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Sask. RCMP investigated 33 homicides in 2025, maintaining elevated pace
Saskatchewan RCMP continued to face a high volume of homicide cases in 2025, following a previous record year in 2024. In 2025, the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes branch investigated 33 manslaughter a...
Feb 05, 2026 After an altercation on Shoal Lake Cree Nation this week that left a man with a gunshot wound injury, a man is facing nine charges. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Reconciliation-focused priest named as archbishop of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The Vatican has appointed a priest from southern India as the archbishop of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Susai Jesu was ordained and installed as the Archbishop of Keewatin - Le Pas on Jan. 26 ...
Feb 03, 2026 The newly-ordained Archbishop Susai Jesu conveyed a blessing following his episcopal ordination and installation mass on Jan. 26, 2025 in The Pas, Manitoba. (Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI Lacombe Canada/Facebook)
'Pure excitement': Biggar teen achieves perfect bowling game
Tanner Pollock began bowling a year ago with one goal in mind - to play a perfect game. That goal became a reality for the 14-year-old this week when he rolled out 12 consecutive strikes, hitting a sc...
Jan 27, 2026 Extreme cold warnings blanketed much of central Saskatchewan on Friday morning. (Environment Canada/Screenshot)
Saskatchewan expands virtual addiction medicine to improve access in rural communities
Saskatchewan residents will benefit from expanded addiction medicine treatment through new virtual options. The introduction of the virtual access to addiction medicine (VAAM) program has launched in ...
Jan 26, 2026 The province announced an expanded addiction medicine treatment through new virtual options. (ID 99382619 © HAKINMHAN | Dreamstime.com)
January night skies one of the best months for Saskatchewan stargazing
The recent stretch of milder winter weather has given Saskatchewan residents a timely chance to step outside and enjoy one of the best months of the year for stargazing. January's early darkness and c...
Jan 17, 2026 With early darkness and a break from extreme cold, January is offering prime conditions for stargazing in Saskatchewan. (Tourism Saskatchewan/website)
How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality
As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them. Shootings, stabbings...
Jan 10, 2026 Dr. Amin Asfari, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies in the Justice Studies Department at the University of Regina, said crimes that appear random tend to heighten fear far more than those where there is a clear relationship between victim and offender. (ID 131140676 © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com)
TSB report says aircraft stalled during fatal flight near Lloydminster in 2024
On Sept. 8, 2024, a plane crashed on the Saskatchewan - Alberta boundary, which resulted in the death of two people. The Air Transportation Safety Board (TSB) report said the flight was part of a mult...
Jan 08, 2026 A plane crash in Lloydminster, Alta., is pictured in this undated photo provided by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. A Transportation Safety Board report says the September 2024 crash caused the deaths of two people, and the collision was the result of a steep turn where the pilot lost control. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Transportation Safety Board of Canada (Mandatory Credit)
'The sky is the limit': How a visual arts program is shaping creativity and confidence
In a room at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, colour lives everywhere. Tall canvases lean against walls filled with murals. Doors bloom with student-painted scenes. Pottery wheels sit ready...
Jan 03, 2026 Visual arts teacher Becky Tucker stands in the art studio at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, a creative space filled with murals, canvases and student work where she leads the Art 10, 20 and 30 programs. (Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Sask. residents reminded to watch for holiday and merger-related scams
As the year comes to an end, people in Saskatchewan are reminded to stay vigilant against scams. Conexus Credit Union expects the beginning of the Christmas holidays and the upcoming merger of three S...
Dec 29, 2025
Two men charged after RCMP finds cocaine, loaded firearm in North Battleford
Two men have been charged after Sask. RCMP found cocaine and a loaded firearm at a North Battleford home last week. RCMP said in a news release on Dec. 22, that officers from the North Battleford Crim...
Dec 22, 2025
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