Cameco reports Q2 loss, but revises 2021 production outlook

Cameco reports Q2 loss, but revises 2021 production outlook

Cameco reported loses of $37 million in the second quarter, due to production decreases at its Cigar Lake facility in Northern Saskatchewan and its strategy of investing in digital and automation technologies. Non-essential personnel were temporarily evacuated from...
Prince Albert Councillor wants more action on reconciliation

Prince Albert Councillor wants more action on reconciliation

A Councillor with the City of Prince Albert said leadership there needs to do more to advance reconciliation in concrete ways, such as implementing more Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. “I watched communities coming together to lower flags, cancel...
RCMP ask for public assistance locating missing Dillon man

RCMP ask for public assistance locating missing Dillon man

RCMP are looking for a 20-year-old Dillon man who has been missing for two weeks. Ronsyn Benjamin has been missing since the community was evacuated due to fires around July 12. He is described as 5’ 11” tall, weighing 135 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Police...
Thirty-five-year-old man dies in weekend crash near Big River

Thirty-five-year-old man dies in weekend crash near Big River

Big River RCMP say a 35-year-old man died as the result of a single-vehicle rollover on the weekend. Police say the accident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday on Highway 942, about 2.5 kilometres north of the Highway 55 junction. The North Battleford...
Vaccine focus shifts to low uptake communities

Vaccine focus shifts to low uptake communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is ending its mass vaccination program early next month, focused on targeting communities which are under and unvaccinated. The SHA will stop its drive-thru appointments August 8, shifting to walk-in clinics, planned summer events,...