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Annual feast honors eight Indigenous warriors hanged in 1885
"They wanted to fight for our people," said Shona Poitras after the annual feast to honor the indigenous warriors who were hanged in 1885. On November 27, 1885, 140 years ago, eight Indigenous men los...
Nov 27, 2025

La Ronge doctors submitted scurvy findings to peer-viewed journal
One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr...
Nov 27, 2025
Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across US to carry out attack, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Afghan national who worked with the CIA in his native country and immigrated to the U.S. in 2021 drove from Washington state to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members depl...
Nov 27, 2025

Southend warns residents to stay off airstrip
Leaders at the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation are warning residents of Southend to stay off the community airstrip. "Please do NOT drive quads, trucks, snowmobiles or any vehicles on the runway," reads ...
Nov 27, 2025
Moe positive on Alberta pipeline deal and federal cooperation
From the next province over, Premier Scott Moe gave a nod of approval Thursday morning to the pipeline deal signed between the Province of Alberta and the federal government.The memorandum of understa...
Nov 27, 2025

Police confirm teen died in West Flat shooting, teen boy in custody
A 16-year-old girl is dead following a Thursday morning shooting at a West Flat home, Prince Albert Police have confirmed. Officers were called to the scene at the 900 block of 12th Street West at 8:2...
Nov 27, 2025

Meadow Lake Co-op Centre named 2025 Project of the Year
The Meadow Lake Co-op Centre has been named the 2025 Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute's North Saskatchewan Chapter.A document prepared for city council says Colliers Project Lea...
Nov 27, 2025

Catching up with MLA Jeremy Harrison: New Meadow Lake power station could reshape future in the Northwest
SaskPower's plan to replace Meadow Lake's aging natural-gas power station with a larger 55-megawatt facility is being positioned as a major reliability boost for Northwest Saskatchewan, according to t...
Nov 27, 2025

Fire outside Prince Albert gas station results in two year jail sentence
A man who lit a gas can on fire outside a Prince Albert gas station, and then was observed taunting staff members while they worked to extinguish the flames, has received a two-year jail sentence.Sher...
Nov 27, 2025

UFA applies to build in RM of Prince Albert
An Alberta-based farmer co-operative has applied to build a cardlock and bulk fuel station in the RM of Prince Albert. United Farmers of Alberta has a development permit before the RM for a multi-phas...
Nov 27, 2025