Author Archives: Pattison Media
Saskatchewan still focused on floodwaters, local states of emergency drop to 18
An update from the province revealed that as of Monday, the number of communities under current declarations of local emergency was 18, down from around 34 on Sunday.As of 2 p.m. on Monday, May 11, ma...
May 11, 2026 The roof of the gazebo at Pasquia Regional Park was almost covered by Carrot River floodwaters last week. The WSA has reported record flows in parts of the Carrot River. (Image Credit: Smoky Burn/Facebook)
UPDATE: Man dies after bear attack in remote area of northern Saskatchewan
A 27-year-old man is dead after an encounter with a black bear near a remote airstrip in northern Saskatchewan.The Ministry of Community Safety said the man died Friday roughly 80 km northeast of Poin...
May 11, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 875031 © Mike Rogal | Dreamstime.com)
Death of young mother in Turnor Lake highlights rural domestic violence barriers
The death of a young mother in Turnor Lake is drawing renewed attention to domestic violence and gaps in support services in northern Saskatchewan communities.RCMP said 21-year-old Shalayah Montgrand ...
May 11, 2026 Shalayah Montgrand, 21, is remembered by community members in Turnor Lake as a caring young mother following her death on May 8, 2026. RCMP said a 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with the case. (Image Credit: submitted)
Cruise ship hantavirus cases not a threat to Saskatchewan residents: expert
A recent hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship anchored near the Canary Islands is not a cause for concern in Saskatchewan, according to a provincial microbiologist.Dr. Joseph Blondeau, a clinical ...
May 11, 2026 Dr. Joseph Blondeau says in Saskatchewan humans are typically exposed to hantavirus through contact with rodents or rodent droppings. (Image Credit: ID 235075451 © Michael Siluk | Dreamstime.com)
Spring is Here, and so are the Bears!
Spring has sprung, and as the temperature rises across Saskatchewan, black bears are emerging from their dens near communities throughout the province. The Government of Saskatchewan is reminding resi...
May 11, 2026 ID 388242796 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com (Image Credit: Government of Saskatchewan)
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed Sunday in B.C., where they will continue their quarantine.Online plane tracking platform FlightAware...
May 11, 2026 Passengers board a plane bound for Canada, after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
Cameco halts production at Key Lake mill as bridge collapse impedes supply route
Uranium mining giant Cameco says it has halted production at its Key Lake mill and slowed activity at its McArthur River mine after a bridge collapse on Highway 165 impeded an essential supply route.T...
May 11, 2026 A worker drives a forklift at Cameco’s uranium milling operation in Key Lake, Saskatchewan. Cameco says production at the mill has been paused after flooding caused the collapse of a bridge along the site's primary supply route. (Image Credit: submitted photo/Cameco)
Birdwatchers flock to Saskatchewan for rare species and prairie skies
Birdwatching may sound like a quiet pastime, but in Saskatchewan, it has become a growing tourism draw that attracts visitors from around the world.From snowy owls on winter fence posts to the rare wh...
May 10, 2026 A Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing. The photo was taken by Boyd Coburn, a volunteer who leads bird photography tours and photography workshops for Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours/Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation. (Image Credit: Boyd Coburn via Stan Shadick/submitted)
Saskatchewan flooding: Highway to Île-à-la-Crosse reopens after culvert repair
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways has completed repairs to Highway 908 after the primary access in and out of le--la-Crosse was closed due to flooding on Friday.The road closure east of Highway 15...
May 10, 2026 The Ministry of Highways working to repair highway 908 near Île-à-la-Crosse on May 8, 2026. (Image Credit: Northern Village of Île-à-la-Crosse/Facebook)
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon reflects on five years of Indigenous diplomacy and reconciliation
OTTAWA - Nunavik, where Gov. Gen. Mary Simon grew up, is a long way from Ottawa and farther still from Buckingham Palace.That never stopped her mother Nancy May, a unilingual Inuk, from keeping a phot...
May 10, 2026 Governor General Mary Simon poses for a portrait at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)