Category Archives: News
Sask expands funding for glaucoma care provided by optometrists
ESTEVAN - The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a new pilot project that is expected to help patients with glaucoma. According to the government, on Oct. 1, the Ministry of Health, in collabora...
Oct 17, 2025
Waste disposal costs and trucks with wide loads concern Kamsack town council
KAMSACK - A huge increase in waste disposal costs and semi-trucks carrying large, wide loads that have damaged signs and trees in the community were among items to concern Kamsack town council at its ...
Oct 17, 2025
Call for service results in drug and weapons charges.
KAMSACK - A call for service in the RM of Cote last week has led to multiple drug and weapon charges for a 49-year-old. On October 9 at around 10:30 p.m., Kamsack RCMP responded to a report of an assa...
Oct 17, 2025
Project Cornerstone awards record $150,000 to 10 Saskatchewan communities
YORKTON - Ten community projects across eastern Saskatchewan will share $150,000 through Cornerstone Credit Union's Project Cornerstone program. The 2025 recipients include a mix of recreational, acce...
Oct 17, 2025
Ottawa hasn't approached Alberta, Sask., about pharmacare since election: ministers
CALGARY - Alberta and Saskatchewan's health ministers say they haven't been approached by Ottawa about signing onto the federal pharmacare program since the spring election. Saskatchewan Health Minist...
Oct 16, 2025
Nearly 3,500 customers lost power in east-central Sask during storm
YORKTON - The storm that struck south-central Saskatchewan on Oct. 12 and 13 left an impact on SaskPower customers in Yorkton and surrounding communities, as nearly 3,500 customers were without electr...
Oct 16, 2025
Ticket issued to man who collided with RCMP vehicle on Muskowekwan First Nation
A man has been charged with driving without due care and attention, after a two-vehicle collision on the Muskowekwan First Nation. On the morning of June 4, Punnichy RCMP received a report of a crash ...
Oct 16, 2025
Editorial: Much to be thankful for as we reflect
YORKTON - Weather on Thanksgiving this year was generally lousy, reminding us that winter is far closer than most of us would like. Yet the cold, windy, snowy weather was rather ideal for sitting insi...
Oct 15, 2025
USask scholars receive prestigious Fulbright Canada research placements
SASKATOON - Fulbright Canada is an organization dedicated to operating the "merit-based" Fulbright program in Canada. Designed to create "exchange opportunities for exceptional students, scholars and ...
Oct 15, 2025
Saskatoon man killed in single-vehicle rollover near Spy Hill
SPY HILL - A 29-year-old Saskatoon man has died following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 8, south of Spy Hill. Esterhazy RCMP say they were called to the crash around 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 14. Emerg...
Oct 15, 2025
