Saskatchewan

SOAR Offers Cash and Mentorship to Indigenous Startups

A unique competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs is offering not only a cash prize, but supports that may be even more valuable.The SOAR Indigenous Entrepreneurship Competition is a program from the ...

Jul 30, 2025

UPDATED: RCMP arrest final suspect in violent assault, confinement investigation at Deschambault Lake

Update: August 9, 1:20 p.m.Deschambault Lake RCMP confirmed that Earl Ballantyne was arrested near the community during an officer-involved shooting on Aug. 8. He's scheduled to appear in Prince Alber...

Jul 30, 2025

SHA reports measles exposure risk in Saskatoon, Rosthern hospitals

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning the public about a potential measles exposure risk at two hospitals due to confirmed measles cases.In Saskatoon, a measles exposure risk was reported...

Jul 30, 2025

Beauval residents return home after nearly 30 days away

After nearly a month of being displaced by wildfire, residents of Beauval are finally heading home.The northern Saskatchewan village lifted its evacuation order this week, nearly 30 days after wildfir...

Jul 30, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as economy shows resilience to tariffs

Signs of resilience in the Canadian economy were enough for the Bank of Canada to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, but the spectre of U.S. trade uncertainty continues to cast a s...

Jul 30, 2025

Local pharmacist believes strep throat and ear infection pilot program working

A pharmacist in Melfort believes the pilot program allowing them to test for strep throat and assess for ear infections is working. Eric Pederson is the owner of Pederson Pharmacy in Melfort. He told ...

Jul 29, 2025

Three people charged after drugs flown into Sask. Pen. with drones

Two women and a man are facing drug trafficking charges after a drone was used on separate occasion to fly drugs into the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.The Crime Reduction Team in Prince ...

Jul 29, 2025

Two charged after drugs seized during traffic stop in Buffalo Narrows

A man and a woman from Buffalo Narrows have been handed charges after drugs were seized during a traffic stop last week.Police said they were doing proactive patrols and pulled over a vehicle on Tom S...

Jul 29, 2025

Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report

Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits wil...

Jul 29, 2025

Sturgeon Lake man charged in 2022 fatal crash that killed well respected Sask Pen staff member

Three years after Keith Herzog was killed in a collision at a rural intersection west of Emma Lake, the driver of the stolen vehicle has been arrested and charged. Prince Albert RCMP have charged 29-y...

Jul 29, 2025