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Local musicians advance to provincial festival in Regina
It's been a cultural experience this week for those participating in the La Ronge Music Festival. That's according to festival president Melanie Mack, who explained the four-day event included 46 part...
Apr 02, 2025

Prince Albert fighters ready to rumble
A mixed martials arts event titled Rumble In The Cage 69 takes place this weekend in Lethbridge and will include two fighters from Prince Albert.Patrick Turner (2-2) has an amateur middleweight bout a...
Apr 02, 2025

CP NewsAlert: S&P downgrades B.C.'s credit rating again
VICTORIA - Credit rating agency S&P has downgraded British Columbia's rating for the fourth time in four years, citing record capital spending and a "fiscal mismatch" in its operations. S&P Gl...
Apr 02, 2025

Easton Lucas, in his first major-league start, leads Blue Jays past Washington
TORONTO - Easton Lucas held the Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start as the Toronto Blue defeated Washington 4-2 in interleague play Wednesday. It was hardl...
Apr 02, 2025

Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8. "I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the ex...
Apr 02, 2025

Updated: Trump announces new 'reciprocal' tariffs in financial and political gamble
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United St...
Apr 02, 2025

Team Hoffman takes first in New Horizons winter season
The New Horizons Curling League winter season wrapped up last week at the Twin Rivers Curling Club and after 12 weeks of tight competition, Team Hoffman (Al Hoffman, Kate McHarg, Louie Uhrmann, Calvin...
Apr 02, 2025

'Children are our future': St. Mary School shows early success in Sask. specialized classroom pilot
"When we first started, we had a little boy who was dysregulated often," said Jennifer Gentes, vice-principal at St. Mary School in North Battleford."He walked in, we had a meditation on the whiteboar...
Apr 02, 2025

Saskatchewan's largest addictions treatment centre is now fully open
Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Lori Carr announced today that the new addictions treatment centre near Lumsden, the EHN Willowview Recovery Centre, is now fully open with all 60 inpatient trea...
Apr 02, 2025

Lake Country Co-op to overhaul La Ronge Food Store
Lake Country Co-op has announce an $8 million renovation to the La Ronge Food Store.A media release issued Wednesday states the redevelopment will bring significant upgrades that will enhance the shop...
Apr 02, 2025