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Second man charged after body found in Moose Mountain RM
The woman whose body was discovered in a rural area in the RM of Moose Mountain on Thursday has been identified as 28-year-old Brianna Hayes of Oxbow. Carlyle RCMP received a report about a potential homicide on Wednesday, and then the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes investigation began at the Oxbow landfill, but when n...
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Woman found deceased at Saskatoon recycling facility
Saskatoon Police are investigating after finding a woman's body at the recycling facility this morning. At 10:00 a.m., police received a report of a body being found at the facility, which is in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue North. Preliminary investigation suggests the body was transported to the facility in a bin that...
5h ago
Rodeo icon passes away
(updated 10:41 a.m.) Ray Mitsuing, who it was announced earlier this month, was being inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, has died unexpectedly. Devin Mitsuing, one of his four sons, has confirmed on social media that his father has passed saying, "My heart is broken." With a 36-year-career an...
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Elmwood Residences Inc. adds three more group homes in Saskatoon
As of today, Saskatoon has gained three new group homes thanks to a partnership between Elmwood Residences and the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. Elmwood Residences caters to people with intellectual disabilities, who often face physical disabilities and mental health issues, as well. Rachael Steinke, Executive Dire...
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New job action to begin May 1st for Community Service Workers at LutherCare Communities
Community Service Workers who are members of SEIU-West at LutherCare Communities Group Homes have announced job action to begin May 1st. Earlier this week the union announced if there wasn't a new offer on the table by last Wednesday at 6 p.m. some services would be withdrawn. A news release from SEIU-West says the job...
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Saskatchewan's ferries gradually opening for the season
As of Friday afternoon, six of Saskatchewan's ferries are open for the season. The Highway Hotline says Clarkboro, Estuary, Hague, Lemsford, Saint Laurent and Wingard Ferries are open while the rest remain closed. Typically, the ferries operate from April to November, but it depends on the weather and whether the cross...
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Thirteen-year-old missing since April 23rd
The Prince Albert RCMP has released the picture of a 13-year-old girl, who was last seen on Tuesday evening on Wahpeton First Nation. Leeanne Waditaka is known to travel to Prince Albert, but her current whereabouts is unknown. She is about 4 feet tall and about 75 pounds with brown eyes, and has dark brown and red hai...
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Prince Albert Grand Council and SPSA develop educational wildfire prevention campaign
In an effort to prevent human-caused fires in northern Saskatchewan this year, the Prince Albert Grand Council and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency have developed a new educational campaign. The initiative entails series of educational materials, including radio segments accessible in both English and the local la...
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Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation hopes federal government will help address urgent community safety issues
The leadership of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation engaged in discussions with Public Safety Canada regarding urgent community safety issues being experienced in the area. The meeting, which was also attended by Matt Mirasty from provincial Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, came after PBCN's urgent call to Ottawa ov...
4h ago
Saskatoon man arrested after stealing property from several employees at a business
A 27-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges of robbery, assault, and mischief over $5000 following a disturbance yesterday morning. At 7:00 a.m., police were called to a commercial building in the 400 block of 3rd Avenue South for a report of a man who had entered the building and was acting erratically. The man assa...
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Two Montreal Lake Cree Nation men face twelve weapon and drug related charges each
Two men from Montreal Lake Cree Nation were arrested and are each facing 12 charges following the seizure of firearms, crack, and meth. On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., investigation by Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RCMP determined a wanted man was in a home on Montreal Lake Cree Nation. As officers approached the home, two men ran o...
7h ago
Legacy Christian Academy closing
The Official Opposition's Education Critic suggests that news of the Legacy Christian Academy closing its doors this summer is nothing but a rebrand. In a statement, Matt Love says he hopes any school that receives public funding should follow the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. "The independent school has a histo...
9h ago
R.M. of Vanscoy issues fire ban
The RM of Vanscoy is updating their fire advisory to a full fire ban, which is set to take effect at midnight tonight. Reeve of Vanscoy Leonard Junop says the move is precatutionary, as the area hasn't had any incidents yet. He adds that the weekend is coming up, a prime time for recreational fires, and the ground is q...
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Report of possible homicide leads to landfill being searched
After Saskatchewan RCMP received a report on Wednesday of a potential homicide in southeast Saskatchewan, a search was conducted at the Oxbow landfill for human remains. Nothing was found however the Investigaton did lead to the discovery of a woman who was deceased in a rural location in the RM of Moose Mountain on Th...
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St. Paul's Hospital Foundation raises over $12.2 million in 2023
In 2023, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation raised over $12.2 million, and now the Foundation is thanking the donors. They include Irene and Leslie Dubé, who donated a $1.4 million gift that enabled St. Paul's to acquire a new state-of-the-art Lithotripter, a machine used to treat kidney stones. St. Paul's Hospital ...
Apr 25, 2024
Provincial government passes motion to protect rights of firearm owners
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is standing up for the rights of law-abiding firearms owners with a recently passed motion in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The motion called on the Government of Canada to devolve all parts of The Firearms Act to the province of Saskatchewan in order to allow it to administer and...
Apr 25, 2024
Prince Albert woman bit after opening rear door of police canine vehicle
A Prince Albert Police Service dog bit an intoxicated woman late last night after she opened the door of a police vehicle. Officers were called to the 2800 block of 6th Avenue East to check on a disturbance and spoke with an uncooperative male who had non-life-threatening injuries from an alleged assault. He was transp...
Apr 25, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs hopes Saskatchewan will become a leader in electric vehicle supply chain
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs toured the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan today to get a glimpse of the facility that was gifted $83.5 million over three years in the recent federal budget. Melanie Joly says the funding was allocated because the government believes the researchers worki...
Apr 25, 2024
City of Prince Albert owes $95,000 following Health and Safety Act violation
The City of Prince Albert must pay $95,000 after taking responsibility for a health and safety violation in Provincial Court. The incident occurred in 2022 when an employee, standing upright on the ledge of a retaining wall, reached down with a metal bar to unhook the nozzle of a hose under tension in a storm line outl...
Apr 25, 2024