Holiday season safety

Holiday season safety

Deputy commissioner of emergency planning and fire safety, Meika Cleary. With the Christmas season upon us, there’s an increased danger of traffic accidents, fires and other tragedies. On Wednesday morning, the provincial emergency planning department outlined what it...

Open letter on landlord discrimination

SHRC commissioner David Arnot pictured far right, at an event in early 2015. Photo courtesy saskatchewanhumanrights.ca The body that defends the human rights of Saskatchewan people is reminding landlords it is illegal to deny accommodation to someone because you don’t...

UPDATE: Search ends for missing Buffalo Narrows-area man

The RCMP is sharing more information on a missing Buffalo Narrows-area man, after his family confirmed early on Tuesday that his body had been found. Ernest Sylvestre, 68, had last been seen at his Michel Village home on Dec. 14. He was reported missing on Saturday. A...
RCMP names suspects in Onion Lake shooting

RCMP names suspects in Onion Lake shooting

Jesse Dillon pictured on the left, Terrance Stonechild, on the right. Photo provided by RCMP. While a woman’s been recovering from being shot in the head on Onion Lake Cree Nation more than two weeks ago, the RCMP has been looking for suspects. The victim, a...

Cell towers working in 2 more northern communities

SaskTel has announced that the new cellular towers serving Stony Rapids and Black Lake are fully operational. The extension of wireless cellular service was made possible through a partnership between SaskTel, Athabasca Basin Development and and Huawei Canada....
Inmates refuse to eat at Regina prison

Inmates refuse to eat at Regina prison

Drew Wilby at a correctional centre opening earlier this year. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski For the second time in less than two months, provincial corrections officials are raising concerns with the new company it hired to provide food services at correctional centres....
UPDATE: Dillon RCMP seeking missing elderly man

UPDATE: Dillon RCMP seeking missing elderly man

UPDATE: The RCMP has found the body of Ernest Sylvestre Dillon RCMP are looking to the public for information on a missing person. Police say 68-year-old Ernest Sylvestre of Michell Village – near Buffalo Narrows – was last seen at his home the evening of...