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Candle Lake eagerly awaits Canada Day festivities
Canada Day marks the unofficial kickoff to summer for many, and for the resort village of Candle Lake, that's no different.This year's events have a little more anticipation around them for two reason...
Jun 30, 2022

Quilly Willy Sports Days returns to Canada Day weekend
Quilly Willy Days, also known as Porcupine Sports Days is returning to Canada Day weekend this year.The three-day event hasn't occurred during its normal time these past two years, having been complet...
Jun 30, 2022

After many decades of volunteering at seniors home, P.A. woman receives national award
A Prince Albert woman is receiving a national award for her years of volunteer work at a local seniors home.Molly Cowie received a plaque on Thursday from Abbeyfield Canada, a non-profit that oversees...
Jun 30, 2022

COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations continue to drop in Sask.
Several key COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in Saskatchewan, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Health.This will be the last weekly update, as the Province moves to monthly repor...
Jun 30, 2022

Prosecutors: 'Tiger King' star trafficked endangered animals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "Tiger King" star Bhagavan "Doc" Antle has been charged with buying or selling endangered lemurs, cheetahs, and a chimpanzee without the proper paperwork, federal prosecutors in ...
Jun 30, 2022

La Ronge RCMP seize 425 grams of cocaine, handgun
La Ronge RCMP seized hundreds of grams of cocaine last week. That's according to an RCMP weekly update, which states on June 19 at approximately 9:10 a.m., police received a report of a break-and-ente...
Jun 30, 2022

Dog Patch Music Festival
Dog Patch Music Festival will be July 22 to 24 at Loon Lake, Sk.See the poster and website for ticket information and details.
Jun 30, 2022

Annual Gun and Archery, Toy Farm Equipment, Coins, Stamps and Collectables Show and Sale
The Battlefords Wildlife Federation Annual Gun and Archery, Toy Farm Equipment, Coins, Stamps and Collectables Show and Sale will be August 20 and 21st.See the poster for full details.
Jun 30, 2022

De Grasse, Warner headline Canadian team heading to world athletics championships
TORONTO - Sprinter Andre De Grasse, decathlete Damian Warner and shot putter Sarah Mitton headline Canada's 54-member team heading to the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Mitton is ...
Jun 30, 2022

AP source: USC, UCLA in process of joining Big Ten
UCLA and Southern California are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference in a seismic change that could lead to another major realignment of college sports. A person who has been brief...
Jun 30, 2022