RCMP major crimes are investigating after a man was found dead in a slough near the Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP says the man’s body was found submerged in a slough along Nine Mile Road, just 1 kilometre south of Chief Taylor Road. Authorities are considering...
The documentary chronicling the events of the Oka Crisis of 1990 will be shown in La Ronge Tuesday. Alanis Obomsawin’s “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance” is a feature documentary released in 1993, illustrating the fight between the Mohawk Nation’s attempt by the...
Saskatchewan fire officials say they are working diligently to contain two large wildfires in the province. Two fires around 1,500 hectares in size are burning. One is near Shellbrook and the other near the Waterhen First Nation. Both fires are listed as not yet...
The search continues for a missing Prince Albert boy. Four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy has not been seen since last Thursday. Jason Stonechild of the Prince Albert Police Service says the search effort has drawn in hundreds of volunteers, including contingents from...
Eight La Ronge residents have paid fines totalling over $11,000 after an undercover investigation revealed an illegal fish and wildlife selling operation. The investigation, which started in 2015, involved three separate operations, which led to numerous charges,...
An evacuation order has been issued for the Hamlet of Crutwell and homes north to Highway 3 due to a wildfire that is threatening the community. An emergency alert issued just before 4 p.m. Monday afternoon said people in the Hamlet of Crutwell must evacuate...
The federal and Saskatchewan governments have signed a bilateral health agreement worth approximately $350 million over ten years. The agreement focuses on mental health treatment and supports, targeted at youth, children and families and establishing more community...
The Saskatchewan government says it is waiting for a jurisdictional issue to be resolved before it can repave a small section of highway through Pelican Narrows. The approximately eight kilometre portion of Highway 135 is titled to the federal government. The...
Forest firefighters are busy today trying to contain two large blazes. Crews are focused on a 1,500 hectare fire west of Prince Albert, which has yet to be contained. Steve Roberts is the executive director of the Wildfire Management Branch. He says smoke is starting...
Saskatchewan teams were not able to bring home gold at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia over the weekend. Despite having a 5-2 lead heading into the third period, the Saskatchewan male team dropped a 6-5 decision in overtime to British...
