Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Listen: Wesakejack and the Chickadees
Theresa Thorsen is a Cree-Mtis from Muskoday First Nation located within Treaty Six territory. As part of Indigenous Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan, Thorsen shared the story of Wesakejack and the ...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 266705863 © Jamie Piccolo | Dreamstime.com)
Canadian support for Ukraine hasn’t waned, museum CEO says
While it's been nearly four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian-Canadians continue to feel supported.Executive director and CEO of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Jen Budney, is a four...
Feb 23, 2026 Jen Budney, executive director and CEO of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada in Saskatoon, said she hoped the war wouldn't still be going on four years later, but Ukraine's ability to keep Russia at bay, ”has been so admirable and inspiring.” (Image Credit: Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Team Canada loses to U.S. in overtime gold-medal game
It was a devastating outcome for Team Canada. The U.S. Olympic hockey team scored in overtime to come out victorious in the gold-medal men's hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.Jack Hughes scored...
Feb 22, 2026 Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) makes a save on United States' Matt Boldy (12) during the third period of the men's gold medal hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Trump says he’s increasing the worldwide tariff to 15 per cent; Sask. export group watching and waiting
Donald Trump's erratic tariffs threats continued Saturday with a pledge to increase his new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent, a day after the Supreme Court quashed the U.S. president's favoured tariff ...
Feb 22, 2026 Chris Lane, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), said on Feb. 20, 2026 that affected exports to the U.S. from Saskatchewan are ”pretty minimal right now anyway.” (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
First Sask. name added to national child sex offender database is former Prince Albert man
The first Saskatchewan resident to be added to the federal RCMP's High Risk Child Sex Offender database is a former resident of Prince Albert. Jarrod (also spelled Jared) John Charles was released in ...
Feb 20, 2026 Jarrod Charles spent eight years in jail after kidnapping and assaulting a girl in Prince Albert. He was released last year after serving his full sentence. (Image Credit: Submitted/RCMP)
Police investigate homicide in Love
Saskatchewan RCMP's Homicide Investigation Unit is investigating the deaths of two elderly people in the Village of Love, about 120 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert.On Thursday, Feb. 19, Nipawin ...
Feb 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
MacKinnon lifts Canada into gold-medal game; Maltais wins third medal in Milan
Canada's men's hockey team advanced to Sunday's gold-medal game with a 3-2 win over Finland, while long-track speedskater Valrie Maltais captured her third medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics.Team Can...
Feb 20, 2026 Canada forward Macklin Celebrini (17) tries to take the puck from Finland defenceman Niko Mikkola (77) during first period Men's Olympic semi final ice hockey action at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Three more metal detectors installed in Sask. health-care facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says the addition of metal detectors in hospitals and health-care facilities around the province is making a much safer difference. In a release issued Friday, ...
Feb 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Why is Saskatchewan spending $650M more? Gov’t offers explanation
This week, the provincial government put out special warrants for $650 million in extra spending in the 2025-26 fiscal year, but the Orders in Council didn't explain why. The government is now offerin...
Feb 20, 2026 In the last week, the provincial government has put out $650 million of special warrants for spending that wasn’t covered off in the 2025-26 budget. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
Nuclear Safety Commission greenlights Wheeler River uranium mine
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has given the green light to a planned uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, the last regulatory hurdle needed before the mine could start construction. Accordi...
Feb 20, 2026 Denison's Wheeler River uranium mine will begin construction soon after being approved by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. (Image Credit: Denison Mines website)