Author Archives: Pattison Media
‘Searchers’ reveals true stories behind Sask. search and rescue missions
A new TV show is examining the world of search and rescue operations from an Indigenous perspective.Searchers is a new docu-drama series on APTN that immerses viewers in real-life search and rescue mi...
Jan 29, 2026 Searchers season 1 premiered January 7 on APTN. (Image Credit: Bamboo Shoots)
Sask MP Weighs in on Affordability Plan for Northerners
Saskatchewan's only Liberal MP is optimistic about impacts on northern communities from the federal government's new affordability plan.On Jan. 26, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Canada ...
Jan 29, 2026 Liberal MP Buckley Belanger (left) champions Prime Minister Mark Carney's new GST rebate. (Image Credit: EFN/File photo)
Man charged after 10 firearms, meth seized on Flying Dust First Nation
Ten firearms and methamphetamine were seized and a man faces multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation on Flying Dust First Nation.Saskatchewan RCMP's Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Tea...
Jan 29, 2026 RCMP located approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine, five long guns, four airguns, a prohibited firearm, ammunition, knives, and drug trafficking paraphernalia during a search on Jan. 27. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Lloydminster triple-homicide case headed to trial in Battleford
The accused in a Lloydminster triple homicide case has been committed to stand trial following the conclusion of his preliminary hearing.The preliminary hearing for Nakota Pooyak wrapped up Wednesday,...
Jan 29, 2026 From left: Matthew Peters, Brennan Peters and Brent Peters were found deceased in their Lloydminster, Sask., home in September 2024. (Image Credit: mccawfuneralservice.com)
Team Sask. eliminated from Scotties playoff contention after 8-4 loss
Jolene Campbell's Saskatchewan rink will end its run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year with its Thursday afternoon game.The team, featuring Robyn Silvernagle at third, Rachel Big Eagle at...
Jan 29, 2026 Jolene Campbell’s Saskatchewan rink fell out of contention for the playoff round Wednesday night with an 8-4 loss to Ontario’s Armstrong rink. (Image Credit: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
More than 9 million illicit cigarettes seized near the Battlefords
More than nine million illicit cigarettes were seized following a traffic stop on Highway 16 earlier this month.RCMP said Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers stopped a truck and trailer in the rural ...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 25592805 © Gustavo Andrade | Dreamstime.com)
Melfort RCMP officer to undergo Code of Conduct hearing
A member of the Melfort RCMP will be undergoing a Code of Conduct hearing later this year. Cpl. Sheila Cochrane faces three Code of Conduct violation allegations. The allegations are in Section 9.1, w...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW)
Historic Solar Project to Create Growth for Sask First Nations
Significant community and economic impacts are expected from what will be the largest solar energy project of its kind in Saskatchewan.Last week, French renewable energy corporation Neoen announced th...
Jan 29, 2026 Ceremonial signing of the 25-year power purchase agreement with SaskPower, with representatives from FNPA, Neoen, and Anishinabek Power Alliance. (Image Credit: Neoen)
Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report
Thousands of parents across Saskatchewan are still hoping and waiting for a coveted subsidized daycare space under the $10-a-day program.There aren't enough to go around, and a new report from the Can...
Jan 29, 2026 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the provincial government had only created 6,915 new child-care spaces after setting a goal of 28,100 new spaces over the first five years of the subsidized daycare program. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series
The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to d...
Jan 29, 2026 A memorial is displayed for the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on the corner of highway 35 and highway 335 near Codette, Sask. on Saturday, April, 6, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis)