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New data show Sask. health closures worsening; province cites staffing, innovation to respond
The Saskatchewan NDP says new internal health authority data shows the province's health-care system is going in the wrong direction, while the government says it is addressing the problem through sta...
Aug 11, 2025

Dunning and Benoit claim Green Jacket at the annual Molson Open
The North Battleford Golf and Country Club hosted 120 golfers from across the province this past weekend for their highly anticipated annual two-man best ball tournament, the Molson Open. The Champion...
Aug 11, 2025

Australian jouster saddles up at North Battleford Medieval Faire
The clang of metal and the thunder of hooves echoed across the Battleford Agricultural Society grounds this past weekend, as two mounted performers brought the Middle Ages to life - one of them travel...
Aug 11, 2025
Saskatchewan’s Orange Construction Zone Update returns with focus on safety
Motorists in Saskatchewan will now have an easier way to see where highway construction is happening and how to avoid delays, with the relaunch of the Weekly Orange Zone Construction Update.Highways M...
Aug 10, 2025
Massive Shoe Fire remains uncontained as 84 blazes burn in Saskatchewan
Despite the wet weather across much of the province this weekend, there 84 active fires were still burning in Saskatchewan on Sunday.Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in a 2:30 p.m. report...
Aug 10, 2025

Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
A new poll suggests Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity is cooling off in the summer, but still remains broadly positive.Abacus Data says the Carney-led Liberal government's approval dipped to 50 ...
Aug 10, 2025

One dead, two arrested in officer-involved shooting in Deschambault Lake
RCMP have released more information about the officer-involved shooting in Deschambault Lake yesterday. Police said that at 8:41 a.m., two Deschambault Lake RCMP officers came across five people gathe...
Aug 09, 2025
U.S. makes final decision to hike Canadian softwood duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has made a final decision to more than double countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, a move business groups in British Columbia say will har...
Aug 09, 2025

Photo Gallery: Rain can't dampen Battleford's Ruby Jubilee Parade
"I think this is great. It's raining and everybody's still out here... It's what Battleford is about," said longtime resident Tracy Hodgins, watching the Ruby Jubilee parade wind through the streets F...
Aug 09, 2025

86 actives wildfires burning in northern Sask., displacing over 3,200: SPSA
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says the province is battling 86 active wildfires, with more than 3,200 people displaced from their homes and several major blazes still out of control as ...
Aug 08, 2025