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Rhubarb Festival Ready to Roll

The first-ever Saskatchewan Rhubarb Festival is ready to roll in just over a week in Paynton.The Kick Off ceremony at 11:00 am will host MLA James Thorstenstein, Reeve Kevin Garrett, and Mayor David P...

Jun 13, 2025

Upcoming Fundraisers for River Valley Resilience Retreat

River Valley Resilience Retreat presents Daniel Sundahl and Boots, Badges and Fiddles: a Dinner and Dance Fundraiser to Remember.As we're heading towards the halfway mark of River Valley Resilience Re...

Jun 12, 2025

ON NOW: Saskatchewan broadcasters unite for radiothon supporting wildfire evacuees

UPDATE:As of 4 p.m. a total of $322,156 had been raised! Donations will continue to be counted through the weekend and a final total will be announced Monday. -- The Saskatchewan Day of Caring is unde...

Jun 12, 2025

'We’re not going anywhere': Denare Beach evacuees hope to rebuild after devastating wildfire

In the wake of the devastating wildfire that tore through the northern community of Denare Beach, residents who practically lost everything are coming together with determination in hopes to rebuild, ...

Jun 11, 2025

Staff from gas stations, food stores, restaurants permitted to re-enter tri-communities early

Staff and suppliers for gas stations, food stores and restaurants have been permitted to enter La Ronge early as the general public waits for Thursday at 8 a.m. for the evacuation order to be lifted. ...

Jun 11, 2025

SPSA: 'No significant fire behaviour' but lots of work to do

There are currently 23 active wildfires in Saskatchewan; six of them are not contained. None of the fires have experienced significant growth over the last few days. Executive director of land operati...

Jun 11, 2025

Highway twinning, care centre replacement highlights for Cockrill

With a busy summer ahead and wildfires dominating the Canadian headlines, the Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill sat down with battlefordsNOW for a one-on-one conversation to discuss upcoming projects. T...

Jun 11, 2025

First Week of Regular Season or Third Exhibition Game

The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer's and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Pattison Media.The Saskatchewan Roughriders opened their season wi...

Jun 11, 2025

Saskatchewan Ombudsman to conduct investigation on wildfire response

Saskatchewan's top watchdog is speaking out against the provincial government's handling of wildfire evacuees.Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said the system responsible for providing servic...

Jun 10, 2025

Evacuated couple with newborn faces added stress as SPSA deals with 'backlog' of evacuees

Shannon Roberts and Cory Richie were happy to learn on Tuesday they will soon be headed home after navigating the wildfire evacuations with a newborn in tow. When Roberts travelled to Prince Albert on...

Jun 10, 2025