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Elizabeth Fry Society of Sask. to receive $918,000 in provincial funding over two years
The Government of Saskatchewan has renewed its partnership with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan. The provincial government said it will provide $918,000 to the organization over the next two...
Jun 13, 2026 The Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert is the only women's prison in Saskatchewan. (paNOW file photo)
SaskPower completes major improvements to its largest hydroelectric power station
SaskPower says upgrades to a Nipawin-area hydroelectric station are complete, helping ensure reliable and affordable power can continue flowing to Saskatchewan customers in the area for decades. Impro...
Jun 13, 2026 The E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station near Nipawin, Sask. (SaskPower/website)
Meewasin Valley Authority temporarily closes beach sites near Saskatoon
Water levels on the South Saskatchewan river remain high this weekend, and that's prompted the Meewasin Valley Authority to temporarily close several popular sites. According to a social media post, t...
Jun 13, 2026 Poplar Bluffs Conservation Area, Fred Heal Canoe Launch, and Paradise Beach areas just outside of Saskatoon will be closed to visitors because changing river levels are creating a serious safety risk. (savchina / Depositphotos.com)
Sask. movie star Kim Coates talks new projects and Biggar revitalization
Saskatchewan movie and TV star Kim Coates loves his home province. During an interview on The Evan Bray Show this week, Coates discussed his efforts to help the community of Biggar as it raised funds ...
Jun 13, 2026 The many faces of Kim Coates as Julian in his rom-com 'Solo Mio.' (Kim Coates/X)
Ontario man, 24, charged with murder in Sucker River death investigation: Police
A 24-year-old man from Lindsay, Ont. is facing a murder charge in connection with a death in the Saskatchewan community of Sucker River. According to police, officers got a report of an injured man at...
Jun 12, 2026 The RCMP said Andrew Douglas MacDonald was arrested on Thursday at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., and was transported back to Saskatchewan to face the charge. (BrianAJackson/Depositphotos.com)
Beardy's and Okemasis woman, 67, charged with manslaughter in death of child: RCMP
A 67-year-old woman from the Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation is facing charges in the death of a child. According to a statement released on Friday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of...
Jun 12, 2026 The RCMP said the identity of the child, and the woman accused in their death, will not be released “in the event a publication ban is ordered, and to protect the identity of the child.” (paNOW file photo)
City of Saskatoon shares Cornish Road, Broadway Spring Fling road closures
Ahead of the weekend, the City of Saskatoon is giving drivers notice of a few closures that could affect their plans in the coming days. Cornish Road from Preston Avenue S to Stonebridge Boulevard wil...
Jun 12, 2026 Businesses along Broadway will be impacted by street closures on June 13 during the Broadway Spring Fling. (650 CKOM file photo)
Four Toronto men charged after Saskatoon cops seize more than two kilos of cocaine
Four men from Ontario are facing a list of criminal charges after an investigation by Saskatoon police ended with the seizure of more than two kilograms of cocaine. According to police, officers execu...
Jun 12, 2026 According to police, officers executed search warrants at homes on Meadows Parkway and Akhtar Bend on June 4, where officers seized 2,829 grams of cocaine, $28,500 in counterfeit currency, more than $34,000 in Canadian and U.S. currency, a loaded handgun with ammunition and “prohibited magazines,” scales, cell phones and drug packaging materials. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on White House's South Lawn this weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge refused on Friday to stop the White House from staging a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation's 250th an...
Jun 12, 2026 The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights is pictured on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Review finds Sask. Public Safety Agency 'was not fully prepared' for 2025 wildfire season
An independent review into the Government of Saskatchewan's response to the destructive 2025 wildfire season - the worst in Saskatchewan's history - found the province's public safety agency wasn't ad...
Jun 12, 2026 Robertson Trading in La Ronge was lost to the Pisew Fire during the 2025 Saskatchewan wildfire season. (Brian Sklar/Facebook)
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