Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Major investment in pediatric health care renewed in Saskatchewan
The Mosaic Company has announced a $2 million donation to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation, supporting the province's only maternal and children's hospital.The foundation raises money f...
Apr 20, 2026 (Image Credit: JPCHF/Facebook)
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon addresses United Nations forum on Indigenous rights
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues Monday that Canada is making progress on improving the lives of Indigenous Peoples, even if that progre...
Apr 20, 2026 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon speaks during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)
From lake to plate: Wild rice harvesting draws Indigenous people to the land
Northern Saskatchewan is known for its vast landscape of boreal forest and tens of thousands of lakes, but it is also home to Canada's largest crop of wild rice. Every year, hundreds of people take to...
Apr 20, 2026 Jenna Roberts, like other wild rice harvesters, uses a propeller-driven airboat to collect the grain. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
High water level warning stretches from Meadow Lake to La Ronge, Nipawin, Melfort and P.A.
Warm temperatures early this week could lead to high water levels on rivers across northern and central Saskatchewan; the Water Security Agency (WSA) is warning. From Buffalo Narrows to Yorkton and Ll...
Apr 20, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW Staff)
Inflation jumps to 2.4% in March driven by Iran war oil shock, StatCan says
The annual rate of inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent in March as the war in Iran sent fuel costs soaring, Statistics Canada said Monday.That's a jump of more than half a percentage point from the ...
Apr 20, 2026 A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov)
Province introduces amendments to increase powers for Sask. medical regulatory organization
The Government of Saskatchewan is trying to make changes to a provincial piece of legislation in order to "protect Saskatchewan patients."Amendments to The Medical Profession Act - "an act respecting ...
Apr 19, 2026 The Government of Saskatchewan has proposed amendments to a provincial Act governing the medical profession. (Image Credit: Céline Grimard/CKOM)
Missing 82-year old Alberta senior found dead near Kindersley
A woman who was previously reported missing in Alberta has been found deceased in Saskatchewan.Diane Cooper, 82, was from Calgary and had been missing since April 6.On Sun, April 19, Consort RCMP in A...
Apr 19, 2026 Alberta's Consort RCMP have reported that Diane Cooper has been found dead near Kindersley, Sask. (Image Credit: Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Haley’s OT winner lifts slumping Saskatchewan Rush in regular season finale over Toronto
At just 24 years old, Brock Haley has become a fearsome weapon for the Saskatchewan Rush in his second season on a National Lacrosse League (NLL) floor.On Saturday night, he delivered the biggest goal...
Apr 19, 2026 Saskatchewan Rush forward Brock Haley (pictured) yelling in celebration after his 10-9 overtime goal against the Toronto Rock on April 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Rush/Steve Hiscock)
First Nations University of Canada marks 50 years with annual spring powwow
There is a moment just before the first drumbeat when everything feels suspended.The arena is quiet, the air is expectant, and then - like a heartbeat shared by thousands - the drum begins to call peo...
Apr 18, 2026 Melinda Good Will, who has been a powwow dancer throughout her life. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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)