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Firefighter dies responding to call in Grandmother's Bay, funeral planned for Friday
The volunteer fire chief of Grandmother's Bay, who passed away while attending a call on Sunday, is being remembered for the four decades he devoted to serving the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB).Gor...
Apr 25, 2023
PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 30th anniversary
Over 1,700 youth, from 25 different schools across Northern Saskatchewan, have gathered in Prince Albert this week for a special event.The Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival is celebrating...
Apr 25, 2023
Teaching the Northeast mindfulness one breathing session at a time
Practicing mindfulness and working through stress is the focus of a wellness program in the northeast.April is stress awareness month and Shell's Fitness and Soul Center is taking to Melfort and Nipaw...
Apr 25, 2023
Old school site development sent back to the drawing board
What will happen to the now-empty parcel of land that used to hold the Agnus Merasty School will go back to the drawing board. City councillors want more green space and Miller Contracting said the si...
Apr 25, 2023
Minor football soon to kick off outdoor season
The last of the late-winter and early-spring snow hung on as long as it could in Prince Albert, but try as it might it could not hold back football season.Beginning this weekend, sessions are starting...
Apr 25, 2023
Meadow Lake Lions Club member recognized for long service
Meadow Lake Lions Club is honouring a long-serving volunteer who has been with the group for 60 years. Barry Gibson joined the club when he was 22 years old. He is a charter member, since he has been ...
Apr 25, 2023
Children, First Nations are key focus of Immunization Awareness Week in Sask.
From now until Sunday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be stressing the importance of vaccines during National Immunization Awareness Week.The key messages for this week are the importanc...
Apr 25, 2023
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans...
Apr 25, 2023
Joly 'concerned' as Azerbaijan escalates Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Armenia
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she's "deeply concerned" about Azerbaijan escalating a long-running dispute with Armenia over a breakaway province by blocking its main access road. ...
Apr 25, 2023
Northeast man takes over as Golf Saskatchewan president
Golf Saskatchewan recently elected a new president and it's someone quite familiar with the northeast area.Kevin Duchscherer will take over the reins, while also currently serving as the president of ...
Apr 25, 2023