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An assault charge against Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been withdrawn. She had been charged in March after an incident with a family member. Wilson's lawyer, Mark Brayford, said in a rele...

The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake continues to struggle with a suicide crisis in its community. The First Nation near Meadow Lake is concerned about "cluster suicides." In the past few d...

Since last month's federal election that saw a minority Liberal government elected, there has been a growing divide between Ottawa and the prairie provinces. The federal government has heard the talk ...

Three people are dead following a two-vehicle collision that closed Highway 10 northeast of Balgonie on Sunday. At approximately 7:40 p.m., first responders arrived on the scene of a collision between...

Police in Prince Albert are asking the public to be on the lookout for a prisoner who escaped the minimum-security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. In a news release, the Correctional Service of...

There is a local connection to Frozen 2. Andrew Ford from Humboldt did animation for the movie. “Just to be a part of it and to be able to animate those iconic characters…I have to pinch m...

For the second year in a row, North Battleford has topped Macleans magazine’s list of the most dangerous Canadian cities. The list is based off of Statistics Canada’s crime severity index ...

The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to address the lack of birth services in northeast Saskatchewan communities. Health Critic Vicki Mowat says northeastern communities like C...

Even with a small increase in unfilled jobs, Saskatchewan still has one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada. A new report for the third quarter of 2019 from the Canadian Federation of Independent Bu...

Police in Prince Albert are searching for a prisoner who escaped custody on Monday. Courtney Leanne Sinclair, 23, was arrested after police investigated a break and enter. While in custody, police sai...