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Two Saskatchewan First Nations settle agricultural benefits claims for more than $209 million
Two Saskatchewan First Nations have reached settlements with Canada over historic agricultural benefits claims tied to Treaties 4 and 6.The Key First Nation, about 26 kilometres northwest of Kamsack a...
Aug 25, 2026 Political leaders sign the agricultural benefits settlement agreements with The Key First Nation and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on Aug. 22, 2026. (Image Credit: Muskeg Lake Cree Nation/Facebook)
Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
U.S. President Donald Trump continued his war of words on Canada Tuesday, first insisting the United States is "giving serious consideration" to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America and t...
Aug 25, 2026 President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Saskatchewan industries face tariff fallout as Canada protects supply management
Canada's focus on protecting Canadian farmers through supply management has exposed other industries, according to one professor, leaving them to bear the brunt of tariffs.University of Saskatchewan a...
Aug 24, 2026 According to Smyth, supply management has become an “untouchable” institution, instead of being revised to get rid of inefficiencies. (Image Credit: ID 11330367 © Martine De Graaf | Dreamstime.com)
Three charged after drugs, firearms seized near Lloydminster
Saskatchewan RCMP's Lloydminster Crime Reduction Team seized seven illicit substances and three firearms, including a loaded handgun, during a traffic stop near Lloydminster.On Aug. 18 at about 5 p.m....
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
'I'm not okay': Victim's family still waiting for closure in 2023 Poundmaker second-degree murder case
The mother of Lee Bearsears left court Monday without the sentencing decision she had hoped for, after a judge reserved decision on whether Craig Fox must wait 10 years or as long as 20 before he can ...
Aug 24, 2026 Craig Fox leaves the Court of King’s Bench in Battleford following a sentencing hearing Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Fox, convicted of second-degree murder in Lee Bearsears’ 2023 death, is expected to learn Sept. 25 how long he must wait before becoming eligible to apply for parole. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Drugs, machete seized in Onion Lake traffic stop
Onion Lake RCMP have charged two people after officers seized drugs, cash and a machete during a traffic stop on Onion Lake Cree Nation.Shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 17, officers conducting patrols ...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Scott Moe says tariffs spark concerns about Saskatchewan industries
After the imposition of punishing 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods by the United States, Premier Scott Moe says it's unfortunate that talks between the two nations broke down.Moe spoke to re...
Aug 24, 2026 Premier Scott Moe, seen speaking to reporters on Aug. 23, 2026, says the goal during the trade war with the U.S. needs to be to get back as close to the current CUSMA deal as possible. (Image Credit: Libby Gray/CKOM)
Father, daughter battle for Western derby title in North Battleford
One car roared across the dirt - the other turned toward it.Engines screamed, metal groaned, and the crowd watched as the final two drivers in the Western finals demolition derby squared off.They were...
Aug 24, 2026 Alexi Saddleback (left) and Darren Poitras Jr. (right), during their match. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Battlefords Chamber appoints new chief operating officer
A new chief operating officer has been appointed to the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce following the retirement of longtime COO Linda Machniak.Greg Kwong has taken on the role, while Mac...
Aug 24, 2026 Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce's new chief operating officer, Greg Kwong. (Image Credit: Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce/ submitted)
Re-escalating trade war puts Canada’s economic rebound at risk: economists
OTTAWA - Economists are warning that a re-escalation in the trade war with the United States puts Canada's burgeoning economic recovery at risk.The U.S. imposed 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 bill...
Aug 24, 2026 Transport trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the United States of America, in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer)