Saskatchewan

'You have your heart back:' Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal returns home

Amidst the sound of beating drums, song and dance, a Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal finally came home to rest at Cree Nation that bears his name after 134 years."It was very emotional and surreal.....

Jul 04, 2019 Red Pheasant Chief Clint Wuttunee holds former Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Quiet wildfire season with minimal impact

So far so good for wildfires in this province with the wet, cooler spring and early summer, especially across the North. However, the head of Saskatchewan's firefighting efforts says there's no guaran...

Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)

Youth from viral Facebook video, to appear in court next month

paNOW has learned more about the young man whose arrest was shown this week in a controversial Facebook video.The suspect who cannot be named because he is under the age of 18, was scheduled to make h...

Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Workers trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine safely back on surface

A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground.Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., says a service s...

Jul 04, 2019 Nutrien's Cory potash mine. (Nutrien)

Hollywood casting call for Indigenous talent

If you're a budding Indigenous actor in our region, here's a chance for stardom.Paramount Pictures is looking for a female lead and supporting male to play Native American high school students in an u...

Jul 04, 2019 Rez Sisters, a play featuring a cast of around eight performers was staged by Spark Theatre in 2017. (Gord Barnett/ P.A. Spark Theatre)

Two children rescued, two men charged after ICE investigation

An investigation by Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) units in Saskatchewan and Alberta has resulted in two arrests and the rescues of two children.A 35-year-old man from Rocanville is facing three co...

Jul 03, 2019

Absence of STC leaves northern resident with few safe options

Sekwun McLeod was stuck in Saskatoon. Unable to find a ride back to her home in Stanley Mission about two weeks ago, she decided to make a point - one that she said ended up being both empowering and ...

Jul 03, 2019 Sekwun McLeod said she had no choice but to walk and hitchhike from Saskatoon to Stanely Mission. (Facebook/Sekwun McLeod)

SGI launches July spotlight: Slow down in orange zones

The summertime means construction season is well underway and SGI is reminding drivers to help keep workers safe.SGI announced highway construction safety as the focus of July's Traffic Safety Spotlig...

Jul 03, 2019 Construction zone on Highway 1, east of Balgonie in early July 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine

Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...

Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)

RCMP find body of missing Calgary man presumed drowned in Smoothstone Lake

The body of a missing canoeist who is presumed to have drowned in Smoothstone Lake has been found. Green Lake RCMP said in a media release they were making patrols with help from the Civil Air Search ...

Jul 03, 2019