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Wolf hunting licenses to be available to out of province hunters
The recently released provincial budget contained a lot of notes for a lot of groups and a lot of money for them as well. One news note from that busy day will interest the hunting community.Saskatche...
Mar 28, 2023

Prince Albert wrestlers make big impact at Nationals
The 2023 National Canadian Wrestling Championship was held in Vancouver last weekend and a small group of local athletes stood toe-to-toe with the country's best.Represented by six athletes, the Princ...
Mar 28, 2023

Councillors sound off after one vote delays pool borrowing bylaw
One vote has delayed the Prince Albert's $30 million pool and arena borrowing bylaw and will not change the outcome but could end up costing the city some money, frustrated councillors said at Monday'...
Mar 28, 2023

Vancouver archdiocese and private school deny wrongdoing, sue alleged abusers
VANCOUVER - The Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and have filed their own lawsuits against the alleged abu...
Mar 28, 2023

Federal budget addresses health care, dental plan, ‘grocery rebate’
As was the case a week earlier in the Saskatchewan budget, health care was one of the main focuses when the federal budget was released Tuesday.The budget is calling for spending of nearly $491 billio...
Mar 28, 2023

Stars' trio named to National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Three hockey players from the local Battlefords teams have been selected to represent Saskatchewan at this spring's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.Recent Battlefords North Stars commit for n...
Mar 28, 2023

Spiritwood woman wins over $250K
A woman from Spiritwood is a lot richer after buying a Poker Lotto ticket.Cheryl Dumas originally thought she had won $1,000 after checking her ticket on March 4 at the Lake Country Co-Op Gas bar. She...
Mar 28, 2023

Good gravy: Knotty Pine wins top awards for Poutine Week
The votes have been cast and once again, a local eatery has won the top prizes from Poutine Week.The second annual event saw several restaurants in the community offer a portion of sales of their pout...
Mar 28, 2023

Former Bronco pursuing Paralympic dream
A member of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos is still pursuing hockey at the highest level, but now it's in a different way.Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down in 2018, following the Humb...
Mar 28, 2023

Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget
The Canadian government committed $13.8 million in Tuesday's budget to addressing safe sport issues that have dominated headlines over the last year. Federal sport minister Pascale St-Onge has said th...
Mar 28, 2023