Deanna Patterson

Journalist

Deanna Patterson is a journalist with CBC Saskatchewan. You can email story ideas to [email protected].

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Rainbow crosswalk in Warman, Sask., defaced with homophobic slurs

Warman RCMP are asking for public assistance after homophobic slurs and misspelled biblical references were scrawled across a rainbow-painted crosswalk.

Prince Albert police make 1st arrest in connection with 2021 homicide

Drexlyr Whitehead was killed in a home in Prince Albert in June 2021. Thirteen months later, police have made their first arrest in connection with the homicide.

Sask. Roughriders confirm 13 players, 5 staff have tested positive for COVID-19

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have 13 players and five other staff members sidelined in various stages of the CFL's COVID protocol, causing Wednesday's practice to be cancelled. The club is uncertain what the effects on Saturday's home game against Toronto will be.

Regina and southern Sask. drying out after rainfall causes flooding

Areas of southern Saskatchewan were inundated with rainfall Monday night. 

Saskatoon father celebrates province's decision to increase coverage of cystic fibrosis drug

Shaun Nechvatal's sons, aged 13 and six, are living with cystic fibrosis. The Saskatchewan government has announced that starting Aug. 1, it will expand coverage of the prescription Trikafta, an expensive treatment for the disease.

Regina police lay drug charges against 6 people, 4 of them alleged motorcycle gang members

A Regina Police investigation of two different motorcycle gangs led to multiple criminal charges and arrests, as well as seizures of guns, cash, drugs and motorcycles.

Dog owner wants Regina to get serious about foxtails after alarming trip to the vet

Foxtail weed is a common sight in the Harbour Landing neighbourhood in Regina. David Hopkinson says walking his dog, "is like going through a minefield."

Federal funding to support rail projects in southern Sask.

Federal Minister of Transportation Omar Alghabra was in Regina Thursday announcing funding for four rail-based projects aimed at improve congestion along the rail system.

Advocacy group says SaskEnergy's proposed rate increases will hurt farmers

Due to a late harvest, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan expects farmers will need more natural gas for grain drying this year, an added cost they weren't anticipating.

Federal minister says halting carbon tax would not make life more affordable for Sask. people

According to the minister of natural resources, people calling for a suspension of the carbon tax due to fuel prices don't understand how it works.