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'Not feeling safe for walking around town': Loon Lake mayor says crime down, but stray dogs leave residents uneasy
Crime in Loon Lake has eased since last year, when the mayor was calling for emergency help after a church fire and a rash of criminal activity. But he warns residents are now facing a different threa...
Sep 09, 2025
Northern skies, family ties: The Paceys and the legendary Beaver
Moored along a northern shoreline, the Beaver waits for its next trip into the bush - still doing the job it was built for. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)Beside a quiet dock in La Ronge, a floatplane bobs...
Sep 09, 2025

Humidity dome in Wadin Bay protected community from 'wall of fire'
The president of the Wadin Bay Cottage Owners Association believes other communities can learn a thing or two after residents of the resort subdivision were able to successfully protect their properti...
Sep 08, 2025

Self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' freed on bail in Saskatchewan
SWIFT CURRENT - A judge granted the release of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," at a bail hearing Monday in Swift Current, Sask.Judge Alan Jacobson imposed a number of conditions ...
Sep 08, 2025

UPDATE: Pierceland RCMP arrest woman wanted on warrants, new charges of assault on police
UPDATE: On Sept. 21, Pierceland RCMP located Ramona Ochuschayoo at a residence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. When attending the home, officers found a woman hiding inside. The woman provided police ...
Sep 08, 2025
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients
Two Canadian patients with spinal cord injuries have received Neuralink brain implants that have allowed them to control a computer with their thoughts.They are part of the first clinical trial outsid...
Sep 07, 2025
Israel calls on famine-stricken residents to flee and targets more high-rises in Gaza City
The Israeli army issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in Gaza City on Saturday, urging Palestinians to flee south ahead of an escalating offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 mi...
Sep 06, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer: Union
Air Canada flight attendants have rejected the employer's wage offer.Flight attendants at Air Canada wrapped up voting at 3 p.m. ET today on a tentative new contract, with 99.1 per cent voting down th...
Sep 06, 2025

Meadow Lake pool closes for upgrades ahead of 2026 Sask. Winter Games
The Meadow Lake Aquatic Centre is shutting down for a little over a month as the city carries out its annual round of repairs and upgrades - this time with an eye on hosting part of the 2026 Saskatche...
Sep 06, 2025
PHOTOS: 6x Stanley Cup Champion, Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78
MONTREAL - Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender whose long resume in and out of hockey included six Stanley Cup victories and helping backstop Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summi...
Sep 06, 2025