Saskatchewan

Yellowknife Métis come to Batoche to reconnect with their roots

Sunday marks the final day of the four day Back to Batoche festival, meaning close to 40,000 people will be packing up their trailers and heading home over the course of the next few days. The festiva...

Jul 20, 2025

Buhl Fire holds steady near Prince Albert National Park as crews gain ground

The Buhl Fire near Prince Albert National Park has not advanced toward nearby communities, and containment efforts are starting to show results, Parks Canada said on Saturday.No new evacuations have b...

Jul 19, 2025

Muskeg Fire spreads, closing Highway 155 to non-essential travel: SPSA

Highway 155 connecting northern communities, include La Loche, to the rest of the province has been closed due to the Muskeg Fire.But travel exceptions are being made, according to the Saskatchewan Pu...

Jul 19, 2025

Preserving the Métis language of Michif at Back to Batoche Days

Michif is the language spoken by the Mtis, but it's one that is considered to be dying. That's why if you go to Back to Batoche days and visit one of the pavilions, you'll meet up with Michael Parks. ...

Jul 19, 2025

Lloydminster brain cancer survivor rides over 10,000 km in 10 years to fight childhood cancer

Every August for the past decade, Jarrod Russell gets on his bike and rides-not for a medal, not for glory, but for kids he's never met, fighting a disease he knows too well.The 49-year-old from Lloyd...

Jul 19, 2025

Edmonton Police release new information, timeline about missing La Ronge woman

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has released new information regarding their investigation into a missing 24-year-old woman. Natanis Merasty was reported missing by her family to the RCMP on May 9.L...

Jul 18, 2025

Cockrill responds to NDP separatist criticism following Unified Grassroots town hall meeting

Saskatchewan Health Minister and Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill is pushing back against criticism from the provincial NDP, who called on him and another cabinet ministers to denounce recent separatis...

Jul 18, 2025

Wildfire class action would take decades, law firm declines to pursue

A class action lawsuit against the government of Saskatchewan over its wildfire response this year will not go ahead according to the firm who was exploring the idea. Procido Law, based in Saskatoon, ...

Jul 18, 2025

Smoky conditions and rain expected in many areas this weekend

Smoke and showers are the two big stories for much of Saskatchewan as the weekend approaches. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW that areas including the northeas...

Jul 18, 2025

Wildfire impacted residents wonder why Premier Scott Moe hasn’t visited yet

It's been about a month and a half since the Wolf Fire tore through the Denare Beach area in northeastern Saskatchewan.Resident Linda Lowe, who lost her home in the fire and is now living in a camper,...

Jul 18, 2025