Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
Triple-murder trial set in deaths of Lloydminster father and two sons
Nearly two years after a father and his two sons were found shot to death inside a Lloydminster home, a trial date is now set for the man accused in the killings.Nokota Pooyak is scheduled to stand tr...
May 27, 2026 From left: Matthew Peters, Brennan Peters and Brent Peters were found deceased in their Lloydminster, Sask., home in September 2024. (Image Credit: mccawfuneralservice.com)
Moe joins other premiers in unified message at Western Premiers Conference
In both each other's comments and questions for them, the premiers couldn't get away from the spectre of potential Alberta separation at the Western Premiers Conference this week.Premier Scott Moe on ...
May 27, 2026 Premier Scott Moe tells the Western Premier Conference that the best projects are yet to for the Canadian economy if the provinces continue to work together. (Image Credit: CPAC)
Why defensive end Desmond Evans finally signed
It wasn't a quick decision by Desmond Evans to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The defensive end said he received about 20 calls from the CFL club over a nine-month span before he eventually gave th...
May 27, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Desmond Evans (98) recorded a sack in his second preseason game with the team. (Image Credit: Britton Gray/CJME)
Sask. Parks offer free entry for National Trails day on June 6
On June 6, visitors will have a chance to have free entry to provincial parks for National Trails Day. The province said it's an opportunity to explore trails and provincial parks before the summer se...
May 27, 2026 More than a dozen provincial parks will have special event for National Trails Day on June 6. (Image Credit: Submitted/Gov't of Sask)
Northwest committee aims to expand girls’ hockey opportunities across region
As girls' hockey continues to surge in popularity across Saskatchewan, a new regional committee hopes to make the sport more accessible for families in smaller Northwest communities by creating more l...
May 26, 2026 The NW Female Hockey committee announced tentative plans for four new single-A teams in the region. (Image Credit: ID 17974644 © Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com)
'The opposite of addiction is connection': New recovery homes aim to break cycle of addiction in the Battlefords
For many people battling addiction in the Battlefords, the hardest part is not getting into treatment - it is figuring out where to go once treatment ends.That fear echoed through North Battleford cit...
May 26, 2026 From left, Libby Szarka, James, Chris and Darlene Marchuk speak during a presentation to North Battleford city council about proposed sober-living recovery homes tied to the Battlefords Treatment Centre at Don Ross Centre council chambers on May 25, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW staff)
Meadow Lake singer brings four languages to Roughriders anthem performance
English, French, Michif and American Sign Language.Those were the languages Meadow Lake's Piper MacFarlane wove together during her performance of O Canada at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second pre-...
May 26, 2026 Piper MacFarlane sings the national anthem at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second pre-season game. (Image Credit: Piper MacFarlane/ submitted)
North Battleford unveils proposed site for $94M arena project as city pushes ahead alone
North Battleford has identified land beside the InnovationPlex Recreation and Cultural Centre as the preferred site for a proposed new arena and events centre, as the city moves ahead with a municipal...
May 26, 2026 A concept drawing shows the proposed site for North Battleford’s planned arena and events centre beside the InnovationPlex Recreation and Cultural Centre. (Image Credit: City of North Battleford)
As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan’s Moe affirms party wants to stay
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province - his party stands with Confederation."We support a strong and growing province of...
May 26, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media at a meeting of western premiers in Kananaskis, Alta., Monday, May 25, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
RCMP investigate threatening phone call to Wilkie school, threat deemed not credible
Unity RCMP continues to investigate after a school in Wilkie received a threatening phone call. On May 25 at around 2:20 p.m., RCMP received a report about the threat. Officers immediately responded a...
May 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Wilkie, Saskatchewan)