UPDATED: Protesters to meet with ministers

UPDATED: Protesters to meet with ministers

The protesters for the Justice for Our Stolen Children camp will formally meet with several provincial government ministers July 2 in Fort Qu’Appelle. Camp spokesperson Robyn Pitawanakwat says Chief Edmund Bellegarde of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council...

L’Heureux set to lead Meadow Lake Mustangs

Meadow Lake will have a junior hockey team to call its own this upcoming season. The Meadow Lake Mustangs will be playing in the Western Provinces Hockey Association, a new league, which bills itself as Junior “A” hockey. Meadow Lake’s Jason...
UPDATE – Southend general evacuation order lifted

UPDATE – Southend general evacuation order lifted

A general evacuation order for the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend has been lifted. The evacuation order had been in place since last week due to a nearby wildfire. About 579 residents had been evacuated to Prince Albert, Saskatoon and La Ronge. The...
Protest camp back at Wascana Park with more teepees

Protest camp back at Wascana Park with more teepees

Protesters of the Justice for our Stolen Children camp evicted a week ago from Wascana Park have re-established their camp by erecting their teepee. Now, three other teepees are on site, and organizers say more are expected this week, in the lead up to Canada Day...
Three teen escapees back in custody

Three teen escapees back in custody

Three teens who escaped from the Prince Albert Youth Residence last week are back in custody. The three were reported missing shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday. The three were facing what the Justice Ministry called serious charges and members of the public were...
Big River RCMP make drug bust

Big River RCMP make drug bust

Big River RCMP have arrested four people on various offences related to trafficking and possession of marijuana. The arrests are the result of a search warrant issued for a residence on the Big River First Nation on June 21. During the search, police seized marijuana,...
Flin Flon RCMP looking for missing man

Flin Flon RCMP looking for missing man

Flin Flon RCMP are looking to the public for information on a missing 31-year-old man. Mounties say the last time Skyler Bighetty was seen was on June 16 heading towards Creighton, Saskatchewan. It is believed he may have got on a bus or hitchhiked, making his...
UPDATE – Southend general evacuation order lifted

Fire situation in northern Sask. improved somewhat

    Officials with Saskatchewan Environment say the weather has been helpful today as crews continue to battle several fires in the north. The fire, located 15 kilometres from Southend and Brabant Lake, is 5,500 hectares in size today and is still listed as...