A highway north of La Ronge is closed as RCMP and other emergency services respond to a serious collision. RCMP issued a statement Friday morning saying that Highway 102 just north of the town will be closed for an indeterminate period of time. Motorists should expect delays, slow down and follow the instructions of e...

Spring has officially sprung in Prince Albert after the ice on the North Saskatchewan River broke up on Wednesday. While the event is normally celebrated, there have been instances in history where the ice breaking up on the river has caused some of the worst flooding in the city's history. Read below about some of the...

The fate of a woman charged with the stabbing death of a man she described as a good friend, will soon be in the hands of a 12 person jury. Their deliberations are expected to begin Friday morning at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert. Mary Bird, 24, is alleged responsible for the death of 31-Wilfed Ballantyne in N...

A new service centre at Minowukaw Campground in Candle Lake Provincial Park is 75 per cent complete and is expected to be open in time for the 2026-27 camping season. It will be the first example of a new design for provincial park services centres. The new design is part of the range of standard designs for service ce...

MONTRÉAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for children under 16.A coroner's report said the combination of medication he was taking for attention deficit/hyperactiv...

As winter gives way to warmer weather, many people are noticing the return of sneezing, congestion and itchy eyes... but it's not always clear whether it's a cold or allergies."It can be quite tricky," said Jill Hubick, community care and education manager with Lung Saskatchewan.Allergy symptoms often mirror ...

The Government of Saskatchewan says it is taking steps to ensure residents will be made aware of service disruptions at their local emergency rooms as quickly as possible, while also working to reduce the frequency of health-care disruptions across the province.On Thursday, the government said the Saskatchewan Health A...

Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River Liberal MP Buckey Belanger said it's been a very busy 12 months representing his riding and Saskatchewan as a whole in Ottawa. This week marks one year since Belanger was elected as the Member of Parliament, and said so far he's been busy in his role as Secretary of State for...

People who were inside the Victoria Hospital emergency room in Prince Albert on Sunday, April 19 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued a public notice on April 30 warning of the danger to babies and pregnant women in ...

Ellen Haudeck has been found guilty in North Battleford provincial court following a trial into animal abuse and neglect allegations, with sentencing set for June 10.The case stems from an investigation that began in November 2023 and continued into January 2024 at a rural property in the RM of Battle River, where conc...

MONTRÉAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for children under 16. A coroner's report said the combinatio...

MONTREAL - Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison. Bissonnette cited concerns over his safety and his mental health in a request filed by his lawyer at the Montreal court...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says it has secured a billion-dollar contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for Canada and other allied countries. An online notice this week says the U.S...

TORONTO - The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto says it will launch an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. The music education and performance institute says former students have public...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of legislation that limits the ability of members of a spy watchdog committee to use their parliamentary privilege to speak out. The top court's 8-1 decision settles a thorny legal q...

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to make a major funding announcement for a Canada Soccer national training centre today. A government source, who did not disclose how much funding will be announced, says the money will go to plan, design and pre...

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is concerned with the federal government's approach to food security and trade diversification in the Spring Eco...

Have you ever wondered how your food gets from the pasture to the plate? If you're a farmer, are you curious how other similar producers run their ope...

Spring cleaning brings smiles to some people's faces and leads to plenty of grumbles from others.But regardless of whether you love or dread the annua...

Most family-farms are making plans to make the transfer to the next generation.An important component of that process is to make sure knowledge of the...

An unpredictable spring is causing problems for farmers in Saskatchewan, with snow one day and summer-like temperatures the next.Jeremy Welter is the ...

Saskatchewan's value-added agricultural sector is showing steady growth, reaching a record $8.4 billion in revenue for 2024-25.That's almost double th...

ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he's "not satisfied" with Iran's latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries. "They want to make a deal, I'm not satisfied with it, so we'll see what happens...

MIAMI (AP) - A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration. ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. Nahida Bristy's remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag disco...

WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) - A small plane crashed in Texas, killing all five people aboard, a county official said Friday. The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Austin, Hays County ...

LONDON (AP) - A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was rem...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A North Texas man who claimed he wasn't the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who said prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence was executed Thursday evening. ...