Environment

River breakup on North Saskatchewan River expected to happen soon

Ice on the North Saskatchewan River is expected to break up in the very near future.That's according to Sean Osmar, a spokesperson for the province's Water Security Agency (WSA), who told paNOW they'r...

Apr 21, 2023

Midwest Food Resources plans Seedy Saturday

Midwest Food Resources is getting ready to hold Seedy Saturday. The event that's free to attend will take place at Living Faith Chapel at 1371 103 Street in North Battleford from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ...

Apr 21, 2023

Green Lake curling rink's tin on roof blown off by high winds

A gust of high winds blew off part of the roof covering of Green Lake's former curling rink Monday.Dustin Fidler, administrator for the Northern Village of Green Lake, said he was surprised with the f...

Apr 18, 2023

The Closest Living Relative Of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has fascinated people around the globe. Is the massive 10-foot-tall ape-like creature with shaggy hair a human relative ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Apr 06, 2023

Annual elm pruning ban takes effect across Saskatchewan

The annual elm pruning ban takes effect Saturday across the province.The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by elm bark beetles."With warmer weather, the...

Apr 01, 2023

Wolf hunting licenses to be available to out of province hunters

The recently released provincial budget contained a lot of notes for a lot of groups and a lot of money for them as well. One news note from that busy day will interest the hunting community.Saskatche...

Mar 28, 2023

All critical minerals and rare earth elements belong to First Nations: FSIN

A statement by the FSIN says that all rare earth elements and critical minerals in the province belong to First Nations. The statement is a response to what the organization says is a failure by the p...

Mar 27, 2023

Cater Lake Wildlife Federation banquet to feature 'That Hunting Girl'

Cater Lake Wildlife Federation is looking forward to have well known outdoors woman, Amanda Lynn Mayhew, of the show That Hunting Girl, as a special guest speaker at its upcoming awards night banquet....

Mar 22, 2023

Nature group wants Canada to strengthen reviews of genetically engineered animals

OTTAWA - A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild, after the federal government recently rejected several attempts to strengthen its exist...

Mar 12, 2023

Canadian rover helping in global search for frozen water on dark side of the moon

EDMONTON - The Canadian lunar rover could soon help reveal the moon's dark side. The country's first moon rover is set to put the Canadian Space Agency at the forefront of space exploration, helping i...

Mar 04, 2023