Wanuskewin gets financial contribution to help UNESCO push

Wanuskewin gets financial contribution to help UNESCO push

Wanuskewin Heritage Park is getting more financial support to help their bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In a media release sent out Tuesday The Mosaic Company announced their contribution of $500,000 to help support the heritage park’s UNESCO Ready...
Hatchet Lake man faces assault charge

Hatchet Lake man faces assault charge

A man from the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation is facing a single charge of aggravated assault, stemming from an incident in Thompson Manitoba on Friday. Johnathon Denechezhe is accused of stabbing a man, which left the victim with life-threatening injuries. He...
Distance Learning positions being filled

Distance Learning positions being filled

Over 100 new teaching positions have been filled at the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre. Approximately 129 positions have been filled, ranging from educators to superintendents and principals, with an additional 30 teaching vacancies remaining open. Employment...
Nippi-Albright apologizes for Jubilee Medal nomination

Nippi-Albright apologizes for Jubilee Medal nomination

An NDP MLA is apologizing for nominating a person for the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, despite that person having a criminal conviction. “I was not aware of this conviction when I nominated this person. To be clear, I would never have nominated someone...
Cameco preparing for June hearings on operations licenses

Cameco preparing for June hearings on operations licenses

Cameco is working to get some of their licenses to operate in northern Saskatchewan renewed. The Saskatoon based uranium mining company has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for an extension. Veronica Baker, manager of external communications...
Forest fire season has started, but slow off the block

Forest fire season has started, but slow off the block

The wildfire season in Saskatchewan is off and running, albeit a slower start due to a cooler spring. Already in the early season, there are 13 forest fires burning across the province, with five in the North. 12 out of 13 fires are contained. Officials with the...