Although it's officially spring, an Alberta weather system is tracking some winter conditions across the province Thursday. Christy Climenhaga with Environment Canada says freezing rain, heavy snow, and poor visibility will begin Wednesday night in the Lloydminster region and travel east toward Kindersley. By 6:00 a.m....

A 91-year-old Saskatoon man died in a Saskatoon care home just weeks after he was admitted, and the Official Opposition is calling for more oversight and funding. Shadow Minister for Seniors, Keith Jorgenson, explains that following complications from a urinary tract infection, Erwin Lukan was moved into a Saskatoon ca...

Around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to a weapons call in the 400 block of Confederation Drive after a Loss Prevention Officer reported a woman had brandished a firearm inside the business. Officers located and arrested a suspect without incident and police say she was found to be in possession of an imitatio...

Prince Albert Police Service has released a photo of a suspect wanted in connection to a dog which was shot on Tuesday afternoon. Around 2:10 p.m. police responded to a weapons complaint in the 100 block of 28th Street East. Officers say a resident of the neighbourhood said they heard a loud bang and went outside to f...

Because Saskatoon City Council's role in addressing the homelessness crisis has been somewhat limited in the past, Administration is providing it with ways to get more involved. At Wednesday's council meeting, Saskatoon's Housing Manager Sarah King listed some ways for the city to expand its role. They include supporti...

Just when we thought we were in the clear, city crews are preparing to respond to another winter storm. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement that suggests by 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, snow will begin to fly in Saskatoon. Residents can expect 10-20 centimetres of snow before Friday arrives, alongside s...

The Prince Albert Police Service is reminding the public of frauds centered around false emergencies as we near the end of Fraud Prevention Month. The P.A. Police Service says these fake emergency frauds have been around for a long time, however there have been recent incidents reported to police. The Moose Jaw and Reg...

Wollaston Lake RCMP are investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday on the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. At 12:10 p.m., RCMP received a report that someone had been seriously injured near a home on the First Nation. Officers responded to the scene to find 24-year-old Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation resi...

Staff at the Town of Esterhazy have voted 80 per cent in favour of job action, including full withdrawal of services, following a union-dividing request from their employer. The employees most recent collective bargaining agreement expired two years ago. According to a release from the Candian Union of Public Employees...

Close to 100 rural Saskatchewan cell sites were connected to SaskTel's 5G network on Wednesday as part of an expansion. Several communities and highway corridors included in the expansion are Big River, Cabri, Cypress Hills, Kyle, Pelly, Lucky Lake, Punnichy, Raymore, Ponteix, Val Marie, Zenon Park, Wadena and Whitecap...

A new report by Royal LePage says prices for vacation homes are expected to rise this year as demand still outpaces supply. The report says falling interest rates have helped sustain demand for vacation properties. In Saskatchewan between 2023 and 2024 the price of a single-family recreation home went up by 9 per cent ...

The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety reports the death of an inmate at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. In a news release the government says a 29-year-old man was found unresponsive in a unit at approximately 11:28 a.m. last Tuesday, March 18th. Corrections staff initiated life saving measures and...

This morning there was a joint commemorative ceremony to mark the 140th Anniversary of the Northwest Resistance 1885. The North Saskatchewan Regiment and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, stood alongside Metis Nation-Saskatchewan, and Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation in the ceremony. The ceremony took place at the Battle...

The City of Prince Albert is planning a gradual rollout of the services available at Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre. The facility is now 99 per cent complete and will have a phased in opening. Right now, ice rinks are open for bookings. Regarding the aquatics facility, Lifeguard training sessions are scheduled for M...

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for much of Western and Central Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon, Prince Albert and the Battlefords. A wintery mix of precipitation is forecast for Thursday and Friday across much of southern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says expe...

Saskatoon's Mayor says adequate housing is the key to solving the city's current overdose and homelessness crisis. So far this year, the Saskatoon Fire Department has responded to 741 overdose calls, up from 291 in the same period of 2024. At the overdose event's peak, the Saskatoon Fire Department was responding to an...

Tuesday, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced amendments to The Provincial Sales Tax Act, 2025 to remove the provincial sales tax (PST) exemption on vapour products. The government says by applying PST to vape products, the provincial government anticipates PST revenues will increase by $3 million annually. The go...

Two occupants of a house in Prince Albert have been arrested after that residence was the target of a drive-by shooting early Monday morning. According to a Prince Albert Police Service news release, officers were called to the 800 block of 15th Avenue East at around 7 a.m. on March 24 for a weapons complaint where a w...

Prince Albert Police are charging a woman with second degree murder and manslaughter following the death of a 35-year-old man. On Monday, at 12:30 a.m., police responded to a call for service in the 300 block of River Street West. Upon arrival, police found Brett Charles dead inside the building. At that time, three pe...