Saskatchewan

Former Prince Albert police chief reacts to charges against P.A. officer

Saskatoon Police Service Chief Troy Cooper - the former chief of the Prince Albert Police Service - reacted Wednesday to the news that a P.A. police officer was facing charges after an in-custody deat...

Jul 12, 2023

P.A. police officer charged in connection to man's in-custody death

Editor's note: statement from union was added Wednesday at 9:50a.m.Nearly a year-and-a-half after an in-custody death in Prince Albert, a 21-year member of the city's police service (PAP) is facing ch...

Jul 12, 2023

BoC raises key interest rate to 5%, expects slower return to inflation target

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates again on Wednesday and released new projections that suggest it will take longer to get inflation back to two per cent.The central bank hiked its key interest ...

Jul 12, 2023

Battlefords RCMP conclude investigation into abduction complaint, find no criminality involved

An investigation by Battlefords RCMP into an alleged abduction has concluded, and the findings say there was no criminality involved or risk to the public.On June 20, 2023, police received a report of...

Jul 11, 2023

La Ronge residency training program successful in recruitment, retainment of local doctors

Six medical resident students have arrived in La Ronge to gain valuable experience on their path to becoming doctors. The La Ronge Rural and Remote Residency Training Program is led by site director D...

Jul 11, 2023

Ottawa could help health care with better international recruiting, premiers say

Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, provincial leaders said at the annual premiers conference Tuesday. The federal government could help by ...

Jul 11, 2023

Saskatchewan RCMP seeks help from public to address human trafficking

It has been almost a full week since human trafficking charges were laid against two men in rural Saskatchewan and many are still asking how something like that could happen.The alleged incident was s...

Jul 11, 2023

Premiers meeting in Winnipeg starts with discussion with Indigenous leaders

Canada's premiers kicked off their annual three-day conference Monday by meeting with Indigenous leaders on issues including housing, child welfare and reconciliation.David Chartrand, head of the Mani...

Jul 11, 2023

Lawsuit against Saskatoon school and church starts

There was a full courtroom at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Friday as former students filled seats to see a lawsuit against Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two Church - formerly Christian Cen...

Jul 11, 2023

Investigations continuing after two people killed in crashes

Two people are dead after a pair of crashes on Saskatchewan highways.The Warman RCMP said the first crash occurred Thursday on Highway 16 near Maymont. Officers responded at about 9:30 p.m., to a call...

Jul 10, 2023