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Men of the North requests amendment to Community Grant Policy
Men of the North is asking La Ronge council to amend its Community Grant Policy.That's according to documents submitted by the non-profit ahead of next week's (Feb. 13) regular council meeting. The gr...
Feb 09, 2024

Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May
TORONTO - It may soon cost more to send letters in the mail. Canada Post is aiming to raise the cost of stamps by seven cents, to 99 cents, for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which it sa...
Feb 09, 2024

American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...
Feb 09, 2024

North Stars travel to Notre Dame for Friday night matchup
After wrapping up a six-game homestand at the ACC earlier in the week, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the road Friday night, for a divisional matchup with the Notre Dame Hounds, in Wilcox....
Feb 09, 2024

Artists invited to submit pieces for winter photography show
Whether it's hoarfrost transforming a treelined street to a winter wonderland or a white-tailed deer frolicking across a snow-covered field, photographers have a chance to submit winter-themed picture...
Feb 09, 2024

PARTNERS Family Services in Humboldt selected as Integrated Youth Services site
Four organizations across the province have been chosen to operate Saskatchewan's Integrated Youth Service (IYS) sites.One of the four is PARTNERS Family Services in Humboldt which will help deliver s...
Feb 09, 2024

Pickett happy to have deal with Ottawa done ahead of free agency
There'll be no free-agency angst for Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker solidified his CFL future earlier this week, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks. It came aft...
Feb 09, 2024

Mother pleads guilty in Inuit identity fraud case, charges dropped against daughters
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A lawyer for a Toronto woman says she has pleaded guilty in an Inuit identity fraud case and charges against her twin daughters have been dropped. Karima Manji, who is 59, and her d...
Feb 09, 2024

Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January.The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compar...
Feb 09, 2024

From Raiders to Riders: DB Nick Nelson signs with Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of a former NFLer on Friday.The CFL team said it had inked defensive back Nick Nelson to a contract.A 27-year-old product of Florence, S.C., Nelson w...
Feb 09, 2024