The RCMP says it is looking for northern and Indigenous youth to participate in a Youth Advisory Committee, which the Mounties said will represent diverse voice from Saskatchewan communities. “We started this process some time ago. The last year, we circulated a...
A massive COVID-19 outbreak declared Wednesday by the Saskatchewan Health Authority is heavily impacting the North. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is entering a lockdown at 7 AM Thursday morning as it deals with four confirmed coronavirus cases. Chief Peter Beatty...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is declaring a multi-jurisdictional community transmitted COVID-19 outbreak. Public health officials declared the outbreak Wednesday and have traced it back to a series of Full Gospel Outreach events in Prince Albert from September...
Prince Albert police say they are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in the city Tuesday night. Police say they responded to a report of gunshots in the 700 block of 13th Street West around 11 p.m. and found the body of the victim in a nearby residence....
A school in the northern community of Southend has been closed after an individual there tested positive for COVID-19. The information was posted on the Reindeer Lake School Facebook page by school principal Gail Clarke late Tuesday. According to the post, contact...
A new Indigenous senior hockey league is coming to Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Treaty Hockey League (STHL) has been created and will feature two divisions. “This is a great initiative that will help develop and promote senior hockey in our First Nation...
The NDP candidate for Cumberland said he has unfinished business in the Legislature. Doyle Vermette is looking to continue his career as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, a position he has held since June 2008 following a by-election win. “We look at affordability...
Lawyers representing the mother of the late Colten Boushie will be before the Supreme Court of Canada today, arguing for the elimination of peremptory challenges for jury selection. Sunchild Law and Murphy Law will go before the High Court for Debbie Baptiste claiming...
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is advising of a second COVID-19 case in the Far North West region. The organization says there are two active cases in the North Central zone with one person being hospitalized. The exact location of the cases is not...
A person with strong ties to Cumberland House is seeking to unseat two-term incumbent NDP candidate Doyle Vermette. Darren Deschambeault was acclaimed as the Saskatchewan Party candidate for Cumberland in mid-September. Deschambeault went to school in Cumberland House...
