Category Archives: Saskatchewan
'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen is pulled from burning crash near Paynton
"I'm not leaving my son."That's what Breanna Dillon remembers telling bystanders as flames spread through a crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday, with her 13-year-old boy still trapped inside.Mi...
Mar 24, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: Breanna Dillon)
Another snowfall event heading our way
Spring is here, but the weather will be wintery across central Saskatchewan. An area north of Highway 16 can expect significant snow tonight through tomorrow. Environment and Climate Change Canada's T...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Prairie farmland continues to be a valuable commodity
Agricultural land prices in the country continued to climb last year, but the increase was more pronounced in some regions than others. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said Canadian farmland prices rose an a...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4752631 © Helen Filatova Dreamstime.com)
Four premiers ask for greater say in superior, appeal court judge appointments
The premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts.They ...
Mar 24, 2026 The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel)
RCMP investigate alleged cheating at Montreal Lake Walleye Derby
A popular ice fishing derby in northern Saskatchewan is dealing with allegations of misconduct by a participant.Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) issued a statement saying they became aware that a part...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 13410720 © Reino Jonsson | Dreamstime.com)
'This was a safe place': concerns grow over summer camp's anti-2SLGBTQ+ beliefs
Former staff members are questioning the recent 'statement of faith' change at Camp Kadesh which appears to exclude members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The camp, located at Christopher Lake in northern...
Mar 23, 2026 Camp Kadesh updates stance excluding members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. (Image Credit: Camp Kadesh/ website)
Cannabis use caused 50% of young drivers to crash in simulation: researcher
New research from the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan shows that young drivers feel the effects of cannabis consumption for hours after they consume it.That leads to a much h...
Mar 23, 2026 A MADD awareness campaign north of Prince Albert from 2023. (Image Credit: Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)
US won't strike Iran's power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would hold off on...
Mar 23, 2026 A woman waves an Iranian flag during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Here's the latest on Air Canada jet crash at New York LaGuardia Airport
An Air Canada jet carrying 76 people touched down and slammed into a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, killing its two pilots and injuring many more people. Fli...
Mar 23, 2026 An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle in New York. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Sask. Mounties responded to fewer victims of family, intimate-partner violence in 2025
The Saskatchewan RCMP said fewer people became victims of family and intimate-partner violence in 2025, but the numbers remain "persistently high."The RCMP said officers in the province responded to m...
Mar 22, 2026 The RCMP said officers in the province responded to more than 9,800 alleged victims of domestic violence, down slightly from the 10,077 alleged victims the Mounties dealt with in 2024. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)