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Whitstone loses appeal to reduce conviction for murder of Tiki Laverdiere
Soaring Eagle Whitsone has lost her bid to reduce her conviction for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere to manslaughter. Whitstone tried and failed to convince the Sask. Court of Appeals that ...
May 16, 2024

Farmer pleads guilty in distressed cattle case
The Whitkow farmer who had his cattle seized after being charged for "unnecessary pain, suffering or injury" two years ago has pled guilty. In the spring of 2022, Animal Protection Services Saskatchew...
May 16, 2024

Porcupine Plain mourning the loss of native son Darren Dutchyshen
A community in northeast Saskatchewan is paying tribute to a legend in the sports broadcasting industry.Longtime TSN anchor Darren Dutchyshen passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. He was ju...
May 16, 2024
Warriors win first WHL title, complete sweep against Portland
It's jubilation in the Friendly City as the Moose Jaw Warriors are WHL champions for the first time ever.Brayden Schuurman, who scored the overtime winner in Game 3, once again proved to be the decide...
May 16, 2024
Speaker Randy Weekes cuts up Sask. Party membership card
A long-serving MLA appears to be cutting ties with the Saskatchewan Party.Randy Weekes, who has served as Speaker of the House in the Legislative Assembly since 2020, shared a photo on social media la...
May 16, 2024

TSN anchor and former Sask. sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
A long-time sports broadcaster and proud Saskatchewan resident has died.Bell Media, the parent company of TSN announced Thursday morning the passing of anchor Darren Dutchyshen at the age of 57."Darre...
May 16, 2024

RCMP crime stats shows latest numbers down overall
Crime statistics in North Battleford are seeing a downward trend, based on the last quarterly report from the RCMP.Insp. Jesse Gilbert presented the report for January to March 2024 at city council's ...
May 15, 2024

Number of AMEs at La Ronge Tanker Base dropping
A retired aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) is concerned about the lack of people entering the trade. Shaune Lapworth, who became an AME in 1986 and spent nearly 34 years employed at La Ronge's Tank...
May 15, 2024

U19 Bandits open season with gold in Alberta
The Battlefords Bandits U19 softball team is coming off a home run start to the 2024 season, with a gold medal win at their opening tournament of the year, in Irma, Alberta.Posting a perfect 4-0 recor...
May 15, 2024
Dispute with teachers could hurt government in fall election, professor says
Negotiations between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation resume this week, but it could be some time before the contract dispute is settled.A political science professo...
May 15, 2024