Category Archives: Saskatchewan

LLRIB celebrates court ruling on child and family welfare services
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) supports the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision upholding the governance of First Nations over child and family welfare services. Band leadership believes i...
Feb 12, 2024

RCMP warns of public safety after firearms stolen in Creighton
Crighton RCMP says there could be a threat to public safety after several firearms were stolen from multiple cabins in the community.Police reported that a business in Creighton was broken into during...
Feb 11, 2024

New poll shows NDP leading amongst decided Sask. voters
According to the results of a new poll, decided Saskatchewan voters would elect a provincial New Democratic government if they went to the polls today.A new independent poll released on Friday by Insi...
Feb 10, 2024

'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments
Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.The chief of Zagime Anishinabek, home to several First Nations in southeaster...
Feb 10, 2024

Mixed reactions to $898M construction cost for P.A. hospital expansion project
An updated price tag for construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has caught some people off guard.The Government of Saskatchewan announced last week that they had come to t...
Feb 09, 2024

Loon Lake RCMP ask for public's help to locate wanted man
Loon Lake RCMP are asking for help from the public finding a man wanted on a number of charges including flight from a peace officer.On Friday, Saskatchewan RCMP's Loon Lake detachment, Police Dog Ser...
Feb 09, 2024

Indigenous groups applaud as Supreme Court upholds Ottawa's Indigenous child welfare law
Indigenous communities and leaders across the country cheered Friday as the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal government's child welfare law, affirming that First Nations, Mtis and Inuit have...
Feb 09, 2024

Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January.The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compar...
Feb 09, 2024

Non-resident rec fee fuels outcry from rural residents & nearby towns around Prince Albert
The news that non-residents of Prince Albert are being asked to pay more to use recreational centres in the city is not sitting well with many rural residents.As part of the 2024 City Budget, which pa...
Feb 09, 2024

'Pretty good probability': Cold weather could return by end of month, Environment Canada says
It's been a balmy winter across the Canadian Prairies, but colder temperatures could be on the way back to Saskatchewan.Environment and Climate Change Canada's long-term models show that colder arctic...
Feb 09, 2024