Saskatchewan

Nature lovers
Love is in the air: Elk rutting season nears end
As autumn paints the leaves orange at Prince Albert National Park, the bugling of bull elk carries through the quiet townsite.Elk rutting season runs from late August until mid-October. On Thursday, paNOW joined acting resource conservation officer Tom Perry for a special tour of the park. Perry has been following the ...
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Provincial politics
Saskatchewan Party founder and former deputy premier Ken Krawetz dies at 75
Ken Krawetz, one of the Saskatchewan Party's founding members, has died. He was 75.Born and raised in the Invermay area, he was first elected as a Liberal MLA in the provincial legislature in 1995. Krawetz joined with fellow Liberals Bob Bjornerud, Rod Gantefour and June Draude to form the new party, along with four Pr...
Oct 1, 2026
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"This is a big loss for our group"
Fire destroys All Saints Orthodox Church in Meadow Lake
Parishioners of Meadow Lake's All Saints Orthodox Church are mourning the loss of their spiritual home after a fire destroyed the building Wednesday night.Kent Vidal said the church building would have been 70 years old in 2028. "It's been there for a long time, been lovingly cared for by people for decades and de...
Oct 1, 2026
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Poverty line
Saskatchewan minimum wage rises, but remains among Canada's lowest
Saskatchewan's minimum wage has gone up: Today it jumped from $15.35 to $15.70, adding $14 in a 40-hour workweek.Despite the increase, Saskatchewan's minimum wage remains the second-lowest in Canada, with only Alberta lower.Granted, Saskatchewan is known as a more affordable province.For instance, earlier this year, Sa...
Oct 1, 2026
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Canada

Michael J. Fox laments Canada-U.S. trade war, says people-to-people ties still strong
OTTAWA - Michael J. Fox says the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship is "sad" and "pointless" but he believes ties between Americans and Canadians on the "human level" remain strong. "It's really sad. It's so pointless. And I have to tell you, it doe...
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B.C. Conservative interim leader Doerkson promises to buy firefighting water bombers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservatives are promising to spend half a billion dollars on a fleet of Crown-owned water bombers and cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence, to fight the growing threat of wildfires, if the party is ...
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B.C. man sentenced for 'hateful' messages written on Victoria historic synagogue
VICTORIA - A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with "unquestionably hateful" statements has been sentenced to eight months in jail. B.C. provincial court Judge Micah Rankin's ruling released this week says Arthur Robert...
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G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil in attempt to tame soaring fuel prices
OTTAWA - Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks. The pledge includes the release of "substantial" amounts of diesel after prices for the fuel re...
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Extortions, fire bombings, shootings lead to arrests of 5 foreign nationals, RCMP say
LANGLEY - Five foreign nationals are in police custody and face a string of charges arising out of an RCMP extortion investigation involving members of British Columbia's South Asian community. Supt. Harm Dosange, with the Langley RCMP, said Friday th...
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After arson attack, Liberal MP warns violent rhetoric puts all MPs at risk
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she's concerned about escalating violent rhetoric directed at MPs - including the leader of another party. In August, a man was filmed setting vehicles on fire outside Zahid's home in the Toronto suburb of Scarborou...
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