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Saskatchewan launches innovation challenge in effort to protect waters from invasive species
The Government of Saskatchewan has launched a search for innovative, technology-based solutions to issues with invasive aquatic species in the province's waters.The innovation challenge is similar to ...
Jun 30, 2026 The ministry inspected more than 4,000 watercraft across the province last year, and found that more than 750 were not cleaned, drained and dried properly, meaning a full decontamination was required. (Image Credit: Submitted/Government of Saskatchewan)
Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a generic version of Wegovy, a semaglutide drug that's prescribed to help people lose weight.The weekly injection is known as Svemia from the Canadian company Apote...
Jun 30, 2026 A dosage of Wegovy, March 1, 2024 in Front Royal, Va. (Image Credit: File photo/AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
John Paul II celebrates graduation as they send off the class of 2026
As graduation season comes to a close in the Battlefords, John Paul II Collegiate celebrated the end of the school year and sent off exactly 100 graduates as they look ahead to the next step in their ...
Jun 30, 2026 John Paul II Collegiate saw 100 students receive their diplomas and toss their caps as they finished off their high school careers. (Image Credit: Ryan Lambert/battlefordsNOW staff)
Man shot after stopping to help truck near Cando, RCMP say
A man who stopped to help what appeared to be a stranded vehicle near Cando ended up in hospital after he was shot by the truck's driver.RCMP said the incident happened around 3:45 a.m. on June 27, wh...
Jun 30, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Judge throws out municipality's decision to remove elected hamlet board member
A judge has ruled rural municipalities can't remove elected organized hamlet board members without first giving them notice and a chance to respond, after finding one Saskatchewan municipality acted u...
Jun 29, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 36330352 © Flynt | Dreamstime.com)
John Remai leaves lasting legacy after life of building
Another of the Remai brothers, who grew up on a family farm near Carrot River before becoming successful builders and philanthropists, has died. The death of John Victor Remai was noted by the Jim Pat...
Jun 29, 2026 John Remai built 7,000 birdhouses to raise money for Sask. charities, stopped only by a stroke at age 92. He passed away on June 16. (Image Credit: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation/website)
Riders deal with wide receiver injuries to start practice week for Ottawa Redblacks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders could have an almost entirely new receiver group for Friday's showdown against the Ottawa Redblacks.When the team returned to practice on Monday after its 40-34 loss to th...
Jun 29, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Daniel Wiebe caught his first CFL touchdown against the Toronto Argonauts. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Sask. shifting gears on impaired driving enforcement with proposal of quicker penalties
The Government of Saskatchewan is beginning to implement administrative penalties in an effort to curb impaired driving.Potential changes to The Traffic Safety Act are being considered, and the provin...
Jun 29, 2026 Police during a traffic enforcement blitz in Saskatoon in 2026. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Saskatchewan’s minimum wage increasing to $15.70/h this fall
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to rise on October 1.But even after the increase from $15.35/hour up to $15.70/h takes effect, the province will still have the third-lowest minimum wage in Canada, ...
Jun 29, 2026 Saskatchewan uses the consumer price index and data on average hourly wages to calculate its minimum wage. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation signs MOU with City of Saskatoon on downtown entertainment district
The City of Saskatoon has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation to enter negotiations on a potential deal surrounding the city's planned Downtown Event and ...
Jun 29, 2026 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block (left) Ken Cheveldayoff, Saskatchewan's minister of advanced education (centre) and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Chief Kelly Wolfe at a signing ceremony in Saskatoon on June 29, 2026. (Image Credit: Mia Holowaychuk/CKOM)