Local News

A First Nation’s group was fined $10,000 for leaking sewage into Black Lake and ordered to write an article about what occurred for distribution to northern print media outlets.

Update: This afternoon, Tuesday, around 2 p.m. Cindy Roberts was located deceased in the water by the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team. Her family has been notified.

On April 18, 2021, just before 5 a.m. the Spritwood RCMP Detachment received a call of a house fire on Pelican Lake First Nation.

TISDALE — Over a two week period, the Tisdale RCMP responded to eight calls under the Mental Health Services Act . “We’re seeing an increase in mental health requests in services,” Cpl. Mike Benjamin.

HUMBOLDT — The future Early Years Family Resource Centre in Humboldt is planned to begin offering programming in fall 2021 for families with children up to the age of five.

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,043 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 352,169.

An HIV positive man who spat on a Battlefords Union Hospital worker will serve his sentence in the hospital instead of prison.

Two men have been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after an incident in Meadow Lake, but one remains at large and police are asking the public to help locate Christopher Nolan, 21, of Lloydminster. On Jan. 4, shortly before 7 a.m.

There will be a preliminary hearing in a Prince Albert court in August for a man accused of firing his gun with intent near a police officer who was conducting a traffic stop. Darren Hildebrand, 42, of the R.M.

Submitted Battlefords and District Community Foundation recently presented annual scholarships to two students from the Battlefords. Piper Mutch is the 2021 recipient of the award from the Hazel Asmussen Fund.