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'I would like to know why': Weldon victim during Sask. mass stabbing not specifically targeted
The only death that appeared to be random during the mass stabbing in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon was the last one. That's according to Darren Simons, the former staff ser...
Jan 20, 2024

Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club to host 2024 provincial festival
Get ready for some snow fun for the family! The Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club are gearing up to host the Provincial Snowmobile Festival on February 23 and 24.This is the first time the Ba...
Jan 19, 2024

Rallies planned for second strike by Sask. teachers
Students will once again be out of school on Monday as Saskatchewan teachers hold their second one-day strike. The previous one happened this past Tuesday and in Prince Albert, teachers from 45 school...
Jan 19, 2024

Viterra workers vote to accept latest contract offer
The members of Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Local 1 and Local 2 have given their thumbs up, voting in favour of accepting the final offer from Viterra.Elected officers tallied the results to...
Jan 19, 2024

Questions surrounding emergency alerts highlight Day Five of James Smith inquest
More testimony, questions and grim details are emerging from the coroner's inquest into the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon.On the final day of the first week on Friday, Saskatche...
Jan 19, 2024

Former Regina hockey coach Bernie Lynch handed three-year sentence
A former junior hockey coach in Regina has been handed a three-year sentence for sexual assault.Bernie Lynch, 69, was found guilty last month of assaulting and sexually assaulting a teen boy in 1988. ...
Jan 19, 2024

“He was evil”: Skye Sanderson describes Myles Sanderson at inquest
Despite some conflicting testimony from Skye Sanderson, one thing she and her deceased husband Damien agreed on about Myles Sanderson was that he was "the devil" and "evil". Both Skye and Vanessa Burn...
Jan 18, 2024

RCMP member recalls disturbing scene during mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation
**Editor's Note: Some details in this article depict graphic scenes of violence.An intense moment unfolded between retired staff sergeant Darren Simons and the daughter of Earl Burns at the inquest in...
Jan 18, 2024

Deadline to get partial CEBA forgiveness arrives as business groups warn of closures
The deadline for Canadian businesses to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness has arrived, as business groups say it could mean closure for many firms. Hundreds of thousands of business...
Jan 18, 2024

170 km/hr drive to James Smith Cree Nation - responding officer testifies
Editor's note: This article contains some graphic descriptions of the events on Sept. 4, 2022. Both of the officers that were the first to respond to reports of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Natio...
Jan 17, 2024