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Big River RCMP are investigating the province's latest fatal collision after a pedestrian was killed on Big River First Nation earlier in the week. It is the seventh fatal crash in Saskatchewan in the...

A Saskatoon man who was incarcerated at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert died in custody last week. The Correctional Service of Canada reported that Matthew Scoville, age 42, died on Jul...

The public has been advised not to swim in certain parts of Emma Lake, north of Prince Albert, after high levels of a harmful bacteria were found. E. coli, an intestinal bacterium found in humans and ...

By Susan McNeil Despite his life-altering injuries, Jim Primeau's will to recover remains strong, according to his sister Peggy Epp. Primeau, a 57-year-old landlord from Prince Albert, has been in hos...

By Susan McNeil There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, founding partner of Pr...

Although the forest in many areas of Northern Saskatchewan have been devastated by recent wildfires, it is a natural occurrence that will lead to a more diverse ecosystem. "It does create a rebirth fo...

While the smoke has cleared in Denare Beach, life is anything but normal for resident Linda Lowe. Her family's home of 31 years was burned down by wildfire. What was supposed to be a relaxing summer h...

By Teena Monteleone As a lull sets in from the early and rampant fire season in Saskatchewan, questions are surfacing about the effectiveness and use of the province's emergency alert system. One of t...

Multiple chiefs with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) have issued a joint statement raising concerns about the removal of assistant commissioner Rhonda Blackmore from her role as ...

By Nigel Maxwell Emotions were raw in a Prince Albert courtroom on Wednesday when two men accused of murder appeared before a judge. Darrenson Head and Hayden Joseyounen are jointly charged in the dea...