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International tensions
Protests planned for Carney's investment summit in Toronto
TORONTO - Protests are planned for the prime minister's high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises.Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are set to arrive in Toronto for C...
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Growing Opportunity
Prince Albert awarded SJFHL team as female hockey continues to expand locally
A new door of opportunity has opened for female hockey players in Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan.It was announced on Saturday that Prince Albert has been awarded an expansion team within the Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League (SJFHL), a U22 league similar to that of the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL...
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Economy
Groups call for end to tariffs on sports gear, warn of economic impacts
OTTAWA - Some sports organizations and companies are urging governments on both sides of the border to suspend sports-related tariffs, warning of heightened economic challenges and waning participation in healthy activities. The trade war between Canada and the United States has been escalating for weeks after talks on...
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Provincial Politics
Scott Moe heading to Toronto to sell Saskatchewan to global investors
Prime Minister Mark Carney will gather scores of deep-pocketed investors in Toronto next week in a bid to fix Canada's "Achilles heel" - a persistent lack of business investment dragging down the economy.Hundreds of global and domestic investors with trillions of dollars in assets under management will descen...
Sep 12, 2026
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Saskatchewan

25 years later
A memory that never left: Sask. dual citizen reflects on 9/11
A quarter of a century after the attacks that saw four hijacked passenger planes flown into both World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and into a field in Pennsylvania, a Prince Albert woman who is an American citizen is still feeling the impact.Winter Miller was 11 years old and scheduled to board a plane home on S...
Sep 11, 2026
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Staying chilly
Cool conditions persist, frost a possibility Sunday morning
It's a significant sign that summer is quickly coming to an end. The North Battleford, Prince Albert, and Northeast areas could see frost overnight Saturday. Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang said a large ridge of high pressure is coming into the province from the Arctic, bringing cooler te...
Sep 11, 2026
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Legal standards
Public Prosecutions declines to explain why Mountie who broke woman's arm won't be charged
Saskatchewan's Public Prosecutions branch has declined to give any specifics as to why it had recommended charges not be pursued against an RCMP officer who broke a woman's arm during an arrest last year.The Serious Incident Response Team's report about the incident, which was made public earlier this week, said there ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Remembering Melrose
'He loved the game': Sask. hockey icon Melrose remembered by cousin, NHL great Clark
A day after his death at the age of 70, Saskatchewan's Barry Melrose is being remembered as one of the most influential voices in hockey.Melrose died on Wednesday after a three-year battle with Parkinson's disease.Among those sharing their memories of the longtime NHL player, coach and broadcaster is Toronto Maple Leaf...
Sep 11, 2026
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9/11
US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals - wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and rea...
Sep 11, 2026
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Living history
From memory to history: Teaching 9/11 in Saskatchewan schools 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, Kelly Klassen took his high school students to the library to watch history unfold.Klassen was teaching Grade 11 and 12 history and social sciences when the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks occurred. He remembers arriving at school that morning and learning what was happening.Students were taken to the lib...
Sep 11, 2026
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1956-2026
Former NHL coach, Sask. native Barry Melrose dies at 70
Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.ESPN announced Melrose's death Wednesday after his wife informed the network."From the flowing locks of his distinctive mullet to t...
Sep 10, 2026
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Pre-feasibility study
CEM gets ready to show numbers on Tisdale alumina project
A potential alumina mine near Tisdale is getting ready to drill down into the numbers, showing whether the project makes economic sense or not with a pre-feasibility study.CEO Chris Hopkins said that Canadian Energy Metals has shown they can produce high-purity and chemical-grade alumina and now have also shown they ca...
Sep 10, 2026
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point-in-time counts
Lloydminster plans new homeless count after identifying 246 people in 2024
Lloydminster will conduct another homelessness count on Oct. 21, nearly two years after its previous snapshot identified approximately 246 people experiencing homelessness, including 62 who were unsheltered.The 2026 point-in-time homeless count will run from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Lloydminster is one of a small number of...
Sep 10, 2026
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"Life changing"
Freezing for fun; Choiceland woman takes a cold plunge every morning
For the last two years, Choiceland resident and business owner Patricia Kowtek has been waking up every morning, having coffee, going for a walk and then jumping into a freezer filled with cold water for exactly four minutes. Kowtek said the habit has changed her life. "I think like a new person. In the last two...
Sep 10, 2026
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Lessons for everyone
Think Métis jigging is just dancing? Think again
There's a particular kind of magic that happens when a fiddle starts playing and someone's feet begin to move.The music rises, the toe tapping begins and before long, the room is alive. Not just with movement, but with culture and connection.This is Métis jigging.At the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Heather Fo...
Sep 10, 2026
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Advocating for Saskatchewan's interests
Premier Moe says new U.S. tariffs will have little impact on Sask. economy
Premier Scott Moe responded Wednesday to the latest U.S. trade announcement, reiterating that he believes the move will have a relatively small effect on Saskatchewan."The latest round of US tariffs will have relatively little net impact on Saskatchewan. While some Saskatchewan exports like wooden furniture and ho...
Sep 10, 2026
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Misunderstood mammals
Bats get a bad rap, says longtime Saskatchewan researcher
Bats may have a reputation for being creepy, disease-carrying creatures of the night, but a longtime Saskatchewan bat researcher said they deserve a little more appreciation."They're in the spider, snake, shark category of animals that people don't particularly like, but at the same time are fascinated by," s...
Sep 10, 2026
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Poaching
Men who shot young deer faked Muslim tradition rules in illegal sale
Editor's note: graphic details shared in this story may be sensitive for some readers.While leaning out the front passenger-side window of a parked vehicle, and relying on the light provided by the moon and the vehicle's headlights, a man equipped with a rifle shot and killed a baby deer. Wyatt Sinclair admitted to an ...
Sep 09, 2026
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economic driver
Rice worms affecting some harvesters more than others
Wild rice harvesting is underway in Northern Saskatchewan. Garth Muirhead has been busy harvesting wild rice at Meeyomoot Lake, which is about 70 kilometers south of La Ronge. He began harvesting Sept. 1 and expects to continue until the end of the month. As with the last couple of years, Muirhead noted rice worms con...
Sep 09, 2026
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crime
Lloydminster RCMP get help finding robbery suspect - from the suspect
A 24-year-old Langham man has been charged with robbery after turning himself in to police.RCMP said he took items from a Lloydminster liquor store on 40th Avenue on Sept. 4 without paying and assaulted an employee as he left.Investigators identified a male suspect through video surveillance and tried to locate him bef...
Sep 09, 2026
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Could still face discipline
No criminal charges for Melfort RCMP officer after woman injured
A Melfort RCMP officer will not face criminal charges after a woman was injured while being taken into custody. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) conducted an investigation into the matter, after being informed of the incident last July. They say a 38-year-old patient had left the Melfort Hospital,...
Sep 09, 2026
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Weekend Showcase
Three Canadian selections to be showcased at 22nd film festival in Waskesiu
Movie buffs of all ages are set to descend on Waskesiu this weekend for the 22nd annual Reel Rave International Film Festival. Seven feature films have been selected for this year's event that includes three Canadian made productions, with one coming from here in Saskatchewan. The festival will run from Sept. 11-13 at ...
Sep 09, 2026
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Now that's a jackpot!
Prince Albert man wins $44 million LOTTO 6/49 jackpot
Green was definitely the colour for Prince Albert's Doug Putland when he purchased a Gold Ball Jackpot LOTTO 6/49 ticket from a Rosthern Co-op.He was decked out in full Riders gear, with his beard dyed to match the colour of the team, as he travelled to take in a game.But it was the Riders' other colour that took over ...
Sep 09, 2026
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eye health
Hidden vision problems may follow children into the classroom: CNIB
An eye exam at four months old gave Mercedes Wudrick and her daughter years to prepare for the classroom.Now, as students head back to school, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is urging other families to make comprehensive eye exams part of their back-to-school planning through a national awareness ...
Sep 09, 2026
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"Prove it"
NDP wants receipts from Sask. Party MLA who chartered private jet
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition is calling on a government backbencher to show his receipts after he says he paid out of his own pocket for a private jet to criss-cross the province.Kevin Weedmark, the Saskatchewan Party legislature member for Moosomin-Montmartre, says he wouldn't have been able to drive to all gove...
Sep 09, 2026
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Illegal hunting
Prince Albert trial hears about man accused of illegal hunting, sold deer meat to immigrants
Editor's note: paNOW incorrectly stated the two men were brothers when in fact they are cousins. We apologize for the error and have corrected the mistake.One of the men charged after a nearly 18-month-long investigation openly admitted to an undercover conservation officer that he illegally sold young deer meat to Mus...
Sep 08, 2026
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crime
Pedestrian dead after Lloydminster hit-and-run
RCMP have identified a suspect vehicle and driver after a pedestrian died following a hit-and-run in Lloydminster, but investigators are still seeking video from the area.Police responded at about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a report of a person lying on the roadway near 49th Avenue.Officers determined the person had been inju...
Sep 08, 2026
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book release
Cree language book focuses on 'th' dialect
A new book has been published by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) Solomon Ratt. The book, mâci-nîhithawîwin / Beginning Woods Cree, was officially released on Sept. 1. It is essentially a redo of his previous book mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree: Plains Cree, which was relea...
Sep 08, 2026
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