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The first three hostages released from Gaza arrived in Israel on Sunday for tearful reunions with families, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war. Palestinians waited for the first release of prisoners held by Israel. Footage showed 28-year-old Emily Damari, 24-year-old Romi Gonen and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher in a tense […]

WEYBURN – It’s an award for individual achievement within the ranks of the city and regional school boards spread across the province. But for Audrey Trombley, the recipient of the long-standing Award of Distinction, it is one she would more readily like to share with the entire South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of […]

SASKATOON—More than 100 women’s rights activists, advocates and community organizers braved an extreme cold warning to march through temperatures nearing -30 C on Saturday. They made their voices heard on issues affecting women in the province, including domestic abuse and abortion rights. The march began and ended at the YWCA on 25th Street East. Women’s […]

Update (Jan. 19, 8:40 a.m.) On January 19, most of Canada woke up to extreme cold warnings as frigid air swept across the country. Sunday morning, most of Saskatchewan was blanketed by severe conditions, with temperatures hovering around -30°C and wind chills approaching -40°C. Overnight and early morning wind chill values near -45°C will continue through the weekend. […]

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he’s ready to replace Justin Trudeau and lead the Liberal party into the next election. He made the announcement at a community centre in Edmonton Thursday afternoon, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. “I’m back home in Edmonton to declare my candidacy for […]

REGINA – A thirty-one year old suspect wanted in relation to the 2023 murder of 32 year-old Roman Miller is now in custody. Daniel “Juma” Atem was arrested Jan. 15 in Winnipeg, Man. Atem was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, following the fatal shooting of Miller on July 29, 2023. The homicide occurred in the 2100 […]

Police in Regina arrested two suspects after two reported robberies on Wednesday night. The first occurred around 7:10 p.m. on 5th Avenue, where a victim was threatened with a knife. A second victim was threatened soon after. A canine team helped locate one suspect, along with stolen items and a knife. Officers found the second […]

BALGONIE – Saskatchewan RCMP arrested three individuals in Balgonie, Sask., as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking. On Jan. 10, officers from the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Yorkton Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) located two suspects in a drug trafficking investigation – a man and a woman – at a business at the intersection of Highway […]

MOOSE JAW — Total spending in this year’s budget will be nearly $140 million, which is a decrease of almost $20 million compared to last year or a drop of almost 14 per cent. The 2025 budget proposes total spending of $139,902,241 versus $158,992,450 last year, a decrease of $19,090,209 or roughly 13.65 per cent, […]

Six individuals have been named inductees into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame on Tuesday morning by Hall of Fame President Reed Andrew during the Western Canadian Crop Production Show. The 2025 Class will be formally inducted at a ceremony at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Saturday, April 26, says a news release from the […]