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Ratt instructs PBCN students on art of making bows and arrows
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation youth living in Prince Albert are in La Ronge this week learning how to make handmade bows and arrows. The small group was brought to town by Randy Clarke, who is a fourth...
Aug 10, 2020
Full steam ahead for summer roadway projects in North Battleford
Despite a rainy summer, several major infrastructure projects are finished or nearing completion in North Battleford, with several more scheduled for the next two months.Underground utility work is co...
Aug 10, 2020
Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020
Schools restart dominates local campaigning
This story was updated following the release Monday afternoon by the government of illness in care procedures within schools..--With 10 weeks to go to the provincial election, the incumbent MLA in the...
Aug 10, 2020
Charges laid after P.A. National Park incident
Waskesiu/Prince Albert RCMP have laid charges in connection to the incident at Prince Albert National Park in the early hours of Sunday morning.30-year-old Christopher Anthony Sanderson has been charg...
Aug 10, 2020
Trial scheduled for accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder case
A man charged in connection to a homicide on the Thunderchild First Nation in 2018 is now set for a trial at Battleford's Queen's Bench Court two years from now.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 45, is charged wit...
Aug 10, 2020
Melfort Arts Council recruiting new volunteers
The Melfort Arts Council is currently rejuvenating and looking to grow its memberships and recruiting volunteers.Chair of the visual arts committee Brenda Mellon said volunteers do not need to conside...
Aug 10, 2020
Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation
OTTAWA - The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in regions...
Aug 10, 2020
RCMP investigating damage to bulldozer in R.M. of Lake Lenore
Melfort RCMP are asking the public for information regarding some property damage in the R.M. of Lake Lenore.Between July 19 and 23, suspects entered a rural property in the rural municipality and cau...
Aug 10, 2020
Canada 'deeply concerned' by crackdown in Belarus, says Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is "deeply concerned" by a violent crackdown following presidential elections in Belarus. Dozens of people have been inju...
Aug 10, 2020