A man wanted by Edmonton police in the slaying of a 28-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in northwest Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders can wrap up first place in the CFL West, a bye week and the chance to host the division final if they can beat the visiting Calgary Stampeders on Saturday

The voter turnout in one of Regina's low-income neighbourhoods for last month's civic elections was just under 14 per cent, according to information released by the city Friday.

A police dog was stabbed Saturday morning as officers tried to apprehend two people caught in the act of stealing a vehicle in Saskatoon, police said.

Veteran performer Buffy Sainte-Marie was handed an achievement trophy at the Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards in Winnipeg, while Inez, from Chilliwack, B.C., went home with three awards including best new artist.

On this day in 2010 — and on the first Saturday of November in each year thereafter — Saskatchewan air, army and sea cadets corps will be recognized for the contributions they make to communities across the province.

About half of Saskatchewan residents say Mosaic Stadium should be replaced with a new facility, according to a Sigma Analytics poll conducted for the Leader-Post.

The inequities of the Indian Act that discriminate against aboriginal women need to be rectified, said newly elected Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Guy Lonechild.

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations opened a temporary call centre in Saskatoon on Friday to deal with an increasing number of H1N1-related calls.

Following a brief hearing in Saskatoon Friday, the executive committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan concluded Yorkton radiologist Dr. Darius Tsatsi "lacks skill and knowledge," clearing the way for a future decision about what action the college will take in his case.

It was a week of high emotion and low comedy at the provincial legislature.

Wet conditions continue to slow harvest, with 80 per cent of the 2009 crop in the bin, up one per cent since last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report.

Few electoral battles were fought in RMs surrounding Saskatoon in Wednesday's rural government elections.

The Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert is likely to be locked down for the rest of the weekend after officials ordered a search of the facility on Friday.

Following a brief hearing in Saskatoon Friday, the executive committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan concluded Yorkton radiologist Dr. Darius Tsatsi "lacks skill and knowledge," clearing the way for a future decision about what action the college will take in his case.

Paul Dicks, manager of the La Ronge Hotel and Suites, knows what the painful results of H1N1 infl uenza can be; he initiated a H1N1 Infl uenza prevention plan that has been taken on by the staff.

Two Prince Albert men received fines for exceeding the limit of fish allowed under the Fisheries Regulations in Provincial Court Oct. 8 as a result of being caught with an over limit of walleye July 12, 2009.

“The glamour’s over; now the work starts,” La Ronge’s newly elected mayor, Thomas Sierzycki, said at celebrations following municipal elections Oct. 28, which resulted in the Town of La Ronge electing a new mayor with only one of the previous council returning - five new councillors out of six positions with Doreen Polischuk the only incumbent returning to Council.