Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate tricked guards with identity swap to escape
An internal investigation by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has revealed "possible procedural errors" following the escape of an inmate from the federal facility in Prince Albert. In a media releas...
Mar 26, 2026 Keiston Custer was apprehended March 4 after escaping custody from the Sask. Pen on Feb. 20. (Image Credit: Submitted/RCMP)
Minor injuries reported after crash south of Prince Albert
Parkland Ambulance is confirming two people were transported to hospital with minor injuries, following a crash Wednesday afternoon south of Prince Albert.The crash occurred around 2p.m. near the Musk...
Mar 26, 2026 Both the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department and the Prince Albert Fire Department responded to the scene. (Image Credit: submitted photo)
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year.Bank of Canada senior deputy...
Mar 26, 2026 Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Procurement ombud slams Indigenous procurement strategy outcomes in 'shocking' report
Indigenous Services Canada and other departments are failing to uphold their own Indigenous procurement strategy and may be allowing contractors to use shell companies to access contracts reserved for...
Mar 26, 2026 Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Riders’ head coach Corey Mace wins 2025 CFL Coach of the Year award
For the first time in his young coaching career, Corey Mace has been named the CFL's Coach of the Year.The announcement came at the league's Coach of the Year celebration in Edmonton on Wednesday, ahe...
Mar 26, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace was named the 2025 CFL Coach of the Year on March 25, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Buffalo Narrows RCMP ask public to help find wanted man
Buffalo Narrows RCMP is asking the public to report sightings of a wanted man. 44-year-old Darwin Chartier, also known as 'Scooby', is wanted on a warrant by RCMP for being unlawfully at large. He has...
Mar 25, 2026 Darwin Chartier, also known as ‘Scooby’. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Métis Artist Creates Work to Shake Audiences
Mtis artist Ryan Richard is comfortable with doing things a bit differently. Going against the grain and thinking independently has been a common theme in his life and art.In his new exhibition at the...
Mar 25, 2026 Ryan Richard, fourth year USask student, is exhibiting his new project March 2-13 at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery. (Image Credit: NC Raine/EFN Media)
Indigenous youth gather in Regina to develop community action plans with RCMP
Indigenous youth from around Canada travelled to Regina last week to participate in the RCMP Youth Leadership Workshop.The unique program pairs one Indigenous youth with a RCMP officer from their home...
Mar 25, 2026 The RCMP holds a bi-annual Youth Leadership Workshop in which youth are invited to develop plans for their communities. (Image Credit: RCMP)
Meadow Lake Stampeders rally past Martensville in OT to win North Final
The Meadow Lake U18A Stampeders kept their season alive, then kept it rolling.Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, Meadow Lake scored three times to defeat Martensville 5-4 in Game 2 on March 14, t...
Mar 25, 2026 Members of the Meadow Lake U18A Stampeders pose for a team photo after defeating Martensville 5-4 in Game 2 and winning 1-0 in overtime in a deciding mini-game to capture the North Final at the Meadow Lake Co-op Centre on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Kim Kozlowski)
Saskatoon murder victim identified as man from Mistawasis
Charlene Pechawis said her son was respectful to everyone he met and did not deserve what he got.Darcy Pechawis, 49, was murdered in Saskatoon on March 14. According to a statement from Saskatoon poli...
Mar 25, 2026 Darcy Syles Frank Pechawis. (Image Credit: Beau Lac Funeral Home)