A 34-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of James Clayton Laframboise, 32, on Oct. 5.

If the Saskatchewan Roughriders have their way, the name of the 13th man on the field during a stunning Grey Cup loss will forever remain a mystery.

Citizens in Saskatoon are complaining that a hike in that city's water rates is discouraging residents from conservation.

An HIV testing kit that delivers results in minutes will soon be available in six health regions in Saskatchewan, the provincial health ministry announced Tuesday.

After some 1,000 people called SaskTel to complain about an $8-a-month cellphone charge, the province-owned phone company has decided to let customers go back to a previous billing method.

The family of Thomas Merritt is sending miners a message — remember to kiss your loved ones good-bye before heading off to work.

A pilot project in the new year will allow for the use of rapid tests to screen for HIV.

Changes abound at Regina's airport.

Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud agreed Tuesday to meet with farmers owed money by a Saskatchewan hog company after more than two dozen travelled to the legislature.

A public servant who helps at-risk youth and government employees who ensure old oil wells get cleaned up were among those recognized Tuesday with a Premier’s Award for Excellence in the public service.

The demand for housing and services for the flood of contract workers and new employees that have arrived in southeast Saskatchewan is bound to escalate during the second stage of Mosaic Potash Esterhazy’s expansion that will begin in the late spring or early summer of 2010, and will continue through to 2015 if the potash company proceeds with what Paul McMillen, Mosaic Esterhazy Expansion ...

Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq received her H1N1 vaccine Friday at a clinic in Ottawa and urged Canadians to follow her example because the virus is so unpredictable.

A Friday story about Operation Red Nose said the Insurance Bureau of Canada is a sponsor of the North Battleford project. IBC does not sponsor Operation Red Nose in Saskatchewan. The StarPhoenix regrets the error.

Saskatchewan's population is getting older, but not as quickly as the population of the country as a whole, the newest Statistics Canada data says.

The unions representing health-care workers such as special-care aides, licensed practical nurses, food service, housekeeping and maintenance staff have submitted a counter-offer to their employers.

The much-discussed $58-million destination centre at River Landing will face its first formal political hurdle Monday when city council will be asked to approve the framework for what will be included in the 85,000-square-foot building.

The warmer weather means people, particularly youth, are out for prolonged lengths of time, which is probably attributing to the higherinstances of vandalism experienced throughout the three communities, RCMP Staff Sgt. Rick Miller, of the La Ronge RCMP Detachment, said in an interview with The Northerner.

In the Saskatchewan government’s Mid-Year (financial) Report, they cite the “steep decline” to 1972 levels in potash revenues as the cause of the revenue shortfall, according to a government news release dated Nov. 19, 2009.

Matthew Sandy Allan Charles, also locally know as “Chew,” was arrested by members of the La Ronge RCMP Detachment at 8:27 p.m. on Fri. Nov. 20, with assistance from the community, according to Sgt. Carole Raymond, RCMP media relations officer.

With a blaze of colour, people had an opportunity to shop for a variety of local crafts at the annual Morningstar Faire; the Faire was held at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre Sat. Nov. 21.