The Warrant Enforcement Teams of the RCMP in Prince Albert and Meadow Lake/Saskatoon have been busy between last December and this past July. Newly released numbers show Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) officers executed 23 search warrants and arrested 75 people out of 96 arrest warrants. "I am prou...

A new provincial law, that restricts cell phone use in the classroom, is getting mixed reviews from high school students in the Battlefords area. The measures were introduced in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2025 school year to reduce distractions and build an encouraging learning atmosphere. Karis Blyan, a Grade 10 studen...

A man has been reported missing from the Big River area, and the local RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding him.Wilfred Grant Mcadam, 52, was last seen near the Miami Gas Bar on Aug.13 at 3:34 p.m. after a doctor's appointment. According to an RCMP release, Macadam is 5.5 feet and weighs 146 pounds. He was ...

A man has been reported missing from Meadow Lake and local RCMP is asking for the community's help to locate him.Lucas Dshaun Mitsuing, 28, was last seen at the Meadow Lake Home Hardware store on Sept. 3 at 8:30 a.m. According to an RCMP media release, Mitsuing is described as having facial hair and a goatee.He is 173 ...

A Cree language and education program that was founded in Sturgeon Lake two decades ago has received a national award that recognizes outstanding achievements, innovative practices, and excellence in literacy. The Council of Federation Literacy Award (CoFLA)for Saskatchewan went to Nêhiyawak Language Experience (...

A 14-year-old girl from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire midday on Thursday.The 14-year-old student appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Friday morning.Around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, police received emergenc...

As a freshly graduated accountant, Kyle Bye is always running the numbers.Bye's plans to continue to live and work in the province make him eligible for the tuition tax credit available in Saskatchewan.Since 2009, the Graduate Retention Program has offered post-secondary graduates up to $20,000 in tuition rebates if th...

The former chief of a beleaguered Saskatchewan police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show.The documents say Jonathan Bergen received $429,241 in 2023, roughly double the $200,626 he earned in 2022 and his $219,044 salary in 2021, while chie...

Just a few days into the new school year and students at Saskatchewan's largest high school have already made up their minds about the province's ban on cellphones during class time:"It sucks," said Grade 11 student Lillian Roy. "It's not fair cause there are students that always used their phones during...

Saskatoon Police Service "believes" a Grade 9 girl was set on fire and a male teacher tried to put out the flames on Thursday.Police confirmed a 15-year-old female was transported to hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries.Evan Hardy Collegiate has confirmed both the victim and the suspect are ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservative Party instead. A letter to party members says despite last week's suspension "we intend on running a select numb...

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective, as his government works on a strategy about involuntary care. Eby, speaking after a deadly random stranger attack in downtown Vancouver this week, sa...

OTTAWA - Canada Post is proposing an increase to regulated postage rates next year, bringing the price of most stamps up by 25 cents to $1.24. The organization says it's kept letter mail rate increases to a minimum over the past decade and the one-time increase would help align stamp prices with the rising cost of prov...

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say the founders of a company connected to Canada received US$760,000 in fees and commissions as part of an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans. An indictment filed Wednesday charged two employees of RT, a Russian state-controlled media ou...

MONTREAL - Brewing company Molson Coors says it is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and taking a "broader view" in which all employees know they are welcome. In an internal memo Molson Coors shared with The Canadian Press, the company says its DEI employee training is complete and that it...

SASKATOON, Sask. - Police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a student was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school. They say the 15-year-old victim is in serious condition in hospital. More coming. The Canadian Press

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also w...

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also w...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A former Mafia hitman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Federal prisoner Fotios "Freddy" Geas was sentenced in federal court in northern West Virginia after pleading guilty to v...

WINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people will stay in detention as his lawyer declined to seek bail at a Friday morning court hearing. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. WINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old accused of fatally ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday. There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Res...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes thought for a moment that the Chiefs were headed to overtime. So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game. In the end, the NFL's season opener Thursday night was d...