Author Archives: Pattison Media
Wind, rain and snow predicted for May long weekend in the North
Wednesday will be the last sunny day for a while in the province before rain, and potentially snow, hits the North. Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said a major spring storm is expected to...
May 13, 2026 Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said a major spring storm is expected to bring high winds and rain to southern and central Saskatchewan, starting on Wednesday night. (Image Credit: Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Controversies and consequences: Five things to know about the census
People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and - for those who got the long-form census - information about their s...
May 13, 2026 The Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa are seen on Tuesday, May 1, 2013. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Core Days organizer believes mining industry on the edge of renewed prosperity
With interest in the Northern Saskatchewan mining industry heating up, an annual conference in La Ronge focused on the subject is having its highest attendance ever. That's according to Keewatin Commu...
May 12, 2026 Core Days is being held at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake residents raise safety concerns over unhoused individuals in RBC vestibule
Community members in Meadow Lake are sharing their concerns after several months of unhoused individuals staying in the ATM area of the city's Royal Bank of Canada branch."They leave needles, they lea...
May 12, 2026 RBC in Meadow Lake, Sask. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
Housing crunch could threaten growth plans in Prince Albert, Humboldt
Housing shortages in Prince Albert and Humboldt are raising concerns that both communities could struggle to accommodate expected industrial and population growth, as tight inventory and rising prices...
May 12, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 1462227 © Edwin Verin | Dreamstime.com)
'I like the responsibility of leading and helping': Meadow Lake teen named Sask. Junior Citizen of the Year
Noah Cappelle says he never saw himself as "overly extraordinary."But after years spent leading teams, tutoring classmates and organizing school events in Meadow Lake, the Carpenter High School studen...
May 12, 2026 Noah Cappelle, a Grade 12 student at Carpenter High School in Meadow Lake, was recently named a Saskatchewan Junior Citizen of the Year in recognition of his leadership, mentorship and involvement in school and community activities. (Image Credit: Noah Cappelle/LinkedIn)
UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as 'priority'
A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act "as a matter of priority."Current law uses a formula to determine whether an individual qualifie...
May 12, 2026 Sharon McIvor of the Human Rights Committee, left, speaks as Grand Chief Stewart Phillip looks on as they address a news conference in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 regarding an investigation regarding the root causes of violence against Indigenous women in Canada. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Media leaders discuss AI and truth in journalism at Solstice Speaker Series
The changing of the seasons has established a new tradition in Saskatchewan. For the past five years, the SGI Solstice Speaker Series, held at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina, has invited Indi...
May 12, 2026 Creeson Agecoutay and Lisa LaFlamme at the SGI Solstice Speakers Series at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: submitted/Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
Meet the 89-year-old blacksmith keeping the craft alive
MARCELIN, SASK. - Pop's Old Forge is the kind of place that feels familiar, even if you've never been there before.It's like a grandfather's workshop, where nothing is thrown out and everything has a ...
May 12, 2026 Pop’s Old Forge near Marcelin has become a living classroom where 89-year-old Hubert Smith forges iron and keeps a nearly lost trade burning bright. (Image Credit: Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
MP calls on Canadians to fill out census as some express privacy concerns
As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good of thei...
May 12, 2026 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)