins Olympic gold
Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team has claimed Olympic gold.With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.5 seconds in Friday's final.South Africa was secon...
Aug 09, 2024

A look into the Saskatchewan fur trade
For the past few years, fur trappers have been seeing prices going down and less demand for the pelts they trap. Those prices have started to level out in some areas, but trappers are still having tro...
Aug 09, 2024

Reporter Introduction - Kenneth Cheung
I'm Kenneth Cheung, the new reporter in town for battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW.I was born and raised in Hong Kong and moved to Calgary in 2020 to pursue my academic journey in the Journalism progra...
Aug 09, 2024
‘Extra hoops’: Parks Canada’s building rules could delay Jasper rebuild
Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what the...
Aug 09, 2024