Harvest Meats was a family company for decades before making a push to become a national brand. It's just one of the agri-food businesses in the Yorkton area, bolstered by the area's strategic benefits.

There's an entire cycle of life that helps some wildlife thrive when the boreal forest burns, but experts say climate change and human activity have led to larger, more intense wildfires, exacerbating the negative effects on some species.

A brand-new water bomber sat unused and idle at the La Ronge airport as wildfires raged nearby, destroying homes and businesses, according to Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP.

A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Gregory Severight, who died on Dec. 21, 2023, after he was found injured outside a house on the 1300 block of Retallack Street. The youth is now serving a three-year intensive rehabilitative custody and supervision sentence, on top of the year he already spent in jail.