Saskatchewan

Red Pheasant outlines plans around home visits & youth curfew in fight against drug crisis

Red Pheasant Cree Nation is providing more details on its plan to combat the drug crisis in the community.Over the weekend, eight members ended up overdosing with seven happening over a 24-hour period...

Oct 05, 2023

Melfort RCMP asking for public's help finding two stolen trucks

The Melfort RCMP detachment is hoping the public can help find two pickup trucks that were stolen on Tuesday.The two vehicle thefts were at separate times and locations, however, police believe they m...

Oct 05, 2023

Sask’s first long-term care home for youth to open in Christopher Lake

Young people who don't fit in with care homes for elderly people will soon have their own option in the forested area of north-central Saskatchewan. Kerrie Elliott, a registered psychiatric nurse, own...

Oct 05, 2023

Machete-wielding robber receives four-year sentence for aggravated assault

Editor's note: this story contains graphic materialA 53-year-old man who was punched and kicked repeatedly, bear sprayed, and hit in the head with a machete during a robbery, spent a week in hospital ...

Oct 05, 2023

Former teacher at Legacy Christian Academy enters guilty plea

Aaron Travis Benneweis stood in a Saskatoon courtroom Thursday and pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor.He served as Legacy Christian Academy's athletics dire...

Oct 05, 2023

Sask. man’s Snapchat accounts may lead to more child porn charges

The RCMP urges Snapchat users to inform police if they've connected with the following handles: Maximum_max11, MaxxyMaxlove, Stretch_Enjoyer.A 29-year-old Regina man is accused of communicating with a...

Oct 05, 2023

P.A. Food Bank holding annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Staff and volunteers for Prince Albert's Food Bank are braving the cold and wet weather to help fill hundreds of hampers for their clients.The non-profit is holding its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive ...

Oct 05, 2023

Drugs and weapons found during traffic stop at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

Two people are facing charges concerning a drug bust at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.On Oct. 3, Saskatchewan RCMP's Meadow Lake and La Ronge Crime Reduction Teams were conducting proactive patrols in the c...

Oct 05, 2023

Fire destroys home north of Wakaw

A home northwest of Wakaw is completely destroyed after an early morning fire.The blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday with Wakaw/Hoodoo Fire and Rescue, Cudworth/Hoodoo Fire Rescue, and the ...

Oct 05, 2023

New centre for Métis opens, five more to be built in Sask.

Saskatchewan's Mtis community will have a new space to call home with the opening of Ma Faamii in Saskatoon.The one-stop service centre- worth over $2 million dollars- provides support and services fo...

Oct 05, 2023