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LLRIB responds after dangerous dog pack draws concerns in communities
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has released a statement meant to assure all community members they are actively addressing the ongoing issue of stray and roaming dogs across its communities. The...
May 05, 2026 The dog pack was witnessed in Air Ronge and the nearby LLRIB reserve. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/ Ruby Halkett)
'We have sympathy for this individual': North Battleford church responds after bear spray incident
Leaders at St. Paul's Anglican Church say they hope the man accused of discharging bear spray during Sunday worship gets help, as the congregation considers new safety measures following the incident....
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Battle River Parish Anglican Church Battlefords)
Battleford council moves ahead with $56K bridge inspection plan
3.7 out of 10. That was the rating Associated Engineering (AE) gave in relation to the current structure of Battleford's bridges, which connect the mainland to Finlayson Island. "Your bridges are in p...
May 05, 2026 The north bridge connecting Finlayson Island to North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars' Granger commits to the University of Windsor hockey
Battlefords North Stars graduating defenceman Gavin Granger is taking the next step in his career and has committed to the University of Windsor of USports and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) to jo...
May 05, 2026 Gavin Granger is the third graduating North Stars player to commit to post-secondary hockey. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
‘Henry’s Law’: Saskatchewan strengthens carbon monoxide monitoring after boy’s death
Saskatchewan is bolstering rules on carbon monoxide monitoring after an 11-year-old Regina boy was killed by the colourless, odourless gas.Eric Schmalz, the government relations minister, says Henry L...
May 05, 2026 A photograph of late Henry Losco can be seen in Regina, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Losco was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in a Regina apartment last December. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Evacuations begin as flooding continues, 19 active floods recorded
The north central belt of Saskatchewan continues to battle high water brought on by high levels of snowmelt with multiple RMs running out of materials like barricades and sandbagging equipment. First ...
May 05, 2026 Community members travel by canoe through floodwaters in Red Earth Cree Nation on Tuesday morning as emergency crews continue responding to rising water levels. (Image Credit: Allister Nawakayas / Emergency Co-ordinator.)
SIGA reports thousands engaging with responsible gambling tools amid growing online risks
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has launched its Spring Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, May 4 to 15, across all seven of its casino locations in the province. It comes as the orga...
May 05, 2026 SIGA will have information tables set up at all seven SIGA casinos, providing patrons with resources to help identify and minimize risky gambling behaviours, information about where to seek help with problem gambling, brochures about gambling myths, and general information about the randomness of casino games. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Teen missing from near Wahpeton
Prince Albert RCMP are looking for public help finding a 14-year-old boy last seen on Highway 2 near Wahpeton Dakota First Nation. Camron Street was seen on May 1 on the highway but is also known to t...
May 05, 2026 Camron Street was last seen on May 1. (Image Credit: submitted/RCMP)
Saskatchewan floods: 15 states of emergency, residents use boats to evacuate stranded people
As flood waters began to surround some homes in the RM of Connaught on Monday, people took evacuations into their own hands.Boats and Sea-Doos were dug out of storage to motor across roads inundated w...
May 05, 2026 Rescuers from the RM of Connaught head out to evacuate people stranded in their homes surrounded by water. (Image Credit: submitted photo/Lloyd Seymour)
Canadians being asked to complete 2026 census as letters are mailed out
Canadians have about one week to fill out the federal government's latest census.Statistics Canada says households and farm businesses will soon receive letters in the mail containing instructions on ...
May 05, 2026 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)