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Local teams shine as high school volleyball returns to community
It was a big weekend for volleyball, and high school athletics in general, at both John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) and North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) over the weekend.The JPII junio...
Sep 20, 2021

Leafs' Matthews, Marner focused on the present following another playoff disaster
TORONTO - Auston Matthews isn't really interested in looking back. Unless, that is, the topic's something other than his Maple Leafs. Toronto's star centre made waves in July when television cameras c...
Sep 20, 2021

Canadian women's hockey team to play B.C. Junior A men as part of Olympic prep
CALGARY - Canada's women's hockey team will play a pair of games against male Junior A teams in B.C. next month. The national women's team, currently centralized in Calgary to prepare for the 2022 Win...
Sep 20, 2021

Eight hurt after fire at lumber-drying facility southeast of Quebec City
BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say eight people were injured in an early morning fire at a lumber-drying facility southeast of Quebec City. Provincial police say they received 911 calls ...
Sep 20, 2021

Man arrested in suspicious death investigation
Spiritwood RCMP have arrested a 60-year-old male in relation to the suspicious death reported on Friday.Walter Jack Abbott of Pelican Lake First Nation was arrested later that day and has been charged...
Sep 20, 2021

COVID vaccine records with QR codes now available
A new proof of vaccination option is available to Saskatchewan residents - QR codes.Any Saskatchewan resident with a MySaskHealthRecord account can now access their COVID-19 vaccination record in a ne...
Sep 20, 2021

Unregistered voters still with options on election day
For those who've recently moved and haven't had time to plan out their voting strategy for tonight, there is one last option, even if you've left things until the last minute. In fact, you can sign up...
Sep 20, 2021

Prince Albert High Noon Optimists - We Need YOU!!
The HN Club held our annual General Meeting and Planning conference on September 13. This is when we plan a number of Club objectives for the coming twelve months. President Izabela led us through the...
Sep 20, 2021

White House to require by November that foreign visitors to U.S. be vaccinated
WASHINGTON - By early November, most adult foreign nationals will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to travel to the United States, the White House announced Monday. The news is th...
Sep 20, 2021

National Forest Week Is September 19-25
National Forest Week 2021 highlights how Canada's diverse forests are connected to our everyday lives.Forests are more important now than ever, a beacon of renewal, resilience and hope for the future....
Sep 20, 2021