Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is mourning the loss of a former chief and senator.Roy Head passed away on June 29 at the age of 70.Head served as chief of Red Earth Cree Nation from 1996 to 1999, and councillor from 1980 to 1996.He later served as a PAGC senator.According to a statement provided by PAGC, he was kno...

SaskPower crews will start installing smart meters in the Prince Albert area in the last week of August, with the local deployment expected to continue until late November. Joel Cherry, a spokesperson for SaskPower, said customers do not need to book an appointment or be home when the work is done. "Because it's b...

Prince Albert police say a 40-year-old man involved in an altercation with several people was pushed to the ground and suffered a head injury. The assault happened Thursday evening in the 1200 block of Second Ave. W. At about 6:42 p.m., officers responded to the area after initial information indicated the man may have...

Pelican Narrows RCMP have arrested and charged two people after seizing firearms, drugs, and trafficking paraphernalia at a Pelican Narrows home.After police received a call alleging someone was being forcibly confined in a residence, police attended and found that the individual in question had been assaulted by an ad...

UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm led to several critical tornado alerts being issued Friday afternoon by SaskAlert. By 7:39 p.m., Environment Canada said the tornado warning covered much of South Central Saskatchewan. "Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Spiritwood, De...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-1) will look to get back into the win column this week.In order to do so, the team will look to avoid giving the Ottawa Redblacks (0-3) their first win of the 2026 campaign."There are no bad football teams in the CFL. It's all good football teams. If you don't bring your A-game, it ...

While floodwater runs into eastern Saskatchewan communities, many feel like they are sprinting to dry it all up.Several Saskathewan communities - including Canora, Kamsack, Norquay, Raymore, Sheho and Togo - remain under a state of emergency due to flooding.Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency spokesperson Jeff DeDekker s...

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says it now supports the Wheeler River uranium project in northern Saskatchewan after reaching an agreement with Denison Mines Corp., the company behind the development. The First Nation had filed for a judicial review of the provincial environmental assessment approval for the project,...

A new category at the Red Pheasant Cree Nation powwow is being celebrated as a step toward making the dance arena more inclusive for people with disabilities and diverse abilities. For James Smith Chief Kirby Constant, it was also a proud moment as a father. Constant's son, who uses a wheelchair and was born with skele...

A wet spring followed by hot weather has created nearly perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed across Saskatchewan, sending populations soaring well-above normal levels.Sean Prager, an insect researcher with the University of Saskatchewan, said mosquitoes rely on standing water to complete the early stages of their...

TORONTO - Newly released court documents are shedding more light on the alleged link between a sweeping police corruption probe in Ontario and the case of former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug traffickin...

Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed Nenshi also says public financing for the pipeline ...

RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door swung open and water flooded in. Chen Ming, 23, was i...

Community coroners in British Columbia have been given a 55 per cent pay boost as the BC Coroners Service looks to fill vacancies in dozens of communities across the province. The wage increase to $49.77 an hour for community coroners came into effect...

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says the government's widely criticized advisory council on inclusion is meant to unify Canadians in a way previous federal envoys tasked with tackling antisemitism and Islamophobia could not. "This is an advisory...

OTTAWA - Environmental groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment to decarbonization in the proposal put forward for a pipeline to the B.C. coast backed by the Alberta and federal governments. Representatives from both the Pembina Institu...

As cases of New World screwworm (NWS) continue to rise in the U.S., scientists are searching for ways to get control of the fly that can cause death i...

The triple threats of rain, hail and cool weather are slowing down progress for producers in Saskatchewan.According to the latest crop report from the...

Farmers are receiving less of the food dollar while consumers continue to pay more at the grocery store, according to the Agricultural Producers Assoc...

The United States confirmed yesterday it's not going to renew the Canada - U.S. - Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in its current form for another 16 years. T...

Damage from intense rain earlier this week in Manitoba will be assessed over the next few days. Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report T...

For the first time, young cattle enthusiasts from across the Meadow Lake, Sask. 4-H district came together earlier this month for a Youth Beef Expo. T...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei's ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Khamenei's body was to be on display at the Grand Mosa...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico will double security and limit capacity at the monument known as the "Angel of Independence" and at the fan festival in Mexico City's main square for Sunday's Mexico-England World Cup match after four people died during celebr...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on - and that accomplishment was anything but easy. Messi's goal ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori on Friday was declared the winner of the presidential runoff election in Peru, which was dominated by people's concerns over surging crime. Fujimori, 51, the daughter of a disgraced...

PARIS (AP) - Interpol on Friday identified the main suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia as a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine who remains at large. The police organization named An...