Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Two northwest Sask. men win $100K on EXTRA
For two northwest Saskatchewan men, life-changing news arrived in the most ordinary of moments - one while scanning a stack of tickets at a store counter, the other while watching a movie at home.Russ...
Feb 13, 2026 Russell Kendel of Lloydminster, left, and Ed Toner of Rapid View are shown in these submitted photos after each won $100,000 through separate EXTRA lottery draws. (Image Credit: Sask Lotteries)
PAGC highlights wildfire mitigation work being done by crews in northern Sask.
Wildfire mitigation crews are already on the ground across Saskatchewan, months before wildfire season reaches its peak.About 100 workers are currently deployed, cutting hazardous fuels, thinning dens...
Feb 13, 2026 PAGC forestry crews are currently working on 11 active wildfire mitigation projects across Saskatchewan, including Camsell Portage, Cypress Hills, Grandmother’s Bay, Lac La Ronge, Timber Bay and Duck Mountain. (Image Credit: Submitted/PAGC)
Meet the Spiritwood sweethearts celebrating 70 years as Valentines
When Dot Gaboury first met Leo at a neighbour's house in the spring of 1955, she wasn't exactly swooning."Oh, he's too old for me," she laughed, recalling her thoughts as she met the man who would eve...
Feb 13, 2026 Spiritwood's Leo and Dot Gaboury are celebrating their 70th Valentine's Day together. The couple started dating in the spring of 1955, and were married Oct. 25, 1956. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Turtleford-area triple homicide case set for preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a 25-year-old woman charged in connection with a fatal shooting that left three men dead near Turtleford.Madison Paddy-Jimmy is set to appear on June 8 for...
Feb 12, 2026 Tonio Cantell is shown in this undated selfie. Cantell, 28, was one of three men found dead following a shooting at a rural property northwest of Turtleford on Nov. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: Facebook)
How a kid from Prince Albert stole the hearts of British Columbia's hockey fans
For the community of Prince Albert, Jim Robson is a man who grew up here and moved away when he was just a young 8-year-old boy. In the province of British Columbia however, and specifically to Vancou...
Feb 12, 2026 Between 1970-1999, former Prince Albert native Jim Robson entertained Vancouver Canucks fans and inspired the next wave of broadcasters all across British Columbia. (Image Credit: Canucks Communications/Vancouver Canucks)
Lloydminster completes $80M wastewater plant under budget, protects regional water
Lloydminster has closed out its new $80.3-million mechanical wastewater treatment facility, completing the federally mandated project under budget while strengthening environmental protections for reg...
Feb 12, 2026 The Lloydminster Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at 3520 67 Street. (Image Credit: BIRD Construction)
Biggar hunter who shot world record holding Hanson Buck remembered after death
The farmer from Biggar, who hunted the largest typical whitetail deer ever recorded, has died.Milo Hanson has held the world record for harvesting the deer with a rack scoring 213 5/8 inches more than...
Feb 12, 2026 Milo Hanson, standing next to the Hanson Buck, passed away earlier this week. (Image Credit: Milo Hanson/Facebook)
Saskatchewan First Nation suing one of its members for defamation
Vanessa Curley believes a civil suit filed against her by Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation's Chief and council is being used as a way to intimidate her and 'silence participation i...
Feb 12, 2026 Vanessa Curley said she is being accused of defamation and malice because she spoke publicly about elections, finances and governance issues in her First Nation. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, ...
Feb 12, 2026 People attend a vigil to honour the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brandon Bell)
CLC hosts Crop Talk 2026 with guest Drew Lerner
The spring seeding season is fast approaching for Saskatchewan farmers, and ahead of that season the Conservation Learning Centre (CLC) just south of Prince Albert hosted their annual Crop Talk event ...
Feb 12, 2026 Agricultural Meteorologist at World Weather Inc. Drew Lerner shows off drought conditions around the Prairies from 2025 as he presents in front of the CLC and local farmers. (Image Credit: Nick Nielsen/paNOW Staff)