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Skating and curling ice surfaces across the province receiving funding
Almost 600 skating and curling surfaces received funding this year through the Community Rink Affordability Grant program. The province invests $1.6 million into the program annually. Since 2021, over...
Jun 17, 2024

Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won't return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jun 17, 2024

Battleford Tot Lot goes to the pirates following near $80K upgrade
The tots of Battleford have an upgraded place to play following the grand reopening of a beloved town playground. "The playground that was there previously, it just kind of was at the point where it n...
Jun 17, 2024

Navalny's widow to meet with Trudeau, Joly in Ottawa on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The widow of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is expected to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly on Tuesday in Ottawa. Yulia Navaln...
Jun 17, 2024

Two murder cases adjourned in Melfort Provincial Court
A pair of local murder cases were on the docket in Melfort Provincial Court on Monday. Cody Chubey, 35, briefly appeared via video and his case was adjourned to July 8 in Melfort. Chubey is charged wi...
Jun 17, 2024

Klughart wins fourth Waskesiu Men's Lobstick title
The winner of the 2024 Waskesiu Men's Lobstick is happy to get a large monkey off his back.Danny Klughart last won the match play tournament in 2019 and noted since then it's been a running joke he ne...
Jun 17, 2024

Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help wit...
Jun 17, 2024

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
SEATTLE (AP) - BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it ...
Jun 17, 2024

Napatāk Ramble organizers anticipate attendance growth for 2024
The Napatk Ramble continues to grow and draw a lot of attention and involvement from people from inside and outside of the tri-communities. "We provide educational programming for youth in music, art ...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister.In a meeting of the Hou...
Jun 17, 2024