Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
Carney lands on Time’s most influential people list for 2026
Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger.Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the inter...
Apr 18, 2026 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press)
Wadin Bay community heroes reflect on past fire season
As the snow begins to melt and temperatures warm on the prairies, many are now looking to this upcoming fire season.Lake life on the prairies last year was filled with fire bans, evacuations and extre...
Apr 18, 2026 Residents of Wadin Bay went to work protecting their community when firefighters were unable to respond last spring. (Image Credit: Rhonda Middlemass/Submitted)
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade and fires on ships
The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pre...
Apr 18, 2026 Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)
NDP unveil 'made in Saskatchewan' power plan
Standing outside Prince Albert City Hall, Sally Housser stated the NDP's Grid and Growth Plan is a practical, made in Saskatchewan approach to lowering power bills, creating good jobs and building a s...
Apr 17, 2026 NDP Shadow Minister or Energy and Resources Sandy Housser was accompanied by Jordan McPhail (Shadow Minister for Forestry and Northern Affairs) and Darcy Warrington (Shadow Minister for Highways and Transportation). (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Several items seized during search warrant in Lloydminster
RCMP has seized cocaine during a search warrant in Lloydminster. In January, Saskatchewan RCMP's Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team began a drug trafficking investigation in the Lloyd...
Apr 17, 2026 Items seized by RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
MP Falk slams Liberal majority as 'backroom deals' after historic shift
Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk is criticizing the Liberal government's shift to a majority, saying Canadians "did not vote for this Liberal majority government."Prime Minister ...
Apr 17, 2026 Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk is shown in this file photo. (Image Credit: MP Rosemarie Falk/Website)
No shortage of water from Prince Albert to Meadow Lake and Hudson Bay
Central parts of Saskatchewan will not face a dry spring as above normal snowfalls start melting. The Water Security Agency, which monitors levels, checked snowfalls at 12 selected sites across the pr...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
'I'm not a monster': Lloydminster man gets 3.5 years for sexual interference with a 14-year-old
A Lloydminster man convicted of sexually interfering with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 3.5 years in prison. Court heard Tristan Lewis was 20 at the time and communicated with the girl ...
Apr 17, 2026 The Lloydminster Provincial Court building on the Saskatchewan side, where Tristan Lewis was sentenced Thursday, April 16, 2026, to three and a half years for sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports "will remain in full force" until T...
Apr 17, 2026 Debris of a destroyed building are scattered after an Israeli airstrike in Kfar Roumman, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Meteorologist says Saskatchewan could see even more snow next week
After a spring storm brought an unwelcome pile of snow to many parts of Saskatchewan on Thursday, a meteorologist is warning that the province might see even more snow next week.According to Environme...
Apr 17, 2026 Meteorologist James Colangelo says reports of up to 48 cm of snow have come in on social media from the Eatonia area, while Saskatoon officially got six cm. (Image Credit: Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)