Saskatchewan

Province to officially raise age limit on tobacco purchases on Feb. 1

The province has set a date for when changes to the age requirements for tobacco and vape purchases will come into effect.As of Feb. 1, the province will raise the minimum age for these purchases from...

Jan 25, 2024

Judge to deliver verdict in murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover

A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his verdict today for a Mountie on trial for murder in the shooting death of his lover. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder i...

Jan 25, 2024

Parole officers testify Sanderson showed no signs of future violence

Day seven of the coroner's inquest into the mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon continued on Wednesday, as testimony from parole officers who had interactions with Myles Sanderson,...

Jan 24, 2024

Sask. supports United Way services for victims of violence, abuse

Services for families and individuals impacted by abuse and interpersonal violence are getting a boost in Saskatchewan.On Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice announced a funding boost of $634,000 for t...

Jan 24, 2024

Community members say coroner’s inquest ignoring JSCN’s own response

Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead knew something was wrong when she heard her friend's voice on the phone on the morning of Sept. 4, 2022."She said bad things are happening. She said people are getting stab...

Jan 24, 2024

Health care, crime and education dominate discussion during NDP Town Hall meeting in Prince Albert

While the next provincial election is still more than seven months away, the provincial NDP is making it very clear the two seats in Prince Albert matter a lot to them.Speaking with paNOW ahead of Tue...

Jan 24, 2024

Report: 5 members of Canada's 2018 junior hockey team to face sexual assault charges

Police in London, Ont., are not confirming a report that five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to authorities to face charges of sexual assault.The Globe a...

Jan 24, 2024

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, signals shift toward rate cut talks

The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent Wednesday and signalled it has begun discussing when it should start cutting rates."With overall demand in the economy no longer running ...

Jan 24, 2024

Parole officer for mass stabbing perpetrator recommended against parole despite low risk assessment

The institutional parole officer for the man responsible for the mass stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon believed his risk to public safety was low at one time...

Jan 23, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Federal use of Emergencies Act was unreasonable, judge rules

A judge has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell "Freedom Convoy" protests in the national capital and at key border points two years ago.In a decis...

Jan 23, 2024