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More than $85K in provincial gaming grants flows to Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Humboldt regions
Community organizations in the Meadow Lake, Prince Albert and Humboldt regions received a combined total of more than $85,000 in charitable gaming grants during the third quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal...
Jan 28, 2026 A casino roulette weel. (Image Credit: ID 7359207 © Professorvasilich | Dreamstime.com)
Cheese-throwing incident ends in minor crash, ticket in Lloydminster
A late-night encounter in Lloydminster took a cheesy turn last week after a food fight escalated into a minor crash.Lloydminster RCMP said officers were called around 10:55 p.m. on Jan. 24 after recei...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 45704066 © Ovydyborets | Dreamstime.com)
Pattison addresses property sale connected to proposed ICE facility amid growing blacklash
Jim Pattison Developments said it plans to fulfill commitments made in a property sale with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The property arm of the Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison G...
Jan 28, 2026 A photo from a commercial property listing shows the 552,587 square foot building in Virginia that ICE wants to turn into a holding and processing facility. (Image Credit: loopnet.com)
North Stars fall 4-3 to the Melfort Mustangs, 11-game point streak snapped
It was a tough night for the Battlefords North Stars who lost in regulation for the first time in 2026, dropping a home contest 4-3 to the Melfort Mustangs. In a slow start, the North Stars didn't get...
Jan 28, 2026 The North Stars fell four points behind the Flin Flon Bombers for first place in the SJHL with the 4-3 loss against the Melfort Mustangs. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
'I meant what I said': Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week.Carney said...
Jan 27, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
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)