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Behind the scenes of Métis cultural feasts at Back to Batoche festival
Back to Batoche days are officially underway with lively campers and festival goers celebrating Mtis culture and heritage. In the last three years, the festival has grown from 20,000 visitors to over ...
Jul 20, 2025 The food is always a big draw at the Back to Batoche Festival. (Back to Batoche/Facebook)
Big River RCMP investigating province's seventh fatal crash in seven days
Big River RCMP are investigating the province's latest fatal collision after a pedestrian was killed on Big River First Nation earlier in the week. It is the seventh fatal crash in Saskatchewan in the...
Jul 19, 2025
Inmate from Saskatoon dies in custody at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
A Saskatoon man who was incarcerated at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert died in custody last week. The Correctional Service of Canada reported that Matthew Scoville, age 42, died on Jul...
Jul 14, 2025
As is policy when an inmate dies in the custody of the Correctional Service of Canada, all of the circumstances surrounding Scoville’s death will be investigated and the police and coroner have been notified. (File photo/paNOW)
E. coli detected at Emma Lake's Sunnyside Beach
The public has been advised not to swim in certain parts of Emma Lake, north of Prince Albert, after high levels of a harmful bacteria were found. E. coli, an intestinal bacterium found in humans and ...
Jul 08, 2025 The public is being advised to avoid the water at Emma Lake because of an E. coli contamination. (ID 174709749 © Vyacheslav Kurmashov | Dreamstime.com)
Family says injured landlord is recovering, but he's paralyzed and can't speak
By Susan McNeil Despite his life-altering injuries, Jim Primeau's will to recover remains strong, according to his sister Peggy Epp. Primeau, a 57-year-old landlord from Prince Albert, has been in hos...
Jul 04, 2025 Jim Primeau has made some remarkable recovery so far, his sister said, but he still has a long way to go. (GoFundMe)
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
By Susan McNeil There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, founding partner of Pr...
Jul 03, 2025 “It’s going to be quite the fight,” said Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
Wildfire devastation will lead to a rebirth of the boreal forest
Although the forest in many areas of Northern Saskatchewan have been devastated by recent wildfires, it is a natural occurrence that will lead to a more diverse ecosystem. "It does create a rebirth fo...
Jun 29, 2025 Ssome species of trees, such as jack pine, have serotinous cones that are sealed with resin that only open with extreme heat, such as a wildfire. The seeds then drop into the nutrient-rich soil and sometimes can start growing in a matter of weeks. (Anthony Scullion/Government of Canada website)
How Saskatchewan wildfires could affect future insurance policies
While the smoke has cleared in Denare Beach, life is anything but normal for resident Linda Lowe. Her family's home of 31 years was burned down by wildfire. What was supposed to be a relaxing summer h...
Jun 28, 2025 An aerial view of the wildfire damage at Denare Beach. (Linda Lowe/Facebook)
Wildfire crisis exposes flaws in public alerting landscape
By Teena Monteleone As a lull sets in from the early and rampant fire season in Saskatchewan, questions are surfacing about the effectiveness and use of the province's emergency alert system. One of t...
Jun 26, 2025 Questions are being raised about the public alerting systems and their flaws. (650 CKOM file photo)
FSIN wants answers after RCMP assistant commissioner's removal
Multiple chiefs with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) have issued a joint statement raising concerns about the removal of assistant commissioner Rhonda Blackmore from her role as ...
Jun 26, 2025 The FSIN said Rhonda Blackmore deserves praise for her leadership during the stabbing attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation in 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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