A second person is facing murder charges in connection to the disappearance and apparent death of Allan Garrioch, who also goes by the last name Glasier. 21 year-old Brettin Veilleux-Pelletier from Prince Albert is facing nine charges, including first degree murder, indignity to a body, and two counts of possession of a weapon for a […]
Saskatchewan RCMP have charged two men with murder in connection to disappearance of a Humboldt man and the discovery of human remains in the RM of Bayne. RCMP began investigating after Allan Garrioch, who also goes by the last name Glasier, disappeared on February 25th with three individuals. The disappearance was believed to be suspicious. […]
A Saskatoon man has been convicted of setting up a fake GoFundMe account for the Humboldt Broncos after the junior hockey team’s bus crashed. A provincial court judge found Andrij Olesiuk guilty of fraud under $5,000 and possession of stolen property obtained by crime. Court heard that Olesiuk raised $3,600 after the crash, but the money […]
Agriculture minister David Marit says the agriculture extension office in Watrous is being moved to the larger centre of Humboldt. The move takes effect in March. Marit says the Watrous office was under-utilized, with 70 walk-ins last year to the facility. Marit says five people will move with the office. Marit says farmers in the […]
EDMONTON — Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations. Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba implemented mandatory training for truck and bus drivers after the crash in April 2018. Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver has confirmed in a Facebook post that the province is taking another look […]
A city employee in Humboldt is dead after a construction site accident. City Manager Joe Day released a statement early Wednesday evening confirming the fatality. The accident was said to have taken place around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in the southwest area of Humboldt. Occupational Health and Safety along with the RCMP are investigating. No […]
For the first time in 526 days, former Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki will be back in Humboldt. The 20-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying Humboldt’s junior hockey team collided with a semi truck on the way to a playoff game on April 6, 2018. Sixteen people […]
Humboldt is looking to revamp its image as a way of helping people move past the Broncos bus crash. Spokeswoman Penny Lee says Humboldt became known to many as “the grieving city” after the April 6, 2018 collision. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured when the driver of a semi-truck missed a stop sign […]
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the Kamsack, Canora and Preeceville areas. Environment Canada says there are also funnel cloud advisories out for areas like Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Humboldt, Melfort and Nipawin. A complete list of what areas are under the advisory and what areas are under the warning can be found here
Two Saskatchewan residents are lucky lottery winners. Regina’s Leanne Lange won $100,000 on a LOTTO 6/49 free play. Lange says she checked her June 5th draw ticket on the mobile app and couldn’t believe that she won. She says she is going to pay off bills, share with her family and pay off her mortgage. […]
