Author Archives: Pattison Media
PBCN leaders respond to fatal shooting in Pelican Narrows, plan trip to Ottawa
Residents in Pelican Narrows, about 4 hours northeast of Prince Albert near Creighton, are traumatized after a shooting incident on Monday that left a young woman dead and another person in hospital. ...
Jun 03, 2026 Speaking at a previous press conference, Chief Peter Beatty of Pelican Narrows said that his community needs long-term support from the federal and provincial governments to get past the high level of violence they are seeing. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
Red Earth Cree Nation residents returning home as evacuation order lifted
Residents of the Red Earth Cree Nation are preparing to return home after wildfires in the area prompted an evacuation.The Cree nation northeast of Nipawin was evacuated on May 30 after a wildfire in ...
Jun 03, 2026 A bus waits in downtown Regina as evacuees from Red Earth Cree Nation prepare to return home after the evacuation order related to the Cayford Fire was lifted. (Image Credit: Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Three First Nations sign MOU to address drug crisis
Three Saskatchewan First Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the drug crisis in their home communities.Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation, Piapot First Nation, and Pasqua Fir...
Jun 03, 2026 Chiefs from Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation, Piapot First Nation, and Pasqua First Nation signed an MOU to address drugs in the community. (Image Credit: Submitted/FHQ Tribal Council)
Conservation officers investigating two dozen wasted fish
Conservation officers are looking to the public for information about two dozen fish left to waste. On May 21 at approximately 3:30 p.m., conservation officers from Stony Rapids discovered a significa...
Jun 03, 2026 Some of the discarded fish discovered by conservation officers. (Image Credit: Facebook/Sasktip)
Friends identify victim of fatal shooting in Pelican Narrows; RCMP release video of suspect
Sources close to Monday's fatal shooting incident at Pelican Narrows, confirmed to paNOW that 28-year-old Kianna Josie Custer was the woman who was found deceased after being reportedly shot multiple ...
Jun 03, 2026 (Image Credit: submitted)
Wildfire costs climb into millions as Saskatchewan lifts fire ban
Saskatchewan's wildfire season has already cost millions of dollars, even as cooler temperatures and recent rainfall have helped ease fire conditions across much of the province.During a wildfire brie...
Jun 03, 2026 An aerial view of the Lobstick Fire near Shellbrook. (Image Credit: submitted/SPSA)
Nipawin Pike Festival reels in memories, family fun and a few big prizes
In Nipawin, the annual Pike Festival is about more than a fishing line in the water. It is part hometown reunion, part history lesson and part treasure hunt, with tagged fish, family stories and a lon...
Jun 03, 2026 Local businesses like Integra Tire in Carrot River (owner Chad Trombley, left) donated time and a boat to help people like Steve Shannon, formerly in radio and now of the Saskatoon Health Foundation, to catch and tag pike on Tobin Lake. (Image Credit: SaskbuckOutdoors/Facebook)
Province highlights progress on MMIWG response seven years after national inquiry
Seven years after the release of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Saskatchewan government said it has expanded support programs, strengthened legi...
Jun 03, 2026 A photo from a project involving staff members at Piwapan Women’s Centre in 2020, designed to bring attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG+). (Image Credit: File photo/Alayna Calladine)
Trump administration proposes new 10 per cent tariff on Canada and other countries
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains after the Trump administration proposed a 10 per cent additional t...
Jun 03, 2026 U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer arrives for the G7 trade meeting in Paris, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)
Red Earth Cree Nation residents returning home as evacuation order lifted
Residents of the Red Earth Cree Nation are preparing to return home after wildfires in the area prompted an evacuation.The Cree nation northeast of Nipawin was evacuated on May 30 after a wildfire in ...
Jun 03, 2026 According to an update shared to the Red Earth Cree Nation’s social media page, the wildfire threat in the area has lessened, allowing residents to return after five days away from home. (Image Credit: SPSA/Facebook)