Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
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)
First Nation’s Ombudsperson calls for inquiry into hospital security
An ombudsperson office created by Saskatchewan First Nations is calling for an independent inquiry into how security is handled at hospitals. The First Nations Health Ombudsperson Office (FNHOO) said ...
Jan 26, 2026 (Image Credit: 307844172 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan expands virtual addiction medicine to improve access in rural communities
Saskatchewan residents will benefit from expanded addiction medicine treatment through new virtual options. The introduction of the virtual access to addiction medicine (VAAM) program has launched in ...
Jan 26, 2026 Expanded addiction medicine treatment through new virtual options. (Image Credit: ID 99382619 © HAKINMHAN | Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan’s deep freeze set to break as warmer air moves in
After more than a week of punishing cold, Saskatchewan is finally seeing relief as temperatures begin to climb and the deep freeze loosens its grip."It should be the last day of this cold weather," sa...
Jan 26, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Carney announces GST rebate boost to counter high cost of groceries
Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.Branded as the "Canada Groceries an...
Jan 26, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the beginning of a cabinet planning forum at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot)
Sask. farmer warns Trump tariffs threat just fuelling more uncertainty
A Saskatchewan farmer is calling the fresh trade threat from U.S. President Donald Trump another layer of uncertainty added to an already fragile agricultural economy, as producers try to navigate vol...
Jan 25, 2026
Trump’s latest 100% tariffs threat ‘degradation of the free and fair trade system,’ Moe says
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if the trade deal with China goes ahead.Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian P...
Jan 25, 2026
North Stars go perfect on the powerplay, take down Ice Wolves 7-2
After a stressful 7-6 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Friday, the Battlefords North Stars had another seven-goal performance in a more decisive 7-2 victory over the Ice Wolves to win their third s...
Jan 24, 2026
Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earl...
Jan 24, 2026