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Maple bugs are a nuisance, not harmful...just don't squash them
They've been coming out in droves over the last few weeks. Black bugs with red markings often congregating, sometimes in the hundreds or thousands, on warm surfaces around your home or outbuildings. S...
Oct 23, 2025

City looking for civic minded people for boards
Civic-minded community members are being asked by Prince Albert city hall to consider sitting on some local boards.Spots are available on the Board of Police Commissioners, the Development Appeals Boa...
Oct 23, 2025

North Battleford family preparing for another huge Halloween
Different holidays are extra special to different families. For some, it's Thanksgiving. Others, it's Christmas. For the Standinghorn family, it's Halloween without a doubt. Their house on Douglas Ave...
Oct 22, 2025

Wendel Clark talks Saskatchewan hockey memories ahead of Kinsmen Sportsman’s Dinner
With the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club's 16th Annual Sportsman Dinner coming up this Saturday, attendees will not only be there to honour this year's award winners, but also to listen to stories from Sas...
Oct 22, 2025

Nipawin native named to Canadian U17 World Challenge roster
Nineteen Western Hockey League (WHL) players were recently named to Canada's roster for the U17 Hockey Challenge, and one of them is from the northeast.Nipawin's own Blake Chorney, a current forward f...
Oct 22, 2025

McPhail says Throne Speech doesn't address northern challenges
Cumberland NDP MLA Jordan McPhail doesn't believe this afternoon's Throne Speech recognizes the challenges faced by residents of Northern Saskatchewan. "What we have seen is they have not recognized a...
Oct 22, 2025

Busy lead-up to Halloween in the northeast
There are plenty of fun events for families in the northeast as Halloween approaches. The Marguerite Riel Centre (MRC) is hosting the Halloween Family Dance Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the K...
Oct 22, 2025
Community groups hold steady in 2026 funding requests to North Battleford
North Battleford city council has heard its 2026 community budget delegations, with most organizations maintaining or slightly reducing their funding requests ahead of budget deliberations next month....
Oct 22, 2025

City starts budget process with presentations by agencies, including golf club
The Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club was first on the agenda of organizations presenting requests to city council at the start of budget season. The PAGCC asked the city for a $30,000 operating gra...
Oct 22, 2025

FNUniv celebrates upgrades to traditional campus near St. Louis
To the general public, it's just 22 acres of land that runs along the South Saskatchewan River across from St. Louis. To students from the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), the land is thei...
Oct 22, 2025