SGEU Says Provincial Jails In Crisis Situation

by | Jul 10, 2014

The president of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union says over crowding, understaffing and increasing gang violence is creating a crisis situation at provincial correctional facilities. SGEU President Bob Bymoen says a government decision to put...

Bear Sightings On The Rise In La Ronge

by | Jul 9, 2014

Numerous bear sightings were reported in La Ronge last night — including one encounter that saw a local man chased by a bear in a residential area. Kevin Fontaine says he first noticed the bruin peering out of some bushes, before the bear charged him. Fontaine...

Several Northern Lakes Renamed

by | Jul 9, 2014

Five lakes and one bay in northern Saskatchewan have been renamed as part of the the GeoMemorial Naming Program. Archibald Lake, Boyes Lake, Ionel Lake, Kalen Lake and Nuttall Lake are all named after members of the military who died in action. Cooper Bay is named...

Sask First Nations Continue To Deal With Flooding Issues

by | Jul 7, 2014

Provincial officials continued to struggle with severe weather conditions this past weekend. Government Relations official Duane McKay says there are currently 79 communities in Saskatchewan that have declared local states of emergency with 26 of those declarations...

Blaze North Of La Loche Shuts Down Hwy 955

by | Jul 7, 2014

Officials with Saskatchewan Environment say work continues on a fire which shut down Highway 955 north of La Loche on the weekend. The blaze, 50 kilometers north of the community, is burning adjacent to the road and could cause more road closures. The 95-hectare fire...

Police Nab Second Suspect In Montreal Lake Attempted Murder

by | Jul 7, 2014

A suspect in the kidnapping and attempted murder of an elderly woman in northern Saskatchewan last week made his first court appearance Monday. Thirty-year-old Kevin Brian Henderson was arrested early Saturday morning by the Prince Albert Police Service. A 66-year-old...