Author Archives: Pattison Media
Free But Mandatory Mandatory Watercraft Certification Permit
Parks Canada uses measures aimed at preventing the introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) into Prince Albert National Park, helping protect watersheds inside and outside the national park. Pre...
Jun 08, 2026 Free But Mandatory Mandatory Watercraft Certification Permit (Image Credit: Prince Albert National Park)
Hometown crowd cheers on bronc rider at Meadow Lake Stampede
The chute gate swung open, and Quinn Tallmadge was off, carrying the hopes of a hometown crowd at the Meadow Lake Stampede on Friday night.For the local bronc rider, the weekend came with one clear go...
Jun 08, 2026 Meadow Lake's Quinn Tallmadge scores a 73 and 76 on his rides on Friday night. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ meadowlakeNOW)
Behind the fire lines: Inside Saskatchewan’s Lobstick fire base
About 19 kilometres west of Prince Albert, nestled in a field by the Satellite Station, is an entire temporary village built around a crisis. It's the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) site f...
Jun 08, 2026 The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's Incident Management Team for the Lobstick wildfire is set up to run logistics from a property next to the Prince Albert Satellite Station, west of the city off Hwy. 3. (Image Credit: paNOW)
Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour says learning from differences key to strong society
OTTAWA - Extreme polarization and consensus are dangerous and a better Canada can only be built through the "peaceful management" of our differences, Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour said Monday, in her first ...
Jun 08, 2026 Governor General Louise Arbour takes the chair as Canada's 31st Governor General in Ottawa on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Youth injured in dog attack on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation
A youth was taken to hospital after being injured in a dog attack on Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation earlier this week.According to a statement from the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation Community...
Jun 08, 2026 The injuries a youth sustained following a dog attack recently on the Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation. (Image Credit: BOCN CSO Detachment/Facebook)
Is Canada in a recession? What to know after a volatile week of economic data
OTTAWA - There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession.Recent economic data has painted a mixed picture of Canada's economy, and so...
Jun 07, 2026 Workers assemble temporary seating high in the air for the FIFA World Cup at BMO field in Toronto on Thursday March 12, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn)
High demand, low inventory squeezing Saskatchewan housing market
Rising inventory and new listings are barely keeping up with the sustained demand on Saskatchewan's housing market.Residential home sales in May dropped 10 per cent year-over-year in Saskatchewan, wit...
Jun 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Feverpitch/Depositphotos.com)
Two new Indigenous-led birthing programs provide new mothers with vital cultural supports
Spring in Saskatchewan has brought two new traditional Indigenous birth programs.Sturgeon Lake First Nation celebrated the grand opening of the Shirley Bighead Nihwiki and Ohpikihwasowin Birthing and ...
Jun 07, 2026 Chief Christine Longjohn cuts the ribbon at the new birthing lodge at Sturgeon Lake First Nation. (Image Credit: Submitted/Tina Pelletier)
Conservation officers investigate willful damage near Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake conservation officers are looking to identify those responsible for damaging the Eagles Lake Forestry Closure. On May 16, officers received information regarding multiple individuals using...
Jun 06, 2026 An image of the suspect vehicle involved in a willful damage incident. (Image Credit: Sask TIPP/Facebook)
Jury awards $176M for wrongful deaths of young brothers struck by California socialite’s car
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run collision when a California socialite's car struck them in a crosswalk nearl...
Jun 06, 2026 FILE - Nancy Iskander, left, holding the hand of her husband, Karim, leaves Van Nuys Courthouse June 10, 2024, in Van Nuys, Calif., after attending the sentencing hearing in the murder trial of Rebecca Grossman, who is charged in the deaths of their two sons, Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)