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Blaine Lake out of Hockeyville competition, community awarded $60,000 as provincial winner
Despite the best efforts of the community, Blaine Lake has failed to make the final in this year's Hockeyville competition. The Saskatchewan town was one of 13 communities across the country named pro...
Mar 23, 2026 Adam Horner, a board member with the Blaine Lake Community Association, said the town is already getting prepared for next year’s competition, and he’s hoping they’ll be able to go all the way in 2027. (Blaine Lake Community Association/Facebook)
Doukhobor Dugout House: Unearthing a Saskatchewan historical gem
The Saskatchewan sun can be merciless in July. It's the kind of heat that settles on your back like a weight, soaks your clothes with sweat and blurs the air above the fields. But even on the hottest,...
Jul 14, 2025 Dressed in traditional Doukhobor clothing, Brenda Cheveldayoff doesn’t just give tours — she gives voice to her ancestors, guiding each step down the ravine like a passage through memory. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Drivers cash in on gas price showdown in Blaine Lake
It's been a painful summer at the gas pumps, but a few drivers in the province were lucky enough to find themselves caught in the middle of a gas war. The price showdown between the the Gas Plus and E...
Aug 03, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Second-degree murder charge laid three years after woman's death
A 34-year-old man from Blaine Lake has been charged in connection with the death of a woman more than three years ago near the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan RCMP...
Jan 31, 2022 (650 CKOM files)
Police looking for more victims in ongoing sexual assault investigation
Saskatoon police are adding additional sexual assault charges to a previous case after urging victims to come forward in September. Cecil Wolfe, 60, was charged with sexual assault on May 25 after pol...
Dec 14, 2021
Moe 'saddened' after church near Blaine Lake destroyed by fire
Premier Scott Moe said Friday he was "saddened and deeply concerned" by the destruction of a church in his constituency. A fire destroyed the Polish Roman Catholic Church near Redberry Lake on Thursda...
Jul 09, 2021 A historic former Roman Catholic church burned down east of the Battlefords on Thursday. (Lenore Swystun/Submitted)
Foul play not suspected in death of Saskatoon woman
A 22-year-old woman who was reported missing Tuesday by the Saskatoon Police Service has been found dead near Blaine Lake. In a media release, police said the body of Chelsea Braun was found Wednesday...
Jun 03, 2021
Blaine Lake RCMP searching for two men after elderly man assaulted
The Blaine Lake RCMP is searching for two men after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a 79-year-old man after he refused to drive them to Prince Albert. According to a media release, Monday at 5:30 ...
Sep 15, 2020
RCMP recover hundreds of stolen ID cards, cheques in Blaine Lake
A police search in Blaine Lake turned up hundreds of stolen cheques and identification cards on Sunday. RCMP acted on a tip about fraudulent activity and subsequently executed a search warrant on a ho...
Nov 20, 2019
Police find Missing Sask. woman
Saskatoon police with the help of RCMP have located Whitney Erin Sjogren, 28. Sjogren is from Blaine Lake, but has been staying in Saskatoon and was reported missing after she hadn't been heard from s...
Jul 21, 2017 Whitney Erin Sjogren, 28, shown in a photo provided by police on July 21, 2017. (Saskatoon Police Service)
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