Author Archives:

Meadow Lake, Flying Dust First Nation cancel Canada Day celebrations
Canada Day is going to have a different look and feel to it this year as the historic date is set to receive an approach unique from any other year in memory. In a post on social media on Thursday, th...
Jun 25, 2021

Concerts to return to Danceland this summer
People will soon be dancing again at Danceland in Manitou Beach.The first concert has been booked at the legendary dance hall since October 24, 2020. Saskatchewan rock bands Johnny 2 Fingers & the...
Jun 25, 2021
Elder Liz Settee reflects on experience educating students
At the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) board meeting on Monday, which also happened to be National Indigenous Peoples Day, the board reviewed all the division's efforts during the s...
Jun 25, 2021

Fully vaccinated against COVID-19? Here's five things health officials say you can do
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada released guidelines Friday on what people can do if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says people are ...
Jun 25, 2021

CPCA welcomes back fans in 2021 debut
Chuckwagon racing is back after a year-long hiatus.The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association 2021 season is underway, with its first tour stop in Poundmaker Cree Nation. It's also the first wel...
Jun 25, 2021

Iqaluit mayor wants land tax exemption on churches removed over residential schools
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's mayor says he plans to make a motion to remove a land tax exemption for churches in Nunavut's capital city. Kenny Bell says he decided to do so after the Cowessess First N...
Jun 25, 2021

News hound, animal lover, former CP bureau chief Jill St. Louis dies at 66
VANCOUVER - Jill St. Louis, a former Vancouver bureau chief at The Canadian Press who thrived in a fast-breaking news environment and was a friend to anything with four legs, has died after a battle w...
Jun 25, 2021

Canada rugby coach awaits word on players on final weekend ahead of July tour
Canada coach Kingsley Jones will be watching this weekend's Major League Rugby games with particular interest, hoping that members of his July touring squad who play emerge unscathed. He has already h...
Jun 25, 2021

'Staying alive is an obsession:' Family of survivors reflect on residential schools
The weeds of residential schools are tangled throughout the family tree of Clayton Episkenew and many other Indigenous people in Canada. "I have come a long way but at times feel guilty that I am here...
Jun 25, 2021

Montreal Canadiens' magical playoff run helped inspire Lawson in naming of yearling
Next year, Henri Richard and Joe Zuger will be roommates. Not the former hockey and football standouts. Rather, their horse-racing namesakes. Pocket Rocket and Zuger are currently yearlings and Woodbi...
Jun 25, 2021