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Huskies await playoff fate after Canada West women's basketball semis loss
For the first time in over a calendar year, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team has lost a game following a Canada West semifinal win by the Calgary Dinos on Saturday night.
Potential relocation of drop-in centre expected, won't impact taxes: Mayor
Mayor Cynthia Block said when the decision was made to move forward with the Avenue C location for the women's drop-in centre, council knew it was not going to be its permanent location.
Residents raise concerns about crime, applaud Prairie Harm Reduction's efforts at community meeting
While some attendees raised issues around crime and safety around the supervised drug consumption site on 20th Street West, others praised the harm reduction group operating the site.
City of Saskatoon proposes new site on Idylwyld Drive for drop-in homeless centre
The location of the winter warming space, which is intended to be a permanent drop-in shelter, could change after a Saskatoon City Council vote on Wed, Feb. 25 from Avenue C to Idylwyld Drive.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
'So proud': Regina family celebrates Ben Hebert's Olympic gold
Canada's Team Jacobs defeated Great Britain's Team Mouat 9-6 in the men's curling final at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, with Regina's Ben Hebert playing lead on the championship rink.
RCMP combing town of Kamsack for missing 40-year-old man
RCMP officers are searching the town of Kamsack this weekend for Stanley Severight, who was last seen on Feb. 15. The search will include back alleys near the downtown area, police said.
Man charged after death of Regina pedestrian in December
A 49-year old man has been charged with unlawfully operating a vehicle at an unsafe speed after the death of a 26-year-old woman walking in a Regina street in December, police said.
VIDEO: Saskatchewan shines on Team Canada's Olympic goalie masks
A Calgary artist with Saskatchewan ties designed Team Canada's Olympic goalie masks, including Darcy Kuemper's Prairie-themed lid with wheat fields, a grain elevator and a loonie-style loon.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Feb. 20
Calvin Chrustie talks about if Canada needs to take criminal networks more seriously with guest host Tamara Cherry. Jamie Nye discusses Team Canada's pursuit of gold in men's hockey in Milano Cortina.
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Feb. 20
Canada is off to the men's Olympic gold medal hockey game after defeating Finland - NHL.com's Bill Price and hockey insider Drew Remenda weigh in. And John Cullen takes a look at Olympic curling.
SPORTS
Provincial champion skip Ackerman returning to curling after two-year break
Stepping away from competitive curling to focus on her nursing degree, Skylar Ackerman has formed a new team with the goal of getting back to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2027.
Huskies await playoff fate after Canada West women's basketball semis loss
For the first time in over a calendar year, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team has lost a game following a Canada West semifinal win by the Calgary Dinos on Saturday night.
Nationals berth on the line for Huskies in Canada West women's basketball semis
Canada West semifinals lie ahead for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team with a chance at punching their ticket to U Sports nationals for a third straight season.
Team Canada fans eager to cheer for gold after men's hockey semifinal win
Canada will be playing for gold in Olympic men's hockey for the first time since 2014 on Sunday after fans across Saskatchewan cheered on another wild comeback in the semifinal game against Finland.
CANADA & WORLD
Armed man shot and killed after entering Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Although the U.S president often spends weekends at his Palm Beach resort, he and first lady Melania Trump were at the White House when the breach at Mar-a-Lago occurred, the Secret Service said.
Trump now says he'll raise global tariffs to 15 per cent after ruling
Trump's announcement on social media was the latest sign that despite the court's check on his powers, he still intends to ratchet up tariffs in an unpredictable way to apply international pressure.
Ukraine strikes a key industrial site deep inside Russia
Ukrainian forces struck an industrial site deep inside Russia on Saturday, which Ukraine and unofficial Russian news channels say was Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, a key state-owned missile factory.
'Nothing's changing': Canadian recovering in Ukraine sees no end to war
Tuesday marks four years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Calgary's Mac Hughes is recovering after a drone exploded and pinned him between a car and a wall in 2025 and gave him serious burns.
AGRICULTURE
Moe, Smith urge Ottawa to reverse strychnine ban as gophers pose 'serious pest threat' to farms
Saskatchewan's Scott Moe and Alberta's Danielle Smith said the ground squirrels "have become a serious pest threat to agriculture, damaging a wide variety of crops" across the prairies.
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours
At this time of year, yards are still covered in snow. But it's the perfect time to start planning for a garden because you'll want to have supplies ready to start planting just after the last frost.
U of S professor and crop breeder receives agriculture award from king of Sweden
Dr. Curtis Pozniak was presented with the Bertebos Prize for research and innovation with "significant contributions" towards the connections between ecology and food production in Stockholm.
APAS hopes report of canola movement to China is sign of things to come
Bloomberg says orders are already coming in for Canadian canola for shipment to China soon. APAS president Bill Prybylski says the amount may be small, but believes it bodes well for future orders.
SASKATCHEWAN STORIES WITH BRITTANY CAFFET
Down to Wrestle: U of S Huskies celebrate inclusion on the mat
The University of Saskatchewan is home to Canada's first and only wrestling program for kids with Down syndrome. Meet the athletes and volunteer coaches redefining inclusion in the sport.
Meet the Spiritwood sweethearts celebrating 70 years as Valentines
It wasn't love at first sight, but it was love that lasted. Seven decades later, Dot and Leo Gaboury are still each other's Valentines.
Meet the P.A. billet mom who helped raise generations of hockey players
From the first season of the Prince Albert Raiders to today's NHL, Carole Ring opened her home to 38 billet players, shaping lives far beyond the rink - one meal, rule and late-night talk at a time.
Raiders of the lost files: A Saskatoon city archives treasure hunt
Guided by Saskatoon city archivist Jeff O'Brien, explore fragile maps, vanished places, handwritten letters and flickering film hiding in Saskatoon's city archives.
