It's been three weeks now since Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe returned from China with a drastic reduction on Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seed. Since then, grain elevators around the country have started to see more movement of the product, including here in Saskatchewan. Pat Brow...

Better think twice about that after school snack. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is linking an outbreak of E. coli infections to Pillsbury-branded Pizza Pops.There are 29 laboratory-confirmed cases of illnesses linked to the outbreak across the country; six of which are in Saskatchewan.Of the total cases reported,...

A Saskatchewan farmer is calling the fresh trade threat from U.S. President Donald Trump another layer of uncertainty added to an already fragile agricultural economy, as producers try to navigate volatile markets, tight margins, and rising costs.Unity-area farmer Darin Johnson said Trump's warning of a potential 100-p...

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if the trade deal with China goes ahead.Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a "Drop Off Port" for China to send goods an...

The Battlefords Tribal Council (BTC) Justice Program is expanding services in 2026 after receiving federal funding, restoring several community-based supports that had previously been on standby, officials say.Jason Agecoutay, the program's justice coordinator, said while some BTC justice services have operated for dec...

North Battleford city council has approved the sale of up to two acres of city-owned land on Buhler Avenue to PG Brar Investment Group for a planned four-storey apartment development.Council voted unanimously Friday to approve the offer to purchase land at 2430 Buhler Avenue at a price of $3.35 per square foot, for a m...

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20,000 calls for service in 2025 as officers continued to balance enforcement, crime reduction, and community engagement across the region.According to Saskatchewan RCMP, the Battlefords detachment is the largest in the province and provides 24-hour policing to more than 25,000 r...

Over 500 drivers in north and central Saskatchewan were pulled over by RCMP officers from Melfort and Prince Albert in mid-January, resulting in multiple tickets and charges being laid. From January 16 to 18, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan officers patrolled and stopped vehicles spanning from Melfort to La Rong...

The Battlefords Tribal Council (BTC) Justice Program is expanding services in 2026 after receiving federal funding, restoring several community-based supports that had previously been on standby, officials say.Jason Agecoutay, the program's justice coordinator, said while some BTC justice services have operated for dec...

North Battleford city council has approved the sale of up to two acres of city-owned land on Buhler Avenue to PG Brar Investment Group for a planned four-storey apartment development.Council voted unanimously Friday to approve the offer to purchase land at 2430 Buhler Avenue at a price of $3.35 per square foot, for a m...

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20,000 calls for service in 2025 as officers continued to balance enforcement, crime reduction, and community engagement across the region.According to Saskatchewan RCMP, the Battlefords detachment is the largest in the province and provides 24-hour policing to more than 25,000 r...

Over 500 drivers in north and central Saskatchewan were pulled over by RCMP officers from Melfort and Prince Albert in mid-January, resulting in multiple tickets and charges being laid. From January 16 to 18, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan officers patrolled and stopped vehicles spanning from Melfort to La Rong...

A popular community fundraiser is returning to the Battlefords this month, with a clear goal of improving patient care at Battlefords Union Hospital.Swinging with the Stars, hosted by the Battlefords Healthcare Foundation, will take place at the Don Ross Centre with a preview evening on Friday, Jan. 30, followed by a s...

People going into emergency rooms in some urban Saskatchewan hospitals, including the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert and the Battlefords Union Hospital will soon have to pass through metal detectors first. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced an expansion of the security system that was pu...

With the whistle blown and the mats crowded with competition, Carpenter High School's Spartan wrestlers didn't just show up in Regina, they fought their way onto the podium.The Spartans returned home with two gold medals following a weekend at the O'Neill Titan Invitational, a large tournament that brings together both...

The lights cut through the dark as gloves met leather and a packed crowd leaned forward in their seats, turning the Meadow Lake Civic Centre into a proving ground for local boxers.Demers Boxing's fight night drew an estimated 400 people on Jan. 17, filling every chair in the building and spilling into standing room onl...

Access Communications is expanding broadband connectivity in rural internet coverage areas across Saskatchewan, including Meadow Lake. This expansion is possible due to $1.5 million in support from the Government of Canada's Universal Broadband Fund (UBF). "Support through the Government of Canada's Universal Broa...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB - The Rocky Mountain House and District Agricultural Society is taking its E.A.T., or Educational Agricultural Tour, on the r...

The federal government has launched two new AgriMarketing programs. The streams will focus on market diversification for small and medium sized enterp...

After a backlash from livestock producers, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put on hold amendments to traceability rules in Canada Farmers were...