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GALLERY: A look at Prince Albert’s Jewish past as Chanukah comes to a close
Editor's note: A special thanks to the Prince Albert Historical Society and Bill Smiley Archives for providing the photos for this storyThis weekend marks the end of the Jewish celebration of Chanukah...
Dec 03, 2021

Construction contract awarded for RM's new municipal office and workshop
Construction of a $3.5 million municipal office and workshop project has taken another step forward with the awarding of the contract.The Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert has awarded the contr...
Dec 03, 2021

City approves sweeper unit leasing agreement
The City of North Battleford is entering into a new lease agreement for a street sweeper machine to be prepared for next spring.Council authorized administration to enter into a 72-month lease agreeme...
Dec 03, 2021

Roughriders’ Maas faces familiar foes in West Final
Jason Maas is familiar with Winnipeg's coaching staff , but he knows he can't be complacent.Maas' Saskatchewan Roughriders offence will try to solve the puzzle of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence in ...
Dec 03, 2021

Meadow Lake Walk for Hope campaigns against interpersonal violence
Several members of crucial organizations were joined by youth and the community to help campaign against domestic violence.Roots of Hope, Waskoosis Safe Shelter, Flying Dust Health, North of 54 and th...
Dec 03, 2021

Wayne Gretzky has signed on to co-produce a film on Canadian golf legend Moe Norman
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky is helping bring the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman to the big screen. Norman, who died in 2004 at the age of 75, was a phenomenon in the amateur golfing circuit in th...
Dec 03, 2021

Sask. NDP want booster shots available to anyone 18 and older
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili wants to see boosters made available for anyone over the age of 18 in the province.The physician town hall on Dec. 2 revealed that Saskatchewan is due for a fifth wa...
Dec 03, 2021

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
DENVER (AP) - Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now, attorneys said during a court hearing ...
Dec 03, 2021

Surprises, disappointments as NHL passes schedule's quarter mark
The NHL recently passed the quarter mark of another season played under the pandemic's long shadow. With that milestone in mind, The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the highlights - and low lig...
Dec 03, 2021

B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021