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High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers
Whether it's Florida oranges, Colombian coffee or even homegrown items from another province, food has often travelled a long way before it reaches grocery stores in Canada.The supply chain gets even ...
Apr 21, 2026 An employee carries luggage to an Air North ATR 42 aircraft as cargo, including fresh fruits and vegetables, sits on a truck after being unloaded during a scheduled stop in Old Crow, Yukon, while en route from Whitehorse to Inuvik, N.W.T., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Carney names members of new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations
Prime Minister Mark Carney retooled an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. trade on Tuesday, adding a former Conservative leader and the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom to the team.The co...
Apr 21, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at the manufacturing facility of Maple Leaf Homes in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray)
Battlefords Sharks conclude the season with their year-end banquet
After their most successful season in franchise history winning the Fedoruk Cup for the first time, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks officially put a cap on their 2025-26 season with their awards ...
Apr 21, 2026 The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks handed out various awards at their team banquet to conclude the 2025-26 season. (Image Credit: Ashley Rafuse)
'I completed my pinky swear': Little Pine First Nation singer turns loss into music with debut single
A pinky swear made in a kitchen years ago is finally being kept - not for the people who asked for it, but in honour of them.For Laurel Sapp, that promise has taken more than a decade and a series of ...
Apr 21, 2026 Laurel Sapp, a singer-songwriter from Little Pine First Nation, released her debut single No More Looking Back on April 17, 2026. (Image Credit: Laurel Sapp Music)
Sask Party rejects NDP’s request to expedite ‘ER Closure Right-to-Know’ amendment act
Bill 606, The Provincial Health Authority (ER Closure Right-to-Know) Amendment Act, still needs to pass through committee and third reading to become law in Saskatchewan.The legislation introduced by ...
Apr 20, 2026 Sask. NDP Associate Shadow Health Minister Keith Jorgenson was in Prince Albert Monday to talk about the benefits of making Bill 606 law. (Image Credit: paNOW Staff)
PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 33 years
The Prince Albert Grand Council has been hosting a fine arts festival for 33 years and it shows no sign of slowing down. Shona Tretiak, the festival co-ordinator, said about 1,000 students attend the ...
Apr 20, 2026 The PAGC kicked off the 33rd year of their Fine Arts Festival with a Grand Entry at the Prince Albert Exhibition hall on April 20. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW Staff)
Man charged after RCMP locate 140K illegal cigarettes
A man has been charged after RCMP seized approximately 140,000 illegal cigarettes. On April 19, around 1 a.m., Cut Knife RCMP conducted a traffic stop for a speeding violation on Highway #40 in the RM...
Apr 20, 2026 RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Battlefords AAA Stars hand out awards at team banquet
Over the weekend, the Battlefords AAA Stars officially concluded the 2025-26 season with their awards banquet, handing out various awards including most valuable player, top defenceman and rookies of ...
Apr 20, 2026 The Battlefords AAA Stars capped off their season with their year end banquet over the weekend. (Image Credit: U18 AAA Stars/Facebook)
Tourism grows near the Battlefords with launch of Wachamajayam Buffalo Tours
The Yellowstone buffalo Program has expanded nearly one year after 11 bison were released just south of the Battlefords. The program, which was originally overseen by Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean...
Apr 20, 2026 Eleven Yellowstone bison were released just south of the Battlefords in July 2025, marking the first ever in Canadian history. (Image Credit: Austin Mattes/BattlefordsNOW Staff)
SIRT clears RCMP officer in 2025 shooting near Canwood
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has concluded no charges will be laid against an RCMP officer following a 2025 police shooting near Canwood.SIRT deployed six investigators after...
Apr 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 67094459 © Prathan Keawkhum | Dreamstime.com)