Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group acquires Melfort’s 105 CJVR and CK750
Two radio stations in Melfort have joined the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, parent company of meadowlakeNOW. The broadcast group announced its acquisitions of 105 CJVR and CK750 in Melfort Tuesday mor...
Aug 14, 2018

Métis musician explains controversial song
The man behind a controversial Mtis song being aired across Northern Saskatchewan, says he never expected the level of criticism from some quarters and his work is all about Mtis pride. The Federation...
Aug 13, 2018

Nominations open for Saskatchewan Order of Merit
Nominations are now open for the province's highest honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Lieutenant Governor W. Thomas Molloy announced nominations will be open until Nov. 1 for the 2019 awards. I...
Aug 13, 2018

RCMP investigate Onion Lake homicide
RCMP are investigating after a 28-year-old man died in an apparent stabbing on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. According to police, officers were called to an Onion Lake home at approximately 7 a.m. Augus...
Aug 13, 2018

Métis song draws ire from FSIN
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says a song being played on northern Saskatchewan’s MBC radio is causing racial division. The popular track called "We're Mtis" by Derek Mau...
Aug 10, 2018

La Loche RCMP seek man wanted for pointing firearm
RCMP in La Loche are hunting for a 29-year-old man accused of pointing a firearm and fleeing police. According to police, Rudy Waylan Conroy Park, a resident of Clearwater River Dene Nation, is wanted...
Aug 10, 2018

Sask. Ag. minister steps down as he battles cancer
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a press conference today he is saddened to make the announcement that Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart is stepping down from his position due to he...
Aug 09, 2018

Boushie family files lawsuits against Gerald Stanley, RCMP
Two years after his shooting death sparked outrage and tension in rural Saskatchewan, the family of Colten Boushie is suing Gerald Stanley and the RCMP. Debbie Baptiste, Boushie's mother, and his brot...
Aug 09, 2018

Chicken strips recalled over contamination concerns
A recall has been issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency over a popular brand of chicken strips sold across Saskatchewan. The CFIA has announced a recall of Pinty’s brand Oven Roasted Chi...
Aug 09, 2018

Two men charged with bootlegging after trying to bring liquor to dry First Nation: RCMP
The Patuanak RCMP have charged two men with bootlegging after they were allegedly caught trying to bring a large quantity of alcohol into English River First Nation, a dry northern community. RCMP sai...
Aug 09, 2018