Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Blaine Lake takes early lead in Hockeyville race, eyes $250K national prize
Blaine Lake is heading into the next voting period of a national contest with a lead and a shot at something bigger.The small Saskatchewan town has been named the province's winner in the 2026 Kraft H...
Mar 18, 2026 The Blaine Lake Skating Rink, built in 1955, serves as home ice for the Blaine Lake Raiders senior hockey team, the Blaine Lake Jacks recreational team and youth teams from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. (Image Credit: Blaine Lake Community Association)
NDP and Taxpayers' Federation call for cuts to fuel taxes
A grain farmer in the Melfort area is hoping a recent surge in fuel prices won't last long. Scott Hermus, who is also a Director with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), tol...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Former Battleford CAO arrested in Bangladesh in international homicide case
A former chief administrative officer (CAO) for the Town of Battleford has been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the 2023 killing of his wife.Bangladesh police say Ashraful Alam, also known a...
Mar 17, 2026 Ashraful Alam at the grand opening of the SLSA Museum in July 2022. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Anand says Canada's focus in Iran war is on unblocking Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the U.S. attack on Iran violates international law - and so does Iran's blockade of the crucial Strait of Horm...
Mar 17, 2026 A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
George Gordon First Nation excited for Bell Canada partnership on AI data centre
The new 300-megawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre being built outside of Regina will feature an agreement with a First Nation nearby.George Gordon First Nation signed a partnership with Be...
Mar 17, 2026 Chief Shawn Longman of George Gordon First Nation speaks at the announcement of the AI data centre at the University of Regina on Monday on March 16, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Think tank researcher, business leaders focus on size of deficit and investments for northern Sask.
As Saskatchewan prepares to table its next provincial budget, observers say the key questions will centre on the size of the expected deficit, how quickly the province may return to balance, and how t...
Mar 16, 2026 The 2026-27 provincial budget is set to be delivered this Wednesday, March 18. (Image Credit: ID 22889830 © Zoya Yuzvak | Dreamstime.com)
There’s ‘not much’ Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: Expert
A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to.David Perry, president of the Cana...
Mar 16, 2026 Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a t...
Mar 16, 2026 Tributes displayed outside Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon in the aftermath of an attack on a student on Sept. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: 650 CKOM file photo)
Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons....
Mar 16, 2026 A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Megan Gallagher’s father says family left ‘in the dark’ on Thomas Sutherland’s new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on Ja...
Mar 16, 2026 Debbie Gallagher (left) and Brian Gallagher outside of Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)