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Recreation fees, new fire trucks up for discussion at La Ronge meeting
La Ronge council will reconsider their plan to charge Air Ronge residents special user rates at the Mel Hegland Uniplex at a regular meeting at the town office this evening. On behalf of the uniplex u...
Sep 08, 2025
Rush Lake well failure probe expected to wrap up within three months
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Energy and Resources says the investigation into the uncontrolled well release at Cenovus Energy's Rush Lake II facility near Lloydminster is expected to be completed within...
Sep 08, 2025
Humidity dome in Wadin Bay protected community from 'wall of fire'
The president of the Wadin Bay Cottage Owners Association believes other communities can learn a thing or two after residents of the resort subdivision were able to successfully protect their properti...
Sep 08, 2025
Manitoba grand chief calls for better cell service after mass stabbings
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba grand chief says better cell coverage could help responses to emergencies such as last week's mass stabbings on Hollow Water First Nation. Grand Chief Jerry Daniels of the Southe...
Sep 08, 2025
Quebec mom accused of abandoning her child in rural Ontario to stand trial next week
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - A Montreal mother charged with abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field in rural Ontario has been scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 15. The court has heard that the...
Sep 08, 2025
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023 has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Blair Donnelly, who attended...
Sep 08, 2025
City of Prince Albert still hopeful federal funding in works for event centre
The City of Prince Albert is still working on securing grant funding for an event centre in The Yard district and hopes that federal investment in infrastructure will help make the project a reality. ...
Sep 08, 2025
‘Lots of work to be done’: Saskatchewan’s wildfire season slowly drawing to a close
After a wildfire season in Northern Saskatchewan that started fast and furiously in May, the season is slowly heading toward a close.Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan P...
Sep 08, 2025
Vancouver festival attack fund to become endowment for Filipino community
VANCOUVER - A fund that raised $2 million for victims and families after the Lapu Lapu Festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver will be converted into a long-term endowment for the Filipino ...
Sep 08, 2025
Man arrested for impaired driving of pink Barbie truck in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A British Columbia man has been arrested for allegedly driving a pink toy Barbie truck down a city street while impaired. RCMP in Prince George, B.C., say officers encountered the man ...
Sep 08, 2025