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Health Canada approves first pill to treat postpartum depression
Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression.Zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is a pill taken once a day for 14 days and can start relieving depress...
Dec 09, 2025

Lloydminster man faces hate-crime, firearms charges after RCMP search
RCMP have charged a 38-year-old Lloydminster man after officers seized multiple firearms during a search warrant connected to threats of violence toward identifiable groups.Police say members of the L...
Dec 09, 2025

'A reasonable budget': North Battleford approves 2026 budget with 3.3% hike, levy increases
North Battleford city council has approved its 2026 municipal budget Monday, adopting a general increase of 3.296 per cent along with multiple levy and utility rate adjustments that officials say are ...
Dec 09, 2025
Snowy, windy conditions expected for much of Tuesday
A weather system blowing through the province will bring some freezing rain, snow, and windy conditions to parts of the province. Because of that, most areas are under a Special Weather Statement from...
Dec 08, 2025

Alleged Lakeland College sexual assault leads to charges against Unity man
RCMP have charged a 20-year-old man from Unity., following a reported sexual assault at Lakeland College late last month.Vermilion RCMP say they received a complaint on Nov. 30 and, following an inves...
Dec 08, 2025

Calgary men charged after guns, drugs and 9 phones seized in Buffalo River
Two men from Calgary, both age 21, are facing a number of criminal charges after Meadow Lake's Crime Reduction Team and the Dillon RCMP detachment found a half a kilogram of cocaine, a large sum of ca...
Dec 08, 2025

Pack the Patrol Unit event brings donations and a happy adoption
Battlefords' fourth annual Pack the Patrol Unit event was a success for the Humane Society. On Friday, $1,500 and more than 3,000 pounds of food and supplies were donated to the shelter. Donations wer...
Dec 08, 2025

Weyburn awarded 2028 Sask. Summer Games, returning event after two decades
Weyburn has been selected to host the 2028 Saskatchewan Summer Games, returning the multi-sport event to the southeast community for the first time since 2004. The Saskatchewan Games Council announced...
Dec 08, 2025

A month of poverty in 75 minutes: Battlefords to launch immersive simulation
A month of tough decisions will be compressed into a little over an hour when local agencies host a poverty simulation in North Battleford, inviting participants to experience the pressures families f...
Dec 08, 2025

Rents drop across Canada, except in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia
Only two jurisdictions in Canada are so far immune to the dropping rents caused by slowed population growth and one of them is Saskatchewan. Numbers from rentals.ca show the average rent across Canada...
Dec 08, 2025