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UPDATED: Missing Onion Lake teen found dead
UPDATED: 18-year-old Jada Peigan was located deceased.The Saskatchewan Coroners Services have yet to complete an autopsy, but investigators believe her death is not suspicious. Her family has been not...
Feb 07, 2024

Northern Sask. teachers hosting rallies on second day of rotating strikes
Thousands of students will not be in class on Wednesday as another round of rotating teachers' strikes hits Saskatchewan schools.This follows the first round of rotating strikes last week that affecte...
Feb 07, 2024

Sask. RCMP respond to trio of murder investigations
As the investigations continue into three separate murders this month in Saskatchewan, the province's RCMP note the cluster of homicides will stretch its resources.The said, the incidents occurred bet...
Feb 06, 2024

Union representing correctional workers frustrated with lack of movement from government
Labour unrest within the province is not limited to teachers.Members of the public service and government employees union (SGEU), which includes correctional officers, social workers and conservation ...
Feb 06, 2024

‘It has to stop’: First Nations leaders call for immediate help as crisis in Pelican Narrows worsens
Editor's Note: This story has since been updated with responses from the Government of Saskatchewan and Indigenous Services Canada.There is also a clarification from the RCMP on the number of staff me...
Feb 05, 2024

Latest job action by teachers forcing Central Sask. school divisions to get creative
School Divisions across Saskatchewan are coming up with plans to overcome the latest job action organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF).The union has announced teachers will not provi...
Feb 05, 2024

RCMP investigating homicide after man shot in North Battleford home
A 32-year-old man in North Battleford has died after being shot.Just before 6 p.m. on Friday, officers were called to a residence on 93rd Street. There they found Jordan Wright who was later pronounce...
Feb 05, 2024

Sask. Teachers announce one-day withdrawal of noon-hour supervision
One day after announcing the next round of rotating strikes, Saskatchewan teachers say noon-hour supervision will be the next to go.The Teachers Federation (STF) said on Thursday, they would withdraw ...
Feb 05, 2024

BUH Foundation's "Swinging with the Stars" raises over $56K
UPDATE: In the latest update, including all donations and ticket sales, the Swinging with the Stars fundraiser ended up raising $108,615 that will benefit the Battlefords Union Hospital. --They danced...
Feb 04, 2024

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in...
Feb 04, 2024