WASHINGTON – According to the U.S. Department of Justice Matthew Norman Ballek, 32, of Saskatchewan, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal child pornography charge stemming from his distribution of child pornography to an undercover law enforcement agent in January 2024. Ballek has been in custody since his Feb. 7 arrest. He now faces a maximum […]

Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today Partly to mostly sunny   Wind:  S-SE 10-20 km/h High: 20° 0% Tonight Mainly clear   Wind: SE 10-20 km/h  Low: 4° 0% Tuesday Mostly sunny   Wind: S-SE 15-30 km/h High: 23° 0% Tuesday night Clear   Wind: W-SW 15-25 km/h Low: 6° 0% Wednesday Partly sunny   […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canadian events set to mark Oct. 7 anniversary Ceremonies, events and protests are being held across Canada today to mark the anniversary of a Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza. The Oct. 7, […]

The first weekend of the official provincial election campaign period saw the parties’ political activity scaled down, but only by a notch. Saturday saw both the Sask Party and NDP leaders campaigning in Moose Jaw, considered an electoral battleground this election season. There, both campaigns reiterated familiar themes. At a Sask Party event with Moose Jaw candidates, Scott […]

The weather for the 2024 CIBC Run for the Cure couldn’t have been better for everyone involved. The annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society was held at Douglas Park in Regina under a blue and bright sunny sky, a contrast to the conditions for last year’s event when it was raining and windy. “I […]

PRINCE ALBERT — The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation hosted the first forum of the 2024 provincial election virtually on Thursday evening. Representatives from all six parties were present for the Vote for Public Education Election Forum. Representatives responded to moderated questions before an invited audience of teachers, retired teachers and post-secondary education students. Forum participants included […]

EDMONTON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back in the Canadian Football League playoffs, The Roughriders clinched a spot in the postseason for the first time since the 2021 campaign on Saturday night, thanks to a 28-24 victory over the Edmonton Elks in Edmonton. Both teams passed for more than 300 yards in the contest, which […]

REGINA — Extra hockey has treated the Regina Pats well in the early weeks of the Western Hockey League season, and as a result, they find themselves in the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference standings. The Pats picked up their third win in as many overtime and shootout games through the first weeks of […]

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in cities across Canada to remember the victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza. In the nation’s capital, a sea of Israeli flags could be seen draped over participants in front of Ottawa City Hall, with Canadian flags waving alongside them […]

KELVINGTON – The Sask United Party announced Clint Gottinger as the nominee running in the Wadena-Kelvington constituency.   “Clint Gottinger is a proud resident of Saskatchewan. Born in Balcarres, and grew up in Hudson Bay, he now calls Kelvington his hometown. Living on an acreage two miles from where his father and grandmother were born […]