Local News

YELLOW QUILL—Greenwater RCMP arrested a 25-year-old Yellow Quill First Nation man in connection to a stabbing. The RCMP were called to the scene March 25, where they found a 16-year-old victim.

For the second year, the Humboldt Regional Newcomer Centre hosted an International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination event on March 28 with this year having an Indigenous Ensemble come to town.

NIPAWIN—A good set of special teams can make the difference between winning and losing in the playoffs. The Nipawin Hawks were the benefactors of that theory in Game 2 against Humboldt.

NIPAWIN—Michael Grant played the overtime hero by scoring a power play goal 2:33 into double overtime, giving the Nipawin Hawks a 3-2 overtime victory over the Humboldt Broncos.

MELFORT—The Melfort and District Museum is interested in acquiring a 1912 Canadian Pacific Railway caboose.

Two of the three suspects charged following a search of a Winder Cres. residence in March were in court again April 3.

Navigating the new world of legalized cannabis in Canada was on the minds of local business people and employers at the Don Ross Centre on Wednesday.

RCMP have arrested two suspects in connection to a vicious assault in the city that has sent a man to hospital. Charged are 27-year-old James Graham of North Battleford, and 37-year-old Dallas White, also of North Battleford.

Saskatchewan’s population is on the rise. As of January 1, 2018, Saskatchewan’s population was estimated to be 1,169,752, according to Saskatchewan.ca press release on March 22.

Herb Sutton presented his monthly community safety report last Monday night to city council, and there was no shortage of items he had to deal with on his watch over the past month.