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Muskoday murder case concludes with not guilty verdict
Less than six hours after being sequestered, a jury responsible for the fate of a man charged with murder, returned with a not guilty verdict.Moments later 26-year-old Chance Smith was visibly emotion...
Jun 20, 2025

Death at hotel not considered suspicious
A woman has died following a medical emergency earlier Friday. Emergency personnel and RCMP both responded to the scene at the Beaver Hotel in North Battleford and while the initial investigation has ...
Jun 20, 2025

Thirty cabins burnt on Lac La Ronge, owners seek relief from province
Cabin owners on Lac La Ronge are seeking assistance from the provincial government after 30 properties were destroyed recently due to a wildfire. That's according to Lac La Ronge Cottage Owners Associ...
Jun 20, 2025

Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew elected for sixth term
For a sixth straight term, Ahtahkakoop First Nation will be led by Chief Larry Ahenakew. Of the 990 votes issued on Tuesday for the leadership, Ahenakew took well over half at 588. The closest behind ...
Jun 20, 2025

Pancakes, burgers and the first day of summer: The Battlefords celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
With National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) tomorrow, the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre's (BRT6HC) kicked off the weekend in a big way with their Annual National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrati...
Jun 20, 2025

Turtleford RCMP seek public help to find missing 13-year-old
Turtleford RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 13-year-old Taylor Thomas, who was reported missing just after midnight on June 20. Thomas was last seen around 9 p.m. on June 19 at a resi...
Jun 20, 2025

Tisdale Reconciliation hosts NIPD celebration, Melfort Reconciliation unveils Indigenous signs
National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) was celebrated at the Tisdale & District Museum on Friday for the third straight year.Organized by the Reconciliation Tisdale group, the day included flag ra...
Jun 20, 2025

Malcolm Jenkins donates $1 million towards Indigenous spaces in new Sask Polytechnic campus
Indigenous students attending the Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon campus have a new benefactor in Prince Albert philanthropist Malcolm Jenkins. Jenkins' foundation just donated $1 million to help create spa...
Jun 20, 2025

Flames appoint Brett Sutter as head coach of AHL's Wranglers
CALGARY - Brett Sutter has been named the head coach of the Calgary Wranglers, which is the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Flames. The son of Darryl Sutter, who was twice head coach of ...
Jun 20, 2025

Calgary Stampeders off to a hot start host winless Ottawa Redlacks in CFL
CALGARY - Doing it for Reggie was a Calgary Stampeders theme head of Saturday's CFL game against the Ottawa Redblacks. Veteran receiver Reggie Begelton, in his eighth season as a Stampeder, had surger...
Jun 20, 2025