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North Stars Bell, Gold highlight SJHL Players of the Week
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League recently announced its Players of the Week for Mar. 4-10, headlined by a pair of Battlefords North Stars. Kian Bell registered a league-high seven points (three g...
Mar 12, 2024

$6M fundraising campaign kicks off for the future Co-Op Centre in Meadow Lake
A public fundraising campaign, with the goal of securing $6 million for Meadow Lake's new recreation and civic centre, has officially been launched.An event was held on Tuesday in the mirrored room of...
Mar 12, 2024

President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nomination Tue...
Mar 12, 2024

Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday's contests, ushering in general election
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories in Georgia on Tuesday as they sought to clinch their parties' presidential nominations in a slate of low-profi...
Mar 12, 2024

Trojans playing the underdog once again as series begins Wednesday against league-best Blazers
The Tisdale Trojans have beaten the odds and are still alive in the 2023/24 SMAAAHL playoffs.After coming back from a 2-0 series deficit against the Warman Wildcats, the Trojans will face another uphi...
Mar 12, 2024

Variety of skills displayed by P.A. Youth Ambassador program
From music videos to organizing trips or creating apps to connect other newcomers to the area, youth in Prince Albert have choices when it comes to showcasing their talents and interests. On the weeke...
Mar 12, 2024

First Nations leaders want voice in recommended changes to parole and corrections after stabbing massacre
Joining calls from the James Smith Cree Nation to have a voice in any changes made to paroling or the release of Indigenous inmates are the FSIN and the Assembly of First Nations. The group issued a s...
Mar 12, 2024

Topi Ronni sentenced in Finland court for rape, Flames renounce rights to 2022 pick
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for rape committed as a young person by the District Court of Helsinki. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team, Tap...
Mar 12, 2024

AAA Sharks' Nolan Horbach named Coach of the Year
It's been a whirlwind first season behind the bench for Battlefords AAA Sharks' head coach, Nolan Horbach, since taking over the reins with the team back in late March of 2023. At the time of his arri...
Mar 12, 2024

'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert
Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...
Mar 12, 2024