Provincial News

The RCMP remind everyone to check conditions – both the forecast and the roads – before venturing out, after responding to several weather-related incidents due to snowy, icy, and windy conditions on Saturday afternoon. Around 12:47 p.m., semis were blocking eastbound lanes on Highway #1 between Rush Lake and Chaplin. Police also responded to a […]

The Swan Valley, Mountain View, and Park West School Divisions have been alerted about a cyber security event. It has impacted a system called “Power School”, and some of the data has been accessed. The target of the cyber attack, or intrusion was “Power School” and not the school divisions themselves. Some schools around North […]

Saskatchewan public prosecutions has filed an appeal to a judge’s decision in a court case involving the 2021 death of a young Saskatoon girl. The province’s justice ministry says there are grounds to file, but there is no further information to provide as the matter is before the courts. The case involves nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice, […]

Problem cats and help with homework were among several unconventional reasons people in Saskatchewan called the emergency line in 2024. The items were part of the RCMP’s annual lighthearted list of 911 calls that missed the mark. In one instance, a cat owner called 911 asking for police assistance because their pet “was being mean […]

As Liberal party brass begins to chart course for an expedited race to find Justin Trudeau’s successor, potential contenders are weighing whether or not to join the fray — including former central banker Mark Carney. The former Bank of Canada governor issued a statement Monday evening saying he is encouraged by support he has heard, […]

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral moves to Washington after observances in his native Georgia. The 39th president’s remains will leave the Carter Presidential Center on Tuesday morning and fly to Washington aboard Special Air Mission 39. The Carter family and former president will arrive at Joint Base Andrews, with a motorcade following to the U.S. Navy […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is addressing media this morning from his residence in Ottawa as a growing number of his MPs call for his resignation. He says he will step down once his party selects a new leader. This is his first planned news conference in the three weeks since Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as finance […]

Monday could mark a historic week in Canadian politics if the growing chorus calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets its way. The Globe and Mail is reporting that Trudeau is expected to announce he is stepping down as Liberal party leader as early as Monday. Trudeau has faced mounting calls for his resignation from MPs in his […]

A man and a woman have been arrested after a death on Saulteaux First Nation. RCMP say that on Jan. 2 at approximately 4:50 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of an injured male at a residence on Saulteaux First Nation. Officers located a seriously injured male, who was later pronounced deceased by EMS at the scene. He […]

PIKE LAKE — In what is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon throughout western Canada, thieves recently targeted the Pike Lake fire hall over the Christmas holidays and stole much of their firefighting equipment. On Dec. 30, a post appeared on the Delisle & District Fire Department’s Facebook page indicating their “profound disappointment” over a break-in […]