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SaskTel expanding high-speed internet services in Saskatchewan
Dial-up internet and farmer vision television service could soon be a thing of the past.SaskTel announced yesterday communities from the Village of Paradise Hill across to the Town of Preeceville are ...
Jul 26, 2019 Internet service expansion in Saskatchewan (file photo/CJME Staff)
Kindersley's Dakota Buttar earns third 2019 PBR Canada win in North Battleford
Going a perfect two-for-two, Dakota Buttar earned his third PBR Canada win of the season in North Battleford Thursday night.The Kindersley product recorded top marks in Round 1 by making the eight sec...
Jul 26, 2019 Kindersley's Dakota Buttar. (Covy Moore/PBR Canada)
Third suspect in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation appears in court
Brent Checkosis waved to someone in the gallery as he left the prisoners box following his first court appearance on charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation.The 18-year-o...
Jul 26, 2019 North Battleford Provincial Court (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
MLA Nadine Wilson charged with common assault
Long-serving Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault in relation to an alleged incident involving family members in Saskatoon earlier this year.The office of Premier...
Jul 26, 2019 MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault and has resigned her position as provincial secretary. She will make an appearance in court in September. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Northwest Territorial Days: A staple of summertime in the Battlefords
The spectacle of lights edging the fairgrounds, as a monster Farris wheel looms overhead; the sounds of the roller coasters whizzing by and the scent of mini doughnuts fills the air; there is nothing ...
Jul 26, 2019 When the sun goes down and dusk begins to set, the lights on the fairgrounds keep the Exhibition alive, as the community comes together at the annual Northwest Territorial Days. (submitted photo/Jocelyn Ritchie)
Crops developing nicely in northwest Saskatchewan
Crops are developing nicely in the northwest region of Saskatchewan according to the latest crop report.In the province's report for the week of July 16 to 22, 45 per cent of fall cereals, 74 per cent...
Jul 25, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
U of S study researching impact of STC closure
A University of Saskatchewan graduate student is taking part in a research project about the impact on people from the closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) two years ago.The provin...
Jul 25, 2019 A rally to save the STC was held in North Battleford in May, 2017. A University of Saskatchewan graduate student is currently working on a research project on the impact of the closure of the STC service two years ago. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Third person arrested in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation
An 18-year-old man is the third person arrested in connection to the death of Tiki Laverdiere.RCMP arrested and charged Brent Checkosis Thursday morning with accessory after the fact to murder, improp...
Jul 25, 2019
RCMP believe suspects in northern B.C. homicides still in Manitoba
GILLAM, Man. - Mounties in Manitoba say there have been two confirmed sightings of a pair of teens suspected in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.Cpl. Julie Courchaine says the s...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan
Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...
Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)