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FSIN ordered to pay over $28 million: audit
While signaling a near three week window to respond and provide documentation, Indigenous Services Canada has concluded their financial audit and has informed the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Na...
Mar 21, 2026 At the time the audit was initially presented to FSIN leadership, the gates at the office building in Saskatoon were closed. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Feds to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions to cut costs
Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review.That figure comes from plans...
Mar 21, 2026 A giant Canadian flag hangs on the side of a government office building in downtown Ottawa in 2020. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
“We’re building capacity at all levels”: Premier discusses future of policing, including Indigenous-led forces
While the province is investing in law enforcement capacity through additional police officers, First Nations leaders are weighing whether a community-based policing model could better address local n...
Mar 20, 2026 The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) and Red Pheasant Cree Nation signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2025 to increase collaboration and improve safety. The Prince Albert Grand Council is deciding whether to pursue its own Indigenous-led police service or continue to work with the current enforcement arms including RCMP and SMS. Premier Scott Moe said everyone has a common goal: safer communities. (Image Credit: SMS/Facebook)
Province cracks down on illegal outfitting
Legislative changes are coming that will make it harder for non-Saskatchewan outfitters to illegally do business in the province. Once passed, non-residents will only be able to buy three five-day ter...
Mar 20, 2026 From left: Jordan Roswell of the Saskatchewan Commission of Professional Outfitters, Environment Minister Darlene Rowden, and Todd Smith of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation spoke about legislative changes affecting game bird hunters in the province. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
'Hard transfer': Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage."She's i...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 78947624 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Two-vehicle crash near Paynton sends four to hospital
Maidstone RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision near Paynton. On March 19, around 9 p.m., RCMP received a report of a vehicle collision on Highway #16, west of the community.Officers, local f...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Saskatchewan eyes opening for North Battleford complex needs facility next winter
Saskatchewan's health minister said a Complex Needs Facility (CNF) planned for North Battleford could be operating as early as next winter."There's still some site selection work that needs to happen ...
Mar 20, 2026 Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill, who is also the MLA for the Battlefords, speaks during a post-budget breakfast hosted by the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce in North Battleford on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Lasting legacy: two local residents honored for lifetimes of community impact
What started as a hometown hobby reached farther than Glenn Goodman ever expected. "He would have been absolutely thrilled," said Myrna Goodman, after receiving her late husband's Order of Merit award...
Mar 20, 2026 Myrna Goodman (left) receiving her late husband's award and Len Taylor (right) receiving his. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sharks hunting for first ever league championship against Swift Current
The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks are back in the provincial finals for the second year in a row, which means another opportunity to win the Fedoruk Cup for the very first time in franchise history...
Mar 20, 2026 The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks face off with the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats in the Fedoruk Cup Finals. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
RCMP investigate gun threat towards Spiritwood High School
RCMP are investigating a threat made towards Spiritwood High School.On March 19, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers received a report of an online/electronic message of an individual threatening to ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Website/ Spiritwood High School)