Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask MP Weighs in on Affordability Plan for Northerners
Saskatchewan's only Liberal MP is optimistic about impacts on northern communities from the federal government's new affordability plan.On Jan. 26, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Canada ...
Jan 29, 2026 Liberal MP Buckley Belanger (left) champions Prime Minister Mark Carney's new GST rebate. (Image Credit: EFN/File photo)
Team Sask. eliminated from Scotties playoff contention after 8-4 loss
Jolene Campbell's Saskatchewan rink will end its run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year with its Thursday afternoon game.The team, featuring Robyn Silvernagle at third, Rachel Big Eagle at...
Jan 29, 2026 Jolene Campbell’s Saskatchewan rink fell out of contention for the playoff round Wednesday night with an 8-4 loss to Ontario’s Armstrong rink. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
More than 9 million illicit cigarettes seized near the Battlefords
More than nine million illicit cigarettes were seized following a traffic stop on Highway 16 earlier this month.RCMP said Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers stopped a truck and trailer in the rural ...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 25592805 © Gustavo Andrade | Dreamstime.com)
Melfort RCMP officer to undergo Code of Conduct hearing
A member of the Melfort RCMP will be undergoing a Code of Conduct hearing later this year. Cpl. Sheila Cochrane faces three Code of Conduct violation allegations. The allegations are in Section 9.1, w...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW)
Historic Solar Project to Create Growth for Sask First Nations
Significant community and economic impacts are expected from what will be the largest solar energy project of its kind in Saskatchewan.Last week, French renewable energy corporation Neoen announced th...
Jan 29, 2026 Ceremonial signing of the 25-year power purchase agreement with SaskPower, with representatives from FNPA, Neoen, and Anishinabek Power Alliance. (Image Credit: Neoen)
Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report
Thousands of parents across Saskatchewan are still hoping and waiting for a coveted subsidized daycare space under the $10-a-day program.There aren't enough to go around, and a new report from the Can...
Jan 29, 2026 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the provincial government had only created 6,915 new child-care spaces after setting a goal of 28,100 new spaces over the first five years of the subsidized daycare program. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series
The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to d...
Jan 29, 2026 A memorial is displayed for the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on the corner of highway 35 and highway 335 near Codette, Sask. on Saturday, April, 6, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis)
The allure of outdoor rinks in Saskatchewan
Skating on an outdoor rink (ODR) in Saskatchewan when conditions say you shouldn't is a mindset that runs deep in the province. It's the Prairies' pastime. Instead of hiding from the cold, people own ...
Jan 28, 2026 One of nine outdoor community rinks in Prince Albert. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW Staff)
Officials confirm Maidstone moose 'Elliott' did not survive rescue attempt
Conservation officers report Maidstone's community moose did not survive attempted relocation due to pre-existing poor health conditions. Town residents spent the weekend documenting the moose named E...
Jan 28, 2026 'Elliott' the moose visiting the town of Maidstone. (Image Credit: Monique Gessner/Facebook)
SaskPower to formally evaluate large-scale nuclear technology for use in Saskatchewan
In addition to its plans around small, modular nuclear reactors, SaskPower is also beginning the formal process to evaluate large reactors for use in Saskatchewan.The provincial government said nuclea...
Jan 28, 2026 Cooling tower's four, left, and three are seen at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Waynesboro, Ga. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Mike Stewart)