Local News

On Dec. 6, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Stanley Mission RCMP responded to the report of a 37-year-old male snowmobiler who went missing on Lac La Ronge.

Six residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Five of these individuals were in their 80s, from the North West (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones. One individual in their 30s was from the North Central zone.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt area conservation officers are asking for the public’s help to locate a mule deer buck that has a string of Christmas lights tangled in its antlers. The deer was reported within the Humboldt community on Dec. 8.

HUMBOLDT — Five local businesses in the area were each presented $3,000 by Sagehill Community Futures for responding to COVID-19 in unique and innovative ways.

EAST CENTRAL — The Mid-Sask Municipal Alliance (MSMA) is building a database of businesses located 100 kilometers from the BHP Jensen Potash Project.

On Sunday, Dec, 6, shortly after 12:30 a.m., Big River RCMP responded to the report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle on the Big River First Nation. Upon arrival at the scene, officers located an unconscious 37-year-old man on the roadway.

A new report released recently on the impact of climate change on the country’s Prairie provinces shows the region is highly vulnerable to climatic shifts, and preparedness is, in many cases, lacking.

Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a fifty-five-year-old man was left in serious condition following an attack in a rural area near the city. According to Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Jason Teniuk, they received a call at about 11:30 p.m.

The second night of budget deliberations in North Battleford turned its focus on the city’s protective services on Monday evening.

A 34-year-old Onion Lake Cree Nation woman accused of killing Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere elected to be tried by judge and jury. The trial for Soaring Eagle Whitstone is scheduled for August 2022 in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.