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Carlton student soars high after cheerleading team wins championship
Update 8:12pm Monday: Prairie Fire's bid was accepted and so they will compete in Florida in May.Just days before her 17th birthday, Prince Albert's Ava Woroniuk has received a huge lift.The cheerlead...
Feb 06, 2023

Warm temperatures in La Ronge expected to linger
Warm temperatures are expected to continue in La Ronge until the weekend. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang, who said the above-average temperatures in...
Feb 06, 2023

Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer
OTTAWA - Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages says he hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer - about two years after it was first announced. Ronald Ignace appeared bef...
Feb 06, 2023

NHL all-star festivities netted some surprising results for Proline bettors
TORONTO - The NHL all-star festivities presented a few surprises for Proline customers. The league's best gathered last weekend in Florida but according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 3...
Feb 06, 2023

McKinsey doesn't meet criteria for banning company from federal contracts: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada says the federal government's ethics rules do not disqualify consulting firm McKinsey & Company from doing business with the ...
Feb 06, 2023

Prince Albert liquor permit up as SLGA starts sell off
The permit for one of two provincially run liquor stores in Prince Albert is part of an initial lot of sales by SLGA. The province announced last year they would no longer operate retail liquor stores...
Feb 06, 2023

Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course
EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers...
Feb 06, 2023

B.C. fire tanker crashes in Australia, both on board safe: owner
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Boeing 737 air tanker owned by a British Columbia company has crashed in western Australia while on deployment to a fire. Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni on Vancouver Is...
Feb 06, 2023

Moe lays out expectations ahead of federal-provincial health-care meeting
The much-anticipated health-care meeting between Canada's premiers and the federal government is set to take place on Tuesday.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told reporters at the Regina Airport on Sun...
Feb 06, 2023

Rural internet services set to improve in the northeast
A local communications company has partnered with SaskTel to help "bring more advanced broadband solutions and faster internet speeds to underserved rural areas in east-central Saskatchewan."The local...
Feb 06, 2023