Woodland caribou recovery strategies will continue to be developed and implemented this year. Woodland caribou are classified as a threatened species. While Canada has a national recovery strategy, Saskatchewan is developing its own to protect the ungulates habitat....
The Sask. government is not through looking into the operations of the northern village of Pinehouse. On Thursday the Ministry of Government Relations expanded the scope in its investigation of the community by appointing a supervisor to oversee the operations and a...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says governments need a much more coordinated response when it comes to emergency management issues in on-reserve communities. The FSIN says First Nations communities are simply waiting too long for the support they need...
Commercial seaplane operators in Canada will have to abide by an amended Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) within the next 18 months. The change will require passengers and crew members who are travelling in a commercial float plane with fewer than nine seats to wear...
Despite not having an obstetrician at the Flin Flon General Hospital, Saskatchewan babies continue to be delivered there. Stats released by the Sask. Government Monday show eight babies were delivered there in 2019. Expectant mothers were told in November that Flin...
Cameco says it wants to remove 20 of 65 properties from the former Beaverlodge project out of its control and into a provincial program. It has applied to amend its Waste Facility Operating Licence, with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The Beaverlodge Project...
Lac La Ronge Indian Band child and family services is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. The organization provides a number of services to the band’s six-member communities including child protection and foster care. Child and family services assistant...
A La Ronge judge has again delayed the sentencing for a third person who pleaded guilty in the killing of local restaurant owner Simon Grant. The attack which took place at Grant’s restaurant, Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que in La Ronge in April of 2017 that left Grant severely...
A 29-year-old Sandy Bay man has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of a toddler in Prince Albert last week. Police and Parkland Ambulance were called to a downtown apartment building around noon last Wednesday after receiving a report of...
The Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says he is looking for answers from SaskPower as to why some homes in Southend are using so much electricity. Peter Beatty wants a credible explanation following a recent media report that suggests residents in Southend...
