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Next of kin, Corrections respond to Coroner's Inquest recommendations
For Stan Tu'Inukuafe, Curtis McKenzie was more than someone he was helping; he was like family.Tu'Inukuafe, co-founder of STR8 UP, a non-profit Saskatoon-based group that helps gang members leave the ...
Nov 08, 2022

Hunger a growing issue in tri-communities
The number of residents facing food security in the La Ronge area has increased in the last two years. That's according to Lac La Ronge Food Bank vice-president Warren Kelly, who explained if the non-...
Nov 08, 2022

Remains identified as Megan Gallagher
The human remains found in the river near St. Louis in September have been confirmed as missing woman Megan Gallagher. She was the victim of a homicide, Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release...
Nov 08, 2022

World Series, football dominate week's TV ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - Here are the 20 most-watched programs in prime-time television for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, according to the Nielsen company. 1. NFL Football: Tennessee at Kansas City, NBC, 17.69 m...
Nov 08, 2022

First Nations and Inuit Policing Program expanding into Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A national policing program aimed at serving Indigenous communities is expanding to Nunavut. Through the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, new RCMP officers are to be hired ...
Nov 08, 2022

Ski club ready for 2022/23 season
While some residents of the tri-communities are unhappy about all the snow that fell this past week, others including those with the La Ronge Nordic Ski Club are pleased. "The snow seems to be coming ...
Nov 08, 2022

Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury gears up to add to his records
The smell of competition in the air still gets Mikael Kingsbury's adrenalin pumping, even after years of winning everything there is to win in his sport. The world's most accomplished moguls skier is ...
Nov 08, 2022

Quebec religious symbols ban violates equality right that can't be overridden: lawyer
MONTREAL - Lawyers for groups opposing Quebec's religious symbols ban told the province's Appeal Court today that the law violates a constitutional gender equality provision that can't be overridden b...
Nov 08, 2022

LGBTQ students allege mistreatment, want change at Saskatchewan Bible college
Jordan McGillicky says she was devoted to sports and her studies at a private Saskatchewan college but eventually felt driven away from the school because of her sexuality. She enrolled two years ago ...
Nov 08, 2022

Sex assault trial of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel begins
QUEBEC - The sex assault trial involving former Quebec politician Harold LeBel is underway at the courthouse in Rimouski, Que. LeBel, a former Parti Qubcois member of the legislature, has pleaded not ...
Nov 08, 2022