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2021 Humboldt Music Festival gets 168 participants
The Humboldt and District Music Festival took place last week at Westminster United Church with 168 participants. The festival had 162 piano entries and six string entries, and most of the students we...
Apr 01, 2021
Provincial funding dries up for Scattered Site Outreach Program
Services for homeless residents of La Ronge have come to a standstill as administration at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre awaits to learn if provincial funding will be renewed. Funding for the Scatter...
Apr 01, 2021
Prince Albert homicide victim remembered as good student, competitive athlete
Near two weeks have passed since a home in Prince Albert's midtown area burned to the ground, and the body of a young man was found inside.Jeremy Starblanket, 29, was from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. Spe...
Apr 01, 2021
Hafford named finalist for Riders Community Support initiative
The community of Hafford has been named a finalist for the Saskatchewan Roughriders most recent community initiative.The "Riders and Special Blend Community Support Initiative," will give away $5,000 ...
Apr 01, 2021
Hulu to produce, release '1619 Project' documentary series
NEW YORK - Hulu will produce a documentary series based on " The 1619 Project," stories in The New York Times that examined the legacy of slavery in America dating from the arrival of the first slave ...
Apr 01, 2021
A ghostly set of images, and a glimpse of border danger
PHOENIX - A border wall. Smugglers. Small children being dropped into America in the darkness. A grainy video released Wednesday by authorities - its figures visible only in ghostly white outline, its...
Apr 01, 2021
Company producing J&J vaccine had history of violations
The company at the centre of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality con...
Apr 01, 2021
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies
MARIETTA, Ga. - A global company has stepped in to solve quite a "coinundrum" for a Georgia man. Andreas Flaten's former employer dumped at least 90,000 pennies on his driveway last month as a form of...
Apr 01, 2021
Sharks Swim Club excited about opportunity to host meets at new rec complex
Fresh off the approval of the design by city council, the Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club says they're pleased with the plan for the new recreation complex. Currently the Sharks swim out of the five-la...
Apr 01, 2021
Woodbine CEO 'cautiously optimistic' '21 thoroughbred season will open on time
TORONTO - Jim Lawson isn't giving up on Woodbine's thoroughbred racing season starting on time. On Thursday, the Ontario government announced the province will go into a four-week, provincewide shutdo...
Apr 01, 2021