Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Funding allocated for Sask’s upcoming forced addictions treatment program
The legislation that would underpin the Sask. government's forced addictions treatment plan has yet to pass, but money has been allocated in this week's budget for the first phase.According to Mental ...
Mar 22, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr says the first facility for the forced addictions treatment program, under the Compassionate Intervention Act, will be opened in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Police blitz on Northern Sask. highways takes 21 drivers off the roads
A five-day blitz by Saskatchewan RCMP officers in Northern Saskatchewan last week saw 21 drivers removed the roads.RCMP said in a news release on March 20 that the traffic safety initiative from March...
Mar 21, 2026 A Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services officer leaves Stoney Rapids to begin a patrol of the ice road in the safety blitz. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Wildfire money in Saskatchewan budget isn’t enough: Candle Lake fire chief
A fire chief who helped battle last year's devastating wildfires says he doesn't feel the funding in the Saskatchewan budget is enough to prepare communities for the upcoming fire season.Jim Arnold, c...
Mar 21, 2026 Aerial view of a wildfire burning near Weyakwin in northern Saskatchewan in the summer of 2025. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW Staff)
FSIN ordered to pay over $28 million: audit
While signaling a near three week window to respond and provide documentation, Indigenous Services Canada has concluded their financial audit and has informed the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Na...
Mar 21, 2026 At the time the audit was initially presented to FSIN leadership, the gates at the office building in Saskatoon were closed. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
“We’re building capacity at all levels”: Premier discusses future of policing, including Indigenous-led forces
While the province is investing in law enforcement capacity through additional police officers, First Nations leaders are weighing whether a community-based policing model could better address local n...
Mar 20, 2026 The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) and Red Pheasant Cree Nation signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2025 to increase collaboration and improve safety. The Prince Albert Grand Council is deciding whether to pursue its own Indigenous-led police service or continue to work with the current enforcement arms including RCMP and SMS. Premier Scott Moe said everyone has a common goal: safer communities. (Image Credit: SMS/Facebook)
Province cracks down on illegal outfitting
Legislative changes are coming that will make it harder for non-Saskatchewan outfitters to illegally do business in the province. Once passed, non-residents will only be able to buy three five-day ter...
Mar 20, 2026 From left: Jordan Roswell of the Saskatchewan Commission of Professional Outfitters, Environment Minister Darlene Rowden, and Todd Smith of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation spoke about legislative changes affecting game bird hunters in the province. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
'Hard transfer': Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage."She's i...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 78947624 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy - sparking internet parodies and ado...
Mar 20, 2026 Chuck Norris attends the premiere for ”The Expendables 2” in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Image Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Huskies eliminated at University Cup
"It's really hard to comprehend." USask men's hockey coach, Brandin Cote, did his best to process a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Mary's Huskies in the teams' first game of the University Cup on Thursd...
Mar 20, 2026 The host St. Mary's Huskies pull out OT win over USask. (Image Credit: U SPORTS)
Canada, allies say they're ready to help stop Iran's shipping blockade
Prime Minister Mark Carney has endorsed a statement issued by allies expressing a willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz more than two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on I...
Mar 19, 2026 Cargo ships sail in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo)