Jason N. D. Kerr

5 days ago | paherald.sk.ca | Jason N. D. Kerr

Residents of Kinistino are in mourning after a popular goaltender and member of the community was killed in a collision. Eighteen-year-old Hajner Taylor died in a fatal collision near Gronlid on Thursday, May 29. A funeral service will be held at the Kinistino Community Centre on Wednesday at 2 p.m.Taylor was a popular member of Kinistino’s minor hockey community, where he was known as “Hajner the Entertainer” for his celebratory dances after big saves.

1 week ago | paherald.sk.ca | Jason N. D. Kerr

Talk of separatism would cost Saskatchewan jobs and investment NDP leader tells Prince Albert party membersNDP leader Carla Beck took aim at Saskatchewan separatists and vowed her party would be more competitive in Prince Albert during a speech to local delegates on Tuesday. Beck was in Prince Albert for a joint AGM hosted by the constituencies of Prince Albert Northcote, Prince Albert Carlton, Batoche, and Saskatchewan Rivers.

1 week ago | paherald.sk.ca | Jason N. D. Kerr

NDP leader Carla Beck took aim at Saskatchewan separatists and vowed her party would be more competitive in Prince Albert during a speech to local delegates on Tuesday. Beck was in Prince Albert for a joint AGM hosted by the constituencies of Prince Albert Northcote, Prince Albert Carlton, Batoche, and Saskatchewan Rivers. Beck told attendees the NDP had “unfinished business” in Prince Albert after narrowly losing the city’s two constituencies in the 2024 provincial election.

1 week ago | paherald.sk.ca | Jason N. D. Kerr

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has asked their partners for more crews and more equipment as wildfires continue to spread across northern Saskatchewan. There are currently 21 active wildfires, SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts said in a press conference on Tuesday. Saskatchewan has had 205 wildfires to date. That’s well above the five-year average of 124.

1 week ago | paherald.sk.ca | Jason N. D. Kerr

Terrifying. That’s how business owner Kendra Orthner described the last 72 hours that saw high winds and dry conditions feed wildfires in the area north of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. Orthner is the co-owner and operator of Little Bear Lake Resort, located roughly 165 km northeast of Prince Albert. “It’s been a crazy 72 hours for sure,” said Orthner, who is the co-owner and operator of Little Bear Lake Resort, located roughly 165 km northeast of Prince Albert. “Terrifying, most definitely.