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Team Sask. upended by Einarson for second straight loss at Scotties
For a second game in a row, the shots were not falling for Jolene Campbell and Team Saskatchewan at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Playing their fifth game of the week on Tuesday afternoon in ...
Jan 27, 2026 Team Saskatchewan skip Jolene Campbell struggled Tuesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling only 64 per cent. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
Konga enters Canadian Challenge six-dog race
La Ronge teacher and musher Derek Konga will be participating in the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race for a second time. He made his debut in 2025 in a six-dog, 96-kilometer race and will compete in 2...
Jan 27, 2026 Derek Konga, right, with fellow musher Garrick Schmidt. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/Derek Konga)
Closure of two federal research farms could cost Saskatchewan millions, economist says
The planned closure of two federal agricultural research farms in Saskatchewan could slow the development of higher-yielding crops, weaken long-standing research partnerships and cost the province ten...
Jan 27, 2026 A combine harvesting in the field. (Image Credit: University of Saskatchewan/website)
Northern Saskatchewan students named to provincial post-secondary council
Students from northern Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert, La Ronge and North Battleford, have been named to the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Student Council.The 24-member council advises th...
Jan 27, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 79599792 © Ammentorp | Dreamstime.com)
North Stars prepare for home affair with the Melfort Mustangs
The Battlefords North Stars are aiming for their fourth straight victory when they host the Melfort Mustangs. The North Stars (25-8-3-2, 1st in Nutrien Division) have points in their last 11 games, wi...
Jan 27, 2026 The Battlefords North Stars host the Melfort Mustangs as they continue to chase the Flin Flon Bombers for the top spot in the SJHL. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Battlefords chamber marks 120 years, swears in new chair
The Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce marked a major milestone Monday, celebrating its 120th anniversary while formally swearing in a new board chair during its annual chair's luncheon.Ashl...
Jan 27, 2026 Ashley Babiy, newly sworn-in chair of the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce, addresses attendees during the chamber’s 120th annual chair’s luncheon at the Interpretive Centre on the Ridge, south of Battleford, on Jan. 26, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Pillsbury Pizza Pops recalled due to E. coli; six people sick in Sask.
Better think twice about that after school snack. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is linking an outbreak of E. coli infections to Pillsbury-branded Pizza Pops.There are 29 laboratory-confirmed cas...
Jan 27, 2026
Saskatchewan’s power grid ‘remaining strong’ amid cold snap, SaskPower helping other regions
Saskatchewan's Crown power company says its system is holding up well amid the extreme cold, even as winter storms strain North America's power grid.In fact, SaskPower's stability during the recent co...
Jan 27, 2026 From Friday evening through Monday morning, SaskPower said it has “continuously sold the maximum of 150 MW into the Southwest Power Grid, the grid and wholesale market for 14 states in the United States Midwest.” (Image Credit: SaskPower/Twitter)
Sask. NDP calls for removal of PST on construction as government pushes back
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to remove the six per cent provincial sales tax on construction labour and materials, saying the levy is increasing costs for municipalitie...
Jan 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 964422 © Sculpies | Dreamstime.com)
‘You’re not alone’: weekly domestic violence support group opens for women in the Battlefords
North Battlefords' Anchor and Thread Community Services organization is providing a confidential and safe space for women who have experienced domestic violence. The Healing After Harm group will occu...
Jan 26, 2026 Domestic violence support group starting Feb 3 in North Battleford. (Image Credit: ID 144304096 © Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com)