Category Archives: Local News

The Saskatoon Fire Department opened its doors to the media to explain how its newest firefighting tool works. The fire suppression aerosol grenade was used for the first time on Sunday, but it wasn't...

A 35-year-old man is facing several charges after police responded to reports that someone was seen carrying a weapon while running on the roof of a building along Idylwyld Drive on Wednesday night. A...

A corporate partnership crossing provincial borders marks another step toward fulfilling the province's hope of deploying nuclear power in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon-based uranium producer Cameco has lon...

A busy election season is fast approaching. In a three-week period later this year, there will be a provincial election, a municipal election and a United States presidential election one after anothe...

Temperature records fell in eight communities Wednesday as a heat wave continues across Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Melsness, they included Broadview, Estevan, Ind...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that there's been a case of tuberculosis in Melfort. An email to northeastNOW from the SHA didn't say specifically where the case was in the city,...

Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Jason Mercredi says overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are "the epidemic within the pandemic." "We need real-time action, and we need it now," Mercredi told 650 ...

There won't be any high school sports in Saskatoon this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On its webpage, the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate (SSSAD) said: "The health and safety...

Following the province's Monday announcement of additional funding and an extra week for the return to school, Saskatoon's school divisions are preparing for the Sept. 8 start date. In an emailed stat...

After a search that began at 9 p.m. Tuesday, which included the activation of the Amber Alert system, a four-year-old girl was found safe this morning. In a press conference in front of Saskatoon Poli...