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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)
Arts community responds to passing of respected artist
A woman whose artwork was inspired by the people and places she visited in northern Saskatchewan has passed away.Kathie Bird was 67. According to a statement from her family, she was surrounded by lov...
Feb 01, 2026 A photo of Kathie Bird from the opening of one of her many exhibitions. (Image Credit: File photo/ paNOW)
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)
Sask. MPs say Poilievre unites the party after the highest-ever support at Conservative convention
Conservative MPs said their party is leaving its national convention in Calgary unified after leader Pierre Poilievre received overwhelming support in a leadership review vote."It was just a fantastic...
Jan 31, 2026 Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, delivers his keynote address at the party's national convention in Calgary, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)
Defensive back DaMarcus Fields signs two-year extension with Roughriders
A key member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' secondary has signed an extension with the CFL club.On Friday, the team announced that DaMarcus Fields has extended his contract for two years.Fields, who...
Jan 31, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back DaMarcus Fields to a two-year contract extension. (Image Credit: (Saskatchewan Roughriders))
Province gives update on bridge projects across Saskatchewan
A range of bridge projects are underway across Saskatchewan, with many in the north and central areas. Within the $78 million budget for bridges is $2.7 million for a failed culvert on Highway 3 near ...
Jan 31, 2026 Highway Minister Kim Gartner with a group of stakeholders. (Image Credit: submitted/Sask. Ministry of Highways)
UPDATE: RCMP investigate suspicious death on Waterhen First Nation
UPDATE: As a result of continued investigation, RCMP reported that the Homicide Investigative Unit arrested a man on Jan. 30.24-year-old Skye Lasas from Waterhen First Nation is charged with one count...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Meadow Lake council approves 1% tax increase plan for 2026 budget
Property owners in Meadow Lake could see a modest tax increase in 2026 after city council approved a budget strategy that keeps city operations and major projects on track.Council has directed adminis...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/meadowlakeNOW)
Federal settlement reached for Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School survivors
An agreement in the class action lawsuit between le--la-Crosse Residential School survivors and the federal government has been reached. On Thursday, Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Buckley Bela...
Jan 30, 2026 Liberal MP Buckley Belanger speaks with residents of Île-à-la-Crosse earlier this week. (Image Credit: Facebook/Buckley Belanger MP)