Author Archives: Pattison Media
Indigenous-led partnership breaks ground on 200-MW wind project near Assiniboia
Construction has started on a 200-megawatt wind project near Assiniboia, with Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Mistawasis Nhiyawak First Nation holding a majority ownership stake in what backers say is ...
Jun 16, 2026 (Image Credit: submitted/Potentia website)
Prince Albert police seek inmate released in error from correctional centre
A 30-year-old inmate was mistakenly released from provincial custody May 28 and is now being sought by Prince Albert police and Pierceland RCMP. Brednor Wahpistikwan, 30, is unlawfully at large after ...
Jun 16, 2026 Brednor Wahpistikwan is unlawfully at large. (Image Credit: Submitted/Sask Ministry of Community Safety)
Hockey Night in Canada ending on CBC after 74 years
"Hockey Night in Canada," a program that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season.A sub-licensing agreement bet...
Jun 16, 2026 (Image Credit: X/@Sportsnet)
Rising costs push more Canadians toward side hustles
With the cost of living continuing to strain household budgets, more Canadians are turning to side hustles to help make ends meet.According to statistics from jobskills.org published in late 2025, nea...
Jun 16, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 438155215 © Dizain777 | Dreamstime.com)
Meadow Lake warns sewage lagoon smell will get worse before it gets better
Meadow Lake residents are being warned to brace for stronger odours as the city prepares to clean out decades of sludge that have left some sewage lagoon treatment cells up to half full.In an update i...
Jun 16, 2026 A picture of the municipal sewage lagoon. (Image Credit: submitted/City of Meadow Lake)
Melfort raises concerns over new SPSA wildfire deployment compensation model
The City of Melfort is raising concerns about changes to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) compensation rates and operational requirements for municipal fire departments responding to wil...
Jun 16, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW)
Misha Pavelick’s killer, now 37, to be sentenced as youth for 2006 murder
The reaction was mixed in a Regina courtroom on Monday, as it was announced the man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 would be sentenced as a youth.Justice Catherine Dawson said she would deliver the ...
Jun 16, 2026 Nineteen-year-old Misha Pavelick was killed in 2006 at a grad party at Regina Beach, but nobody was charged in connection with his death until 2023. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP/Facebook)
Summer Solstice 2026
The Summer Solstice 2026 celebration is this Saturday at the PAEX, offered absolutely free of charge to the public. All workshops, snacks, and meals are free, along with awesome door prizes. This even...
Jun 16, 2026 Summer Solstice 2026 (Image Credit: Northern Prairie Indigenous Peoples Collective Inc)
Scott Moe says province committed to doing better after report criticized wildfire response
Saskatchewan's premier says the province is committed to doing better after an independent review criticized the government's response to the destructive 2025 wildfire season.The review, conducted by ...
Jun 15, 2026 Davidson Fire Department members work along Hwy 965 near Sandy Bay to extinguish hotspots and patrol for spot fires after days of high heat and strong northwesterly winds intensified fire activity in early July 2025. (Image Credit: Davidson Fire Department/Facebook)
Several fires burning near Lac La Ronge Provincial Park
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) continues to respond to several fires burning near La Ronge. There's an ongoing assessment underway for the Highway fire (0.2 hectares) approximately 30 ki...
Jun 15, 2026 SPSA is either monitoring or actively responding to several wildfires in the region. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)