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What's haunting your wallets this Halloween?
With Halloween landing on a Friday, you may be handing out more treats than last year, but there's another reason your wallets may be spooked - Shrinkflation. According to the 2025 Halloween Treat Cos...
Oct 28, 2025

Richardson's Home Hardware in Nipawin named Best Hardware Store in Canada
It's a significant award for a local retailer. Richardson's Home Hardware was recently named Best Hardware Store in Canada at the 33rd Annual Hardlines Outstanding Retailer Awards in Banff, Alta. The ...
Oct 28, 2025

Housing need highlighted by delegation at Humboldt council meeting
Council in Humboldt heard from a delegation at Monday night's meeting about the need for housing in the community. Preferred Choice Development Strategists presented the Humboldt Housing Need and Dema...
Oct 28, 2025

Search to take place on James Smith Cree Nation for missing Natanis Merasty
Since May, the search for a missing woman originally from La Ronge has spanned three provinces - from Saskatchewan to British Columbia. Now, family and friends are taking matters into their own hands ...
Oct 28, 2025

Pulp mill fire contained, estimated 100,000 cubic metres of logs lost, fire chief says
A large log pile fire at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp is expected to burn for a few more days, but officials say the situation has stabilized and there is no danger to the community.As of Tuesday morni...
Oct 28, 2025

Mustangs acquire defenceman from AJHL
The Melfort Mustangs continue to make moves to bolster their roster. They have acquired 2007-born defenceman Jason Walia from the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the AJHL for a Player Development Fee (PDF...
Oct 28, 2025
Cameco and Brookfield sign deal with U.S. government to help build reactors
SASKATOON - Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. have signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. government to help build nuclear reactors in the United States.Under the deal, the U.S. ...
Oct 28, 2025

Dodgers take 2-1 lead in World Series with 6-5 win over Jays in Game 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toro...
Oct 28, 2025

Historic Post Office Advocacy Group outlining future plans next week
Residents of Melfort are being urged to attend a meeting about the future of the Historic Post Office. The Historic Post Office Advocacy Group (HPOAG) is hosting a public meeting Nov. 4 from 7 to 9 p....
Oct 27, 2025

Faculty associations say Sask Polytech layoffs threaten key sectors in province
The collective voice of Saskatchewan's faculty associations is asking community members across the province to write local MLAs and the Minister of Advanced Education asking them to ensure the next bu...
Oct 27, 2025