Liberal MP Buckley Belanger is launching an exploratory process to look at creating a university for northern Saskatchewan, saying local access to higher education is needed to help train and keep professionals in the region. Belanger, the Liberal MP for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River and Secretary of State...

A Prince Albert distiller says the Canada-U.S. trade dispute is creating new challenges for his business, but the difficulties of selling alcohol across borders existed long before the latest tariffs.Drew Martin, president and co-founder of Phantom Light Distillery, said selling Saskatchewan-made alcohol within Canada ...

A prominent U.S. investment strategist says the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade.Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific Asset Management, says new tariffs and the increasing unreliability of the U.S. as a trading partner is prompt...

Saskatchewan is forecasting an $825 million deficit for the first quarter of 2026-27.That's $6 million more than the $819 million deficit the government projected in its 2026-27 provincial budget.According to Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Jim Reiter, the deficit "demonstrates our government's commitment to r...

Three firearms were seized after a traffic stop in Prince Albert on Tuesday afternoon that led to multiple firearm-related charges.A Prince Albert Police Service Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (PACTSS) officer stopped a vehicle in the 3000 block of Second Avenue West at about 1:19 p.m. on Aug. 25.There were fiv...

Canada's focus on protecting Canadian farmers through supply management has exposed other industries, according to one professor, leaving them to bear the brunt of tariffs.University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Stuart Smyth spoke on Aug. 24, just days after trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. fail...

A Kinistino woman is getting ready to cruise around town in a newly refurbished Mini Cooper after winning 101 Beach Radio's annual Summer Free Ride contest.Cindy Porter entered the contest just once this year, at Leon's in Prince Albert, but her single entry was enough to put her behind the wheel of the grand prize.Por...

Saskatchewan RCMP are asking the public for information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old woman wanted in connection with the homicide of a 19-year-old Sandy Bay man.Chasity Charolette Rose Clarke is wanted on a warrant for one count of manslaughter. The charge was laid Aug. 19 following the death of 19-year-old Silv...

A 62-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 40 near Battleford Saturday night.Battlefords RCMP received a report of the crash around 5:15 p.m.Investigation determined two motorcycles collided. EMS and local fire attended the scene. One rider was declared deceased en route to hospital. He has...

UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm led to several critical tornado alerts being issued Friday afternoon by SaskAlert. By 7:39 p.m., Environment Canada said the tornado warning covered much of South Central Saskatchewan. "Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Spiritwood, De...

Saskatchewan RCMP's Homicide Investigation Unit continues to investigate the death of 65-year-old Melissa Kohle-Derkachenko from North Battleford. Officers have collected footage of Kohle-Derkachenko at the Walmart on Carlton Trail in North Battleford. She was seen at the business on the morning of April 5, wearing a b...

UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m., Turtleford RCMP reported that they had arrested Phoenix Standingwater on Thunderchild First Nation. He appeared in court in Onion Lake. Police are still trying to locate Dimetre Paskimin.--An armed robbery on Thunderchild First Nation has led to several arrests and charges,...

Kinsmen Telemiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leading up to the big show that runs February 28 to March 1, this week has been proclaimed Telemiracle Week."Year after year, Saskatchewan people show their generosity through TeleMiracle," Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission E...

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...

Canada's focus on protecting Canadian farmers through supply management has exposed other industries, according to one professor, leaving them to bear the brunt of tariffs.University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Stuart Smyth spoke on Aug. 24, just days after trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. fail...

Two summer students with the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society have been educating northerners in recent weeks about human history in the province. Emerson Dube and India Buckert were at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library on Tuesday, having already visited communities such as Buffalo Narrows, Beauval, Dillon, ...

Three teenagers have been charged after a gun was fired in Île-à-la-Crosse. On July 16 at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers received a report of a firearm discharge in a treed area near Amisk Crescent. It was reported to police that three teenage boys were seen exiting the area shortly after the incident....

Soybeans are a critical element of the global food supply. It accounts for roughly two-thirds of plant-based protein meal output worldwide. Canada is ...

There have been some changes to the leadership at an organization that representes oat growers across western Canada. The Prairie Oat Growers Associat...

Harvest is now underway in all regions of Saskatchewan. It was relatively warm across the province for the week of Aug. 18 to 24, which helped with cr...