Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Nearly 500 robot-assisted surgeries performed in Saskatchewan over the past year
Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan.A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are l...
Feb 17, 2026 Over the past year, the ministry said 496 robot-assisted surgical procedures have been performed in Saskatchewan, with 438 taking place in Saskatoon and 58 in Regina. That number stands to grow, with a fourth robotic surgical system now up and running in the province. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Man faces 76 charges after string of break-ins across Saskatchewan
An arrest has been made after a string of robberies across the province. Saskatchewan RCMP's South District Investigative Team, along with RCMP analysts, have charged a man following break-ins spannin...
Feb 17, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW)
Artist aiming to revitalize Métis rug hooking in a year-long project
The little-known, seldom practiced Mtis tradition of making hooked rugs is being revitalized in a major way at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) in ReginaOver the next many months, Mtis Elder and ar...
Feb 16, 2026 Margaret Harrison (second from right) at one of her rug hooking workshops at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
How students in La Loche returned after mass shooting
A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class.Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says tim...
Feb 15, 2026 Four people were killed and seven others were hurt in 2016, when a 17-year-old boy went on a shooting spree in La Loche. He shot two of his cousins at a home and then proceeded to the La Loche Community School where he continued to fire. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrates eight decades of service
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance is celebrating 80 years of providing critical care air transport to the province.The provincial service is the oldest "formally organized, non-military air medical transport...
Feb 14, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Sask. Dëne interpreter reflects on 40 year career
Over the course of his 40-year-old career as a Dne interpreter, Allan Adam has worked in court rooms, the winter games and even movies.The 68-year-old man from Fond-du-Lac most recently worked at the ...
Feb 14, 2026 Allan Adam at the at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission hearings in Saskatoon. (Image Credit: Submitted/Allan Adam)
A Fight for healthier communities: Challenges facing dog rescues in the North
Whenever Amanda Harder drives into Waterhen Lake First Nation, she is given a royal welcome from a group of very happy locals. A small group of dogs come running and wagging to her. She knows each of ...
Feb 14, 2026 A group of female dogs rescued by Northern Transitional Dog Rescue and Sanctuary. (Image Credit: Amanda Harder)
PAGC highlights wildfire mitigation work being done by crews in northern Sask.
Wildfire mitigation crews are already on the ground across Saskatchewan, months before wildfire season reaches its peak.About 100 workers are currently deployed, cutting hazardous fuels, thinning dens...
Feb 13, 2026 PAGC forestry crews are currently working on 11 active wildfire mitigation projects across Saskatchewan, including Camsell Portage, Cypress Hills, Grandmother’s Bay, Lac La Ronge, Timber Bay and Duck Mountain. (Image Credit: Submitted/PAGC)
Meet the Spiritwood sweethearts celebrating 70 years as Valentines
When Dot Gaboury first met Leo at a neighbour's house in the spring of 1955, she wasn't exactly swooning."Oh, he's too old for me," she laughed, recalling her thoughts as she met the man who would eve...
Feb 13, 2026 Spiritwood's Leo and Dot Gaboury are celebrating their 70th Valentine's Day together. The couple started dating in the spring of 1955, and were married Oct. 25, 1956. (Image Credit: Submitted)
UPDATED: Man arrested in connection to Big Island Lake Cree Nation armed robbery
Update: Feb. 14 - 11:35 a.m. Pierceland RCMP arrested 31-year-old Daylan Kahpeepatow on Feb. 13 on charges including robbery with a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in Meadow Lake Provincial Court o...
Feb 12, 2026 (Image Credit: (File photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff))