The Historic Post Office Advisory Group (HPOAG) has brought in more money to help in their efforts to restore and beautify the century-old building. The organization hosted a concert last weekend and raised $1,600. Doug Holoien and the Hometown Band provided the entertainment for the evening, and HPOAG thanked them and...

A long-time member of the Melfort Legion has been presented with a significant honour. Bob Ellis received the Quilt of Valour, an honour started back in 2006 amid the conflict in Afghanistan. "In 2006, three soldiers based out of Edmonton were recovering in an Edmonton hospital from injuries they suffered while se...

The Melfort Mustangs will welcome the Nipawin Hawks to the Northern Lights Palace on Friday for the final time this season.Nipawin has the edge in the season series so far; however, the Mustangs enter the game on a 12-game win streak and are trying to track down the Hawks in the final weeks."I think it comes down ...

The Town of Hudson Bay will not require a byelection for councillor. Landon Sealey was elected by acclamation on Thursday and becomes the newest councillor in Hudson Bay. As a result, a by-election will no longer take place.- cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation invited the head of the British Crown to attend the 150th Commemoration of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton this August. Now, it appears the offer has been reciprocated.A delegation of seven Treaty 6 leaders is travelling to London to meet with His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on March ...

A warm start to the weekend will give way to some slightly cooler conditions. Brian Proctor of Environment and Climate Change Canada said some warm weather will be coming through Saskatchewan for the early part of the weekend. Much of the province will have a mild Saturday, with daytime highs ranging from 1 C in the La...

Do you want to gopher the Grey Cup with the Riders this year?The hunt is on for the next big personality in Green and White to step into Gainer the Gophers' shoes and become the Rider mascot.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said in a job posting that they are looking for someone outgoing, energetic, engaging, and friendly ...

Saskatchewan doctors are spending almost 11 hours each week on administrative work, along with the time they spend seeing patients.The January 2026 report, "Losing Doctors to Desk Work: Canadian physicians lose 20 million hours each year to red tape," tied Saskatchewan as one of the provinces with doctors spe...

After almost a week and a half of being on the run, an escaped inmate from Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been arrested. Keiston Custer appeared Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court and was remanded to March 11.On Feb. 23, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) reported Custer's escape from Saskatchewan ...

RCMP have confirmed there is a possibility that two deaths in the Battlefords area are linked to an unknown beverage. Earlier this week, RCMP and the Ministry of Health issued an alert out of concern for public safety based on information they received. "We can say generally that Battlefords RCMP officers identif...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be able to immediately begin issuing refunds for President Donald Trump's tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court. In a filing to court Friday, Brandon Lord, a senior official in U.S. ...

ABBOTSFORD - One of three suspects in the alleged home-invasion murders of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple conducted "exceptionally damning" Google searches about punishment of murderers in Canada after media reports of the deaths, a Crown prosecutor said ...

VANCOUVER - A forensic expert has told a hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that not much could be concluded from a toxicology report regarding his behaviour, that Vancouver officers have previously described as "animalistic" and...

VICTORIA - The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media. Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, s...

EDMONTON - Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently. In a joint announcement Friday the two governments said the deal will bring a "one project, one review" approach to addres...

MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity from their parents. The teacher, identified only thro...

Rural municipalities from across Saskatchewan meet next week for their annual conference - an opportunity to discuss issues of concern. The Saskatchew...

The Canadian cattle herd rose on Jan. 1, the first year-over-year increase since 2018. The information comes from the Statistics Canada Livestock Esti...

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) are looking for ways to gather input on proposed changes to traceability regulations. Following 15 producer meetings and ...

The cash advance program supports Western Canadian crop and livestock farmers by providing operating capital. Each year, more than 10,000 farmers acro...

The cash advance program supports Western Canadian crop and livestock farmers by providing operating capital. Each year, more than 10,000 farmers acro...

Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals (SMMI) has purchased Compass Minerals in Wynyard, Sask., an operating sulphate of potash (SOP) production facility. T...

VERONA, Italy (AP) - The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East, and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage...

LONDON (AP) - An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Whi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The officials,...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Bar on Friday walked back what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virgi...

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop in Scottsdale at roughly 1 a.m. and after an investigation, Brooks ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children, local officials said. The attack happened in the town of Ngoshe in Borno state, acco...