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Taxi deregulation, rate increase to be discussed at upcoming La Ronge council meeting
Cab rates in the tri-communities could increase if a request by Family Taxi is passed. That's according to a document prepared ahead of Tuesday's regular La Ronge council meeting. The request from Fam...
Aug 21, 2023

Fertilizer Distribution Centre being planned in Tisdale
Tisdale will soon be home to a new fertilizer distribution centre.Genesis Fertilizers has partnered with Invest Tisdale to create the facility which would coincide with its urea production facility th...
Aug 21, 2023

P.A. ball players help Team Sask. win bronze at Westerns
The U14 Girls' Western Canada Baseball Championship was held this past weekend in Richmond, B.C. and two athletes from Prince Albert helped Team Saskatchewan win the bronze.Brooklyn Leibel and Criseyd...
Aug 21, 2023

Candle Lake man re-arrested after 23 firearms and 100,000 rounds of ammunition found at residence
A 50-year-old man from Candle Lake is facing over a dozen charges, following a pair of incidents in the community earlier this month.Steven Mitchell was arrested on Aug. 10.Nipawin and Smeaton RCMP re...
Aug 21, 2023

Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprin...
Aug 21, 2023

P.A. players and coaches help Sask. win bronze at U13 Lacrosse Nationals
Four Prince Albert players and two coaches propelled Saskatchewan to a bronze medal at the U13 National Lacrosse Championships this past weekend.The team edged out a 6-5 victory over Nova Scotia in th...
Aug 21, 2023

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalty
DENVER (AP) - A judge has handed down a sentence of life in prison and over $15 million in penalties to a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari. Larry Rudolph w...
Aug 21, 2023

Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
It's going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third - and final - bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampede...
Aug 21, 2023

Sask Baseball H.O.F. celebrates Induction Class of 2023
Over 320 people filled the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford Saturday night, for the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame's 38th Annual Induction Ceremony. Thirteen individuals and two teams were ens...
Aug 21, 2023

Choiceland death not suspicious, say police
The recent death of a woman in Choiceland is not considered suspicious, said RCMP. The woman, who was not named by police, was reported deceased on August 16. Because the death was not criminal, the S...
Aug 21, 2023