Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 2.25% in soft economy
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday and forecasts a gradual economic recovery from the U.S. tariff shock.The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the central ban...
Jan 28, 2026 The Bank of Canada building is shown in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Cheese-throwing incident ends in minor crash, ticket in Lloydminster
A late-night encounter in Lloydminster took a cheesy turn last week after a food fight escalated into a minor crash.Lloydminster RCMP said officers were called around 10:55 p.m. on Jan. 24 after recei...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 45704066 © Ovydyborets | Dreamstime.com)
Pattison addresses property sale connected to proposed ICE facility amid growing blacklash
Jim Pattison Developments said it plans to fulfill commitments made in a property sale with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The property arm of the Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison G...
Jan 28, 2026 A photo from a commercial property listing shows the 552,587 square foot building in Virginia that ICE wants to turn into a holding and processing facility. (Image Credit: loopnet.com)
Team Sask. upended by Einarson for second straight loss at Scotties
For a second game in a row, the shots were not falling for Jolene Campbell and Team Saskatchewan at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Playing their fifth game of the week on Tuesday afternoon in ...
Jan 27, 2026 Team Saskatchewan skip Jolene Campbell struggled Tuesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling only 64 per cent. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
Konga enters Canadian Challenge six-dog race
La Ronge teacher and musher Derek Konga will be participating in the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race for a second time. He made his debut in 2025 in a six-dog, 96-kilometer race and will compete in 2...
Jan 27, 2026 Derek Konga, right, with fellow musher Garrick Schmidt. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/Derek Konga)
Closure of two federal research farms could cost Saskatchewan millions, economist says
The planned closure of two federal agricultural research farms in Saskatchewan could slow the development of higher-yielding crops, weaken long-standing research partnerships and cost the province ten...
Jan 27, 2026 A combine harvesting in the field. (Image Credit: University of Saskatchewan/website)
Sask. teen boxer earns shot at Youth Olympics after standout Quebec camp
A standout performance at a national boxing camp in Quebec has earned a Saskatchewan teen the chance to qualify for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.Sixteen-year-old Havanna Demers of Rapid View was...
Jan 27, 2026 Havanna Demers of Rapid View trains during a high-performance boxing camp at Boxing Canada’s National Training Centre in Montreal in January. (Image Credit: Quenten Demers)
Northern Saskatchewan students named to provincial post-secondary council
Students from northern Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert, La Ronge and North Battleford, have been named to the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Student Council.The 24-member council advises th...
Jan 27, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 79599792 © Ammentorp | Dreamstime.com)
Pillsbury Pizza Pops recalled due to E. coli; six people sick in Sask.
Better think twice about that after school snack. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is linking an outbreak of E. coli infections to Pillsbury-branded Pizza Pops.There are 29 laboratory-confirmed cas...
Jan 27, 2026
Saskatchewan’s power grid ‘remaining strong’ amid cold snap, SaskPower helping other regions
Saskatchewan's Crown power company says its system is holding up well amid the extreme cold, even as winter storms strain North America's power grid.In fact, SaskPower's stability during the recent co...
Jan 27, 2026 From Friday evening through Monday morning, SaskPower said it has “continuously sold the maximum of 150 MW into the Southwest Power Grid, the grid and wholesale market for 14 states in the United States Midwest.” (Image Credit: SaskPower/Twitter)