Saskatchewan

RCMP ramping up police efforts after recent crime spree

Saskatchewan RCMP are increasing their police presence around Prince Albert and nearby areas after a string of recent violent and property crimes.Mounties said they will focus their resources on the P...

Sep 15, 2023

'You are not alone': Suicide awareness walk spreads message of hope in La Ronge

A message of hope was delivered during a smudge walk for suicide awareness in La Ronge on Friday."I know a lot of people tend to feel as if they are alone in their community. That nobody knows what th...

Sep 15, 2023

SJHL set to play first game at Jim Neilson Sports Complex

Hosting out-of-town hockey teams isn't new for the Big River First Nation, but the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has yet to make a stop in the 3,000-person community, until Friday night.The...

Sep 15, 2023

Murder charge laid after fight in Buffalo River

One man is dead and another is charged with second-degree murder following a fight at a home on the Buffalo River Dene Nation. Dillon RCMP arrested and charged Nathan Billett of the First Nation with ...

Sep 15, 2023

Numbers show 16 per cent vacancy in Prince Albert public housing

Newly released numbers on the number of empty public housing units show Prince Albert has a 16 per cent vacancy rate. Saskatchewan NDP Housing Critic Meara Conway said the vacancies have steadily incr...

Sep 15, 2023

Federal Court judge reserves decision on deportation of truck driver in Broncos crash

A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash told a federal judge Wednesday that the Canada Border Services Agency should not have recommended his client be deported....

Sep 14, 2023

CUPE strike impact: how it will affect Raiders gamedays

As inside city workers continue to work the picket lines, some businesses in Prince Albert are feeling the impact.One of those businesses is the Prince Albert Raiders hockey club, which will play its ...

Sep 14, 2023

SaskEnergy rate decrease approved, average bill to drop $6.52 per month

As the winter months approach, SaskEnergy is adjusting its rates to reduce gas bills in Saskatchewan.The provincial government approved a commodity rate decrease of 24.5 per cent for the Crown energy ...

Sep 14, 2023

Saskatchewan considers notwithstanding clause to keep school pronoun policy change

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or pronouns ...

Sep 14, 2023

Three people running for mayor in Nipawin

Three people have submitted nomination papers to run for Mayor of the Town of Nipawin. Former fire chief Brian Starkell, former Chamber of Commerce president Marlon Zacharias and Laura Nycholat, who l...

Sep 14, 2023