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Condolences pour in after death of Queen Elizabeth II
Leaders in Saskatchewan, Canada and around the world are sharing their sorrow and condolences after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The longest-reigning monarch in British history passed away peacefu...
Sep 08, 2022
Vigil held in P.A. for victims of mass stabbing attack
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Prince Albert to honour the victims of the mass stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon. Around 200 people gathered in Memorial Square outside ...
Sep 08, 2022 More than 200 people gathered for Wednesday night's candlelight vigil in Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Saskatchewan smashes 16 heat records
The September heat wave is officially record-breaking. Environment Canada confirmed that 16 heat records were broken across the province on Wednesday afternoon. Saskatoon reached 34.5 C. The previous ...
Sep 08, 2022
'Words can't express the pain,' says family of James Smith Cree Nation murder victims
Forty-eight-year-old Bonnie Burns was a family matriarch, a foster mother, a community hero and a woman who did her best to take care of her family. Her son, 28-year-old Gregory or “Jonesy”...
Sep 07, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.75 per cent
The cost to borrow money in Canada is getting more expensive. The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark lending rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 3.25 per cent Wednesday morning. The move ...
Sep 07, 2022
James Smith Cree Nation GoFundMe expected to close after smashing fundraising goal
A successful GoFundMe page that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the victims and victims' families of the stabbing rampage in Weldon and James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is now being followed...
Sep 07, 2022
Weldon mayor grateful for support, requests community be left alone to grieve
By Nigel Maxwell The mayor of Weldon says the tragic events of this past weekend have shaken the community to its core. Among the 10 people killed in Sunday's attacks was 77-year-old Wes Petterson. Ou...
Sep 07, 2022
Multiple resources and tools regularly used by police in search for suspects
It has been a tense situation in the areas of Weldon and the James Smith Cree Nation over the past couple of days since the murders of 10 people. People have been emotionally shaken after the events a...
Sep 06, 2022
James Smith Cree Nation residents hope Sanderson will turn himself in
Darryl Burns had a message for Myles Sanderson late Monday afternoon. "If Myles is hearing this, give yourself up, bud," Burns told Global News. "There's a lot of people back here that are hurting and...
Sep 06, 2022
'He fought til the death': Families of stabbing victims seek answers and support
Words don't come easy right now for Deborah McLean. "I'm in shock,” she said. “I'm in shock right now." As a headwoman for the James Smith Cree Nation, she is assisting to the needs of her...
Sep 06, 2022
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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