The increased cost of living is leading to an increased number of children living below the poverty line with a significant number of those in Saskatchewan and even more the further north it goes. Miguel Sanchez, who is based out of Regina and is part of the Campaign to End Child and Family Poverty, said the increase i...

Armed with a sawed off shotgun, a man accused of second-degree murder was seen firing several shots from the open doorway of a Midtown home and was overhead saying 'I got him'.That was part of Riley Primeau's testimony Tuesday at the Byron Bear murder trial at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert.Following the death ...

The world's longest-running play with over 28,000 performances, is making a stop in Prince Albert. École St Mary High School's production of The Mousetrap starts Wednesday night and runs until Saturday. Drama teacher Jason Van Otterloo told paNOW the decision to do the play was based in part by the fact the scho...

Snow plows, tow trucks, and tire shops are busy today after almost the entire province of Saskatchewan woke up buried in a thick layer of snow Tuesday morning. Most roads around the province are showing either covered or partly covered conditions with the exceptions of the western side of the province around Lloydminst...

News of the 27 scurvy cases in La Ronge has reached the political realm with opposition parties calling on the Sask. Party government to decrease the cost of living, while a local leader pushes for widespread testing.Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said she was surprised to hear the concerning results of the scurvy study cond...

In just over a week's time, the Sugar Plum Fairy is set to flutter and sparkle in Saskatoon, and this year, a squirrel and a bear cub from the Battlefords will join her. Two dance students from the Stand Out Dance Collective have been chosen to dance in Ballet Jorgen's annual touring performance of The Nutcracker: A Ca...

Snow plows, tow trucks, and tire shops are busy today after almost the entire province of Saskatchewan woke up buried in a thick layer of snow Tuesday morning. Most roads around the province are showing either covered or partly covered conditions with the exceptions of the western side of the province around Lloydminst...

Ranju Pillai is a physiotherapist in Prince Albert, but she hasn't been able to do her job since the Canada Post strike began last week. Pillai has an eye disorder called keratoconus which results in progressive thinning of the cornea. A specialized fitted contact lens she uses to help her see broke. She was waiting on...

Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdictions have seen a 13 per cent increase in intimate partner and family violence over the past five years. Sergeant Kim Stewart hopes to raise awareness about available resources for victims and prevention."It happens to everyone over every socio-economic status," said Stewart, who is ...

The Saskatchewan RCMP arrested a man from British Columbia after seizing 50 kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop on Highway 16 near Maidstone.Last Thursday, the Saskatchewan RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) conducted proactive patrols that led to the arrest of a 31-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., with the help of...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More details emerge about fatal border crossing The trial of two men accused of human smuggling is expected to soon hear from a migrant who survived a long walk across the Canada-U. S. border in a blizzard. Steve Shand and Harshku...

OTTAWA - A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals. The city of Ottawa is working to establish what's known as a sprung structure that serves as both a temporary shelter and a centre to provide settlement s...

DAWSON CITY, Y.T. - Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony. Stephen Johnson, the mayor-elect of Dawson City, said he and the four-member council refused to take Ca...

EDMONTON - Adebayo Chris Katiiti, jailed for being a transgender man in Uganda, was brutally beaten as a child for wearing his brothers' clothes. He says moving to Alberta in 2016 saved his life. "I found home in Edmonton," said Katiiti, 29, a therapist and life coach who works with the LGBTQ+ community. &quo...

BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through the suburbs of Burnaby, B.C. And rising above the din of Metro Vancouver, the splashing of chum salmon as they push upstr...

FERGUS FALLS - The trial of two men accused of human smuggling is expected to soon hear from a migrant who survived a long walk across the Canada-U. S. border in a blizzard. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are charged with organizing several illegal crossings, from Manitoba to Minnesota, of people from India. They hav...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has returned to Canada after a one-week mission to China. MacAulay and his delegation travelled to Beijing...

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Indonesia counterpart President Prabowo Subianto announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade ...

Canadian farmers grew a very good wheat crop this year. That information was shared in the New Wheat Crop Report released by Cereals Canada today. The...

Ag Growth International (AGI) has raised $66,375 for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) through its Conveyor for a Cause campaign. Farmers were able to...

Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will compensate eligible producers 100 per cent for unpaid deliveries to LSM Grain Ltd., but not all producers that ap...

In the event of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, a trade recovery program needs to be developed. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) and the Canadia...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 50, pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor. "Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 50, pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor. "Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of...

SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The catch was called off just four minutes into the test flight from Texas for unspecified reasons, and the boos...

SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The catch was called off just four minutes into the test flight from Texas for unspecified reasons, and the boos...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the "president-elect" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have won the July contest. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized Gonz...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying the case until after his impending second term. In a court filing Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney's o...