NSFL Season Kicks Off

Training camps are over and it’s time for football in northern Saskatchewan. The Northern Saskatchewan Football League kicks off Tuesday when the Buffalo Narrows Eagles travel to Beauval for a game against the Voyagers. Kick-off for time is 4 p.m. at English River...

Man Suffers Vicious Assault On Sturgeon Lake First Nation

One person was taken to hospital after a serious assault over the weekend on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. The incident was reported to Parkland Ambulance at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Paramedics treated a 47-year-old man who was then taken to Victoria...

Police Discover Male Body In La Ronge

An autopsy will be performed after a man’s body was found in La Ronge on the weekend. RCMP say the discovery was made on Sunday and at this point foul play is not suspected. The major crimes unit has been notified but is not directly involved in the investigation....

PA National Park Study Tracks Predatory Habits Of Wolves

Personnel with Parks Canada are continuing a multi-year study on wolf predatory habits on plains bison in the Prince Albert National Park. Ecologist Seth Cherry says last winter was the first for the pilot project and a number of satellite collars were placed on...

Production Halts At Cameco Northern Operations

Uranium mining company Cameco says the production suspension continues at the McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan due to a labour dispute. On Tuesday, August 26 the United Steelworkers Local 8914 advised Cameco of its intention to begin...

RCMP Search For Missing Boy From Sucker River

La Ronge RCMP would like to hear from anyone with information on a six year old boy reported missing last night at Sucker River. Police say Andrew Prosper had been playing outside and when his mother noticed he was missing around 10:30 p.m. Friday evening she...

Defence To Seek A Mistrial In Hales Murder Case

The defence in the Douglas Hales murder trial has made it clear it will be seeking a mistrial when the two sides return to a Saskatoon courtroom next month. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation...

U of S Project Continues To Track Caribou And Wolf Populations

An associate professor in the University of Saskatchewan Biology Department says a research project started last winter on caribou and wolf populations is progressing well. Philip McLoughlin worked for two years planning the effort and says the final results will be...