Category Archives: Saskatchewan
North Battleford mayor reflects on recent SUMA convention
Regional partnerships and collaboration between municipalities are key takeaways for North Battleford following the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention held earlier this mo...
Apr 27, 2026 North Battleford mayor Kelli Hawtin (middle) sits alongside Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River MP & Rural Development Secretary of State Buckley Belanger (left) and North Battleford city counselor Kent Lindgren at the SUMA convention. (Image Credit: Kelli Hawtin/Facebook)
Drought fears linger as seeding begins on southwest Saskatchewan farms
Seeding season is underway across parts of Saskatchewan, but for farmers in the drought-stricken southwest, optimism in short supply.After a winter that brought little moisture and a spring that has s...
Apr 27, 2026 “We’re going to need some good summer moisture for this to be a successful year,” said Quinton Jacksteit, the reeve of the RM of Big Stick. (Image Credit: (Vadyuhin/Depositphotos.com))
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching the new agency as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects.Carney said the ...
Apr 27, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during an event in Ottawa on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Teen storm chaser brings mobile tornado siren to Cut Knife area
Aaron Rutley's fascination with storms started at a young age, and now the 18-year-old storm chaser is putting that interest into action. On April 27, he'll be testing his mobile tornado siren in the ...
Apr 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 176621400 © John Sirlin | Dreamstime.com)
Some highways still affected by late season snowstorm
Most major highways in Saskatchewan were open for travel on Saturday morning, as people in southern and central parts of the province had to pull out snow blowers and shovels after snow and icy weathe...
Apr 25, 2026 Some roads and highways around the province are still listed as travel not recommended on Saturday as the tail-end of a late snowstorm rolls through the prairies. Here, drivers are seen braving snowy conditions a day earlier in Prince Albert as the snow didn't stop falling on April 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)
Driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash granted last-minute deportation delay
A federal judge has granted a last-minute reprieve for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, temporarily preventing his imminent deportation to India.Lawyers for Jaskirat ...
Apr 25, 2026 Truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu walks into the Kerry Vickar Centre for his sentencing in Melfort, Sask., on March 22, 2019. The Federal Court has delayed his deportation to India scheduled for next week. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis)
Lloydminster hits multi-year highs in land sales
Lloydminster saw strong economic activity in 2025, with record land sales and hundreds of new businesses, but officials say workforce shortages, infrastructure limits and housing gaps are emerging as ...
Apr 25, 2026 The Lloydminster Border Markers mark the boundary between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Tourism Saskatchewan)
Highways conditions worsen across the province
After a full day of blowing snow across much of the province, highway conditions have deteriorated rapidly, and there is more snow on the way.Saskatchewan RCMP issued an advisory Friday afternoon that...
Apr 24, 2026 A photo showing the current conditions residents in Black Lake and Points North Landing, about 355 kilometres northeast of La Ronge were facing on Friday afternoon. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Saskatchewan lung health advocates applaud U.K.’s move toward ‘smoke-free generation’
A landmark anti-smoking law passed in the United Kingdom is drawing praise from health advocates in Saskatchewan, who say the move could help shape future policy closer to home.The U.K.'s Tobacco and ...
Apr 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 16540552 © Robert Neumann | Dreamstime.com)
Ombudsman’s report finds improvement needed in wildfire response
Changes are needed to streamline services for evacuees during emergencies like last year's wildfire, reads a report from the Saskatchewan Ombudman's office. The office received a record number of call...
Apr 24, 2026 The glow of wildfires burning near Lower Fishing Lake last summer. (Image Credit: Facebook)