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RCMP seize boatloads of booze bound for dry northern community
Two boats filled with alcohol and destined for the community of Hatchet Lake First Nation were commandeered by police in northern Saskatchewan.Earlier this week, on Monday, Wollaston Lake RCMP used a ...
Oct 17, 2025
Whitecap Dakota Nation receives pieces of long-lost history
Artifacts missing for more than a century have made their way home.What was returned to the Whitecap Dakota First Nation (WDFN) shocked even those who were working to repatriate the items."I thought i...
Oct 17, 2025
Feds invest in clean energy microgrid in Northern Sask.
The federal government is investing $1.9 million for the development of what's being called a state-of-the-art smart microgrid serving the communities of La Plonge and Poplar House District in Norther...
Oct 17, 2025
Woman and eight children escape house fire at Sandy Bay
RCMP believe a house fire on Thursday in the Northern Village of Sandy Bay, that forced a woman and her eight children to flee, was deliberately set.The cause of the fire remains under investigation b...
Oct 17, 2025
Plenty of heroes in northern Saskatchewan, awards list reveals
When the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan presented a series of awards for bravery on Friday, there were a few people from northern Saskatchewan included. The Royal Canadian Humane Association (RCH...
Oct 17, 2025
Highway 5 project in the final stretch
There's some light at the end of the tunnel for a huge project that is years in the making. Highways Minister David Marit has announced that the multi-year upgrade on Highway 5 between Humboldt and Sa...
Oct 17, 2025
SHSAA 5A soccer regionals, Carlton volleyball tournament among high school events this weekend
High schools from around the province are in Prince Albert this weekend as a pair of tournaments takes over Carlton and Prime Ministers Park. The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA)...
Oct 17, 2025
Prince Albert police looking for missing 14-year-old girl
The last time Alairah Chamakese was seen, she was in the 700 block of 28th St. E around 8:15 a.m. on Oct.3.The 14-year old was wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants at the time. She is described...
Oct 17, 2025
North Stars in Warman for pair of contests with Wolverines
The Battlefords North Stars (3-3-0-1, 3rd in Nutrien division) are getting set to head down the road to Warman to take on the Wolverines (1-7-0-1, 4th in Nutrien division) for two games this weekend. ...
Oct 17, 2025
BlackRain and JJ Lavalee among winners at Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards
The 2025 Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards were held last Saturday at Prince Albert's EA Rawlinson Centre, and a number of well-known artists from Northern Saskatchewan came away with some shiny ha...
Oct 17, 2025