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Local auto dealership, advocates welcome Ottawa's new EV plan
The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in favour of ...
Feb 05, 2026 Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, front, the Project Arrow 2.0 prototype vehicle during a tour of an auto-parts plant, Woodbridge, Ont., February 5, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima)
Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses refugee bid
A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash said his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene said the Immigration and Refugee Boa...
Feb 05, 2026 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is taken out of the Kerry Vickar Centre by the RCMP following his sentencing for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Melfort, Sask., on Friday, March, 22, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis)
Meota Combines look ahead to SPHL Playoffs after Provincial First Round Loss
The SPHL playoffs are on the horizon, and the Meota Combines are set to face off with the Glaslyn North Stars in the first round. The Combines finished off their regular season with a 7-5 win over the...
Feb 05, 2026 The Meota Combines will start their playoff campaign on Feb. 6 against the Glaslyn North Stars. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Alleged sexual assault case involving Wilkie care home residents headed to trial
The trial for a woman charged in connection with alleged assaults at a care facility in Wilkie is scheduled to begin next Monday at North Battleford Provincial Court.Jaclyn Elias is facing multiple ch...
Feb 05, 2026 Jaclyn Elias is scheduled to stand trial in North Battleford Provincial Court in connection with alleged assaults at a Wilkie care facility, starting Feb. 9, 2026. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Remarkable career of writer Michelle Good honoured with Order of Canada
Every once in a while, a debut novel comes out that doesn't just make a splash, but produces a tidal wave.Joseph Heller's 1961 debut novel Catch-22 is widely regarded as one of the most significant no...
Feb 05, 2026 Michelle Good (centre) with Jessica Johns and Billy-Ray Belcourt at the Amazon First Novel Awards in 2023. (Image Credit: File photo)
Veteran linebacker Josh Woods leaves B.C. Lions to join Saskatchewan Roughriders
Experienced American linebacker Josh Woods has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after spending the past five seasons as a B.C. Lion.Over those five seasons, Woods appeared in 55 regular-season...
Feb 05, 2026 B.C. Lions' Josh Woods takes a call from coaches in the overhead booth during the second half of a CFL football game against the Calgary Stampeders, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 20, 2023. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Perched above Lloydminster, 'Geeks on the Peak' make final push for TeleMiracle donations
High above the bustle of Highway 16 in Lloydminster, two volunteers are spending nearly a week living on a platform in the winter cold - all to help Saskatchewan residents they may never meet.The stun...
Feb 05, 2026 Louis Stang and Ean Bull take part in the “Geeks on the Peak Revival” TeleMiracle fundraiser while living on a raised platform in Lloydminster, where the six-day challenge is being livestreamed to encourage donations. (Image Credit: Geek on the Peak for Telemiracle 50/Youtube)
Living Sky contracts rural bus service to private company, union warns of long-term risks
Living Sky School Division is moving forward with a plan to sell its rural bus fleet and contract student transportation services to Southland Transportation, a decision drawing concern from the union...
Feb 05, 2026 Living Sky School Division is contracting rural school bus services to Southland Transportation, a move aimed at financial sustainability that has raised worker and service concerns from CUPE 4747. (Image Credit: ID 71527619 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Woman treated for injuries after son fends off moose in Bienfait
A woman's encounter with a moose outside her Bienfait home could have resulted in an outcome far worse than a short hospital stint if her son not been there to help.On the morning of Jan. 22, Shawn Tu...
Feb 05, 2026 Shawn Tuffnell said he hit a young bull moose with his fist and a shovel after it attacked his mom. He shot and killed the animal when it came after him. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Environment/Facebook)
Meadow Lake sex assault trial dropped
A sexual assault trial involving two men from Edmonton, and allegations that stem from Meadow Lake, will not be proceeding in April as planned.The charges against Gagandeep Gill and Balraj Sidhu, have...
Feb 05, 2026 Battleford Court of King's Bench. (Image Credit: (File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff))