Category Archives: Saskatchewan
North Battleford Repair Café promotes reuse over waste
Whether your shirt has a hole or your bike won't pedal, skilled volunteers at the upcoming North Battleford Repair Caf are ready to help fix it.On March 21, community members are invited to bring thei...
Mar 04, 2026 Volunteers fixing items at a Repair Cafe. (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW Staff)
Mysterious substance alert remains in Battlefords area
An alert issued yesterday by Battlefords RCMP remains in effect today as various government agencies work to get more information. The Ministry of Health issued a bulletin this morning but did not hav...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/RCMP)
Canada secures limited seats on commercial flights from Lebanon as conflict widens
The federal government has secured "a limited number of seats" on commercial flights out of Lebanon for Canadians trying to flee the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday.Anand s...
Mar 04, 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand responds to questions from journalists after speaking at the Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Some Sask. shoppers still snub U.S. products a year after tariff war
Some Saskatchewan shoppers are still choosing Canadian and local products at the grocery store more than a year after tariff threats began to fly from United States President Donald Trump.On March 4, ...
Mar 04, 2026 Some shoppers felt buying Canadian was their top priority, while others were looking for the most affordable option. (Image Credit: Canadian Press file photo)
Time Change? Saskatchewan’s been over it since the ’60s
As British Columbia joins a growing global movement away from Daylight Saving Time (DST), Saskatchewan's once-controversial stance appears increasingly ahead of its time.For six decades, Saskatchewan ...
Mar 03, 2026 Saskatchewan hasn't changed its clocks since 1966. (Image Credit: ID 13561753 © Kelpfish | Dreamstime.com)
BMI signs deal with American tenant for part of old Prince Albert pulp mill
The first of multiple new tenants that are planned for the old pulp mill north of Prince Albert has been announced. BMI, the new owners, and Plum Gas Solution, an American company based in Michigan bu...
Mar 03, 2026 BMI signed an agreement with Plum Group as an anchor tenant for the old Prince Albert Pulp Mill. (Image Credit: submitted/Plum Group)
'The national integrity is at risk right now': Sask. lawyer responds to U.S. incursion in Iran
A woman who moved from Iran to Canada two years ago, and currently works in Saskatchewan as a lawyer, says the situation in her home country is far more complicated than what's being portrayed in the ...
Mar 03, 2026 Iranian drones hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Conditions issued for hockey coach Bernie Lynch’s release from prison
Former junior hockey coach Bernard (Bernie) Lynch will face several conditions once he's out of prison.In 2024, Lynch was sentenced to nearly three years for assaulting and sexually assaulting a 17-ye...
Mar 03, 2026 Bernie Lynch was found guilty in December 2023 and sentenced in January 2024 for assaulting and sexual assault of a teen boy in 1988. Lynch was a coach for the Regina Pats in the WHL at that time. (Image Credit: (file photo/CJME News Staff))
S&P/TSX composite down over 1,000 points, price of oil rises
Canada's main stock index was down over 1,000 points in early trading, while U.S. stock markets also fell amid fears about the war with Iran expanding and a sharp increase in the price of oil.The cost...
Mar 03, 2026 The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White)
Wilkie care home abuse trial adjoured to July for closing arguments
A former care worker accused of abusing vulnerable residents at a Wilkie group home will return to court this summer for closing arguments.Jaclyn Elias is charged with assault, sexual assault, sexual ...
Mar 02, 2026 Jaclyn Elias leaves North Battleford Provincial Court in North Battleford on Feb. 10, 2026, during her trial involving allegations related to a Wilkie care home. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff) (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)