Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask. residents provided access to court activity
During the month of January, there were 104,685 court appearances in Saskatchewan.There were 7,861 new criminal code charges laid.Those are among the statistics now available in a new court data dashb...
Feb 09, 2026 Prince Albert Provincial Court. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
'I feel sick to my stomach': Witness alleges abuse of vulnerable residents at Wilkie care home trial
Allegations of physical and sexual mistreatment of vulnerable care facility residents surfaced Monday as a witness testified about repeated inappropriate conduct at a Wilkie group home during the open...
Feb 09, 2026 North Battleford Provincial Court (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. The airline says it took the decision after the Cuban government announced aviation fuel would no...
Feb 09, 2026 Air Canada aircraft sit parked at Vancouver International Airport as a United Airlines flight from Chicago prepares to land, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Saskatchewan designer, jeweller see work featured at the 2026 Olympics in Italy
Stephanie Schmidt knows how to train like an athlete, and she also knows how to design for them.The Regina designer helped create Team Canada's curling uniforms for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olym...
Feb 09, 2026 Stephanie Schmidt said she wanted Team Canada's curlers to feel proud while wearing the jerseys she designed. (Image Credit: Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course.He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought...
Feb 09, 2026 A spectator takes a photo of a memorial for three hockey players killed in a car accident at the town arena before the start of the Stavely Mustang hockey game in Stavely, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol)
New Archbishop hopes to blend Indigenous and Catholic spirituality
In his native tongue of Tamil, Susai Jesu's name literally translates to Joseph Jesus.Catholicism runs deep in the Indian-born priest who was recently appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Keewat...
Feb 08, 2026 Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas Susai Jesu has previously served communities in Northern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI Lacombe Canada)
Marguerite Riel Centre hosts human trafficking information event
The Marguerite Riel Centre hosted a 'Help Stop Human Trafficking' information event at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort on Friday. The discussions featured several guest speakers outlining the types...
Feb 07, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 171196819 © Tinnakorn Jorruang | Dreamstime.com)
Federal government invests $15 million for Convention and Cultural Events Centre in Prince Albert
A $130 million planned development in Prince Albert has moved one step closer to the finish line.On Friday, during a press conference at the Lake Country Co-Op Leisure Centre, Liberal Member of Parlia...
Feb 06, 2026 From left to right: FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, Prince Albert Mayor Bill Powalinsky, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, Montreal Lake Cree Nation Chief Joyce McLeod, MP Buckley Belanger, and City of Prince Albert Interim CAO Craig Guidinger. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
No jail time for former Regina police officer who snooped on 33 victims
A former Regina police sergeant who used police databases to create intimate and personal relationships with women won't face any jail time following a provincial court judge's ruling.Robert Semenchuc...
Feb 06, 2026 Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck spent 22 years with the service. He's facing two years of house arrest and three years of probation. (Image Credit: Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Sask. bars, restaurants can apply to open early to accommodate Olympics viewers
Bars in Saskatchewan can ask the provincial government for permission to open early in order to serve viewers of the Winter Olympics, which are underway in Italy.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Aut...
Feb 06, 2026 Bars across Saskatchewan can request an early opening to allow fans to have a drink while taking in the Olympics. (Image Credit: ID 197829118 © Eric Broder Van Dyke | Dreamstime.com)