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Nearly 500 robot-assisted surgeries performed in Saskatchewan over the past year
Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan.A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are l...
Feb 17, 2026 Over the past year, the ministry said 496 robot-assisted surgical procedures have been performed in Saskatchewan, with 438 taking place in Saskatoon and 58 in Regina. That number stands to grow, with a fourth robotic surgical system now up and running in the province. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Man faces 76 charges after string of break-ins across Saskatchewan
An arrest has been made after a string of robberies across the province. Saskatchewan RCMP's South District Investigative Team, along with RCMP analysts, have charged a man following break-ins spannin...
Feb 17, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW)
North Stars clinch playoff spot and division title with 4-2 comeback win vs Kindersley
The Battlefords North Stars have become the second team in the SJHL to clinch a playoff spot and won the Nutrien Division for the second straight year after a wild come-from-behind win over the Kinder...
Feb 16, 2026 The Battlefords North Stars are now the second team in the SJHL after the Flin Flon Bombers to clinch a playoff birth this season. (Image Credit: Ryan Lambert/battlefordsNOW staff)
Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
TUMBLER RIDGE - The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes.While police say the o...
Feb 16, 2026 A police investigator leaves the home where two bodies were found in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
Artist aiming to revitalize Métis rug hooking in a year-long project
The little-known, seldom practiced Mtis tradition of making hooked rugs is being revitalized in a major way at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) in ReginaOver the next many months, Mtis Elder and ar...
Feb 16, 2026 Margaret Harrison (second from right) at one of her rug hooking workshops at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
How students in La Loche returned after mass shooting
A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class.Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says tim...
Feb 15, 2026 Four people were killed and seven others were hurt in 2016, when a 17-year-old boy went on a shooting spree in La Loche. He shot two of his cousins at a home and then proceeded to the La Loche Community School where he continued to fire. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
North Stars cap off dominant weekend with 6-1 win over La Ronge
Capped off by three goals on the power play, the Battlefords North Stars got a 6-1 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves (8-32-3-1, 4th in UPL Division), outscoring them 9-2 over the weekend. The North Sta...
Feb 14, 2026 The North Stars swept their weekend series with the La Ronge Ice Wolves after a 6-1 win on Saturday. (Image Credit: Ryan Lambert/battlefordsNOW staff)
Tumbler Ridge students won’t ‘return to current school site’ after mass shooting
A teacher who helped to protect his students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School when a killer began shooting says he never felt alone and knew all the staff were doing their best to shelter and protect...
Feb 14, 2026 Police began putting tape out near the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and surrounding buildings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image Credit: Jesse Boily/The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrates eight decades of service
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance is celebrating 80 years of providing critical care air transport to the province.The provincial service is the oldest "formally organized, non-military air medical transport...
Feb 14, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil wins bronze in men’s speedskating 500
MILAN - Laurent Dubreuil sat cross-legged inside the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, arms raised in the air, after what he called the "most stressful minutes" of his life.The veteran Canadian sp...
Feb 14, 2026 Laurent Dubreuil of Canada competes in the men's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis)