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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a 'strong NHL market'
WINNIPEG - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a strong NHL market where "hockey matters," and that he believes the attendance issues affecting the team will be resolved. Bettman spoke to r...
Feb 27, 2024

Canada women look to keep rolling at CONCACAF W Gold Cup against Costa Rica
Having won twice already, the Olympic champion Canadian women are assured of making the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. But a victory Wednesday over No. 43 Costa Rica in its final Group C ga...
Feb 27, 2024

Northlands celebrate new dental therapy program in La Ronge
Community members, special guests, staff and students came together at the Northlands College Canoe Campus in La Ronge on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its dental therapy lab.The celebration beg...
Feb 27, 2024

B.C. Premier Eby apologizes to Doukhobors, for wrongs that 'echoed for generations'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who were forcibly taken from the...
Feb 27, 2024

'I got him, I got him': Officer recounts arrest of Myles Sanderson
While Const. Heidi Marshall chased Myles Sanderson's stolen Chevy Avalanche down Highway 11, she spent some moments thinking about what would happen to her two young children if she died. Advanced dri...
Feb 27, 2024

Melfort Special Olympics Curling team off to Nationals
The Melfort Special Olympics curling team has arrived in Calgary, as they're set to compete in the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games.The competition begins Wednesday and runs until Saturday, w...
Feb 27, 2024

UPDATED: P.A. police looking for missing woman
Update: Police advised on Mar. 3, 2024, at 10:07 a.m. that Dana Ballantyne was located safe. ---Prince Albert Police are asking the public for help finding a missing 28-year-old woman.Dana Ballantyne ...
Feb 27, 2024

'Beautiful landscape': Waskesiu the site of two feature films
It's not exactly Hollywood, but it's as close as Saskatchewan has to a perfect backdrop for a movie.The picturesque hamlet of Waskesiu will be the site of two movie sets in the coming weeks, with both...
Feb 27, 2024

Sask. woman raising money to help family stuck in Gaza
"Every minute, they live in danger."Those are the words from a Saskatchewan woman who has been working endlessly to bring her family to Canada from the war in Gaza.Sabreen Algherbawi and her children ...
Feb 27, 2024

NEOSS celebrating 40th anniversary
A well-known non-profit organization in the northeast is celebrating its 40th anniversary.North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) started from humble beginnings in 1984. Originally named the ...
Feb 27, 2024