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Track or volleyball? Shadd-Ceres says right now her options are wide open
Trinity Shadd-Ceres is one of Canada's top young track and field athletes, and arguably one of Team Ontario's busiest at the Canada Summer Games. But track is only half of the 15-year-old's athletic r...
Aug 16, 2022

Melfort to host first-ever Household Hazardous Waste Collection day
The City of Melfort has decided to hold a hazardous waste collection day in the Northern Lights Palace parking lot.The event will mark the first-ever event the city has hosted, taking place this Satur...
Aug 16, 2022

Osaka loses to Zhang, Gauff quits with injury at Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The tournament outside Cincinnat...
Aug 16, 2022

Lions club president shares story of volunteering at wilderness experience camp
For one Prince Albert man, it was an experience he's had many times before, but each one is uniquely special.Gary Beaudry is president of the Prince Albert Lions Club and recently returned after volun...
Aug 16, 2022

More grasshoppers throughout Saskatchewan this summer
Walking around Prince Albert, you've likely noticed more grasshoppers around this summer than last. That's not just true in this city, either. Entomologists and farmers in southern Saskatchewan are co...
Aug 16, 2022

Jason Holtvogt to run ultra-marathon for second year in a row
The second annual 4x4x48 ultra-marathon will be run by Jason Holtvogt, once again, to help raise money to find a cure for diabetes.Last year's original run was inspired by his daughter Aubree, who was...
Aug 16, 2022

Wolf on the loose after escaping from Greater Vancouver Zoo: province
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says wolves have escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and one is still missing. The ministry says the zoo requested support from...
Aug 16, 2022

Whitecaps look to bounce back against Colorado after 'debacle' in L.A.
VANCOUVER - Playing the Colorado Rapids in a quick turnaround Wednesday night at BC Place could be the best medicine for the Vancouver Whitecaps after they looked anemic losing their last match. Head ...
Aug 16, 2022

Syphilis rates doubling every year in Sask.
Syphilis is growing in Saskatchewan with cases doubling every year. In 2021, 1,940 cases of the sexually transmitted infection were reported, excluding the population living on reserves. Of those, 248...
Aug 16, 2022

Sask Polytech getting $3.5M from province for early childhood programs
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is getting funding to help continue training early childhood educators.The government of Saskatchewan announced on Aug. 16 that they were giving the school - which has campuse...
Aug 16, 2022