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Youth community garage sale raises $4,500 for Turning Point Youth Centre
A community garage sale organized by youth from the Turning Point Youth Centre (TPYC) raised $4,500 for the Meadow Lake non-profit. Malachi Reddekopp, Makayla Reddekopp and Aiden Munroe are the young ...
Jun 10, 2021

Local resident celebrates 81 years in style, with special lift as birthday gift
North Battleford's Sylvia Turuk can now check one more item off her bucket list- literally. Just days ahead of celebrating her 81st birthday this Friday, Turuk received an unexpected gift this week sh...
Jun 10, 2021

WDM North Battleford set for capacity increase
Western Development Museum (WDM) locations in Saskatchewan are gearing up for easing restrictions this summer.The organization announced in-person programs are returning with workshops starting June 2...
Jun 10, 2021

More than a body: His name was James ‘Moose’ Sewap
On Wednesday morning, paNOW reported a 55-year-old deceased man was found along the riverbank.Later that evening, family and friends honoured the life of that man and wanted the community to know that...
Jun 10, 2021

PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the ...
Jun 10, 2021

FunZone in Tisdale to kick off in July
FunZone in Tisdale will be back this summer.FunZone is a free kids program which includes water activities, story time and crafts and will kick off on July 5."It's designed as an alternative daytime p...
Jun 10, 2021

Lloydminster SK. provincial court to be converted to circuit court location
The Lloydminster Saskatchewan Provincial Court at 4815- 50th St. will convert to a circuit court location effective September 1, which will ultimately result in the loss of seven Lloydminster court st...
Jun 10, 2021

Residents updated about town council progress during virtual address
A town council virtual address was held Wednesday for residents of La Ronge wanting to learn more about what their local leadership has been up to. There were a number of topics discussed such as econ...
Jun 10, 2021

Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up afte...
Jun 10, 2021

Cumberland House Cree Nation declares jurisdiction over Sask. River Delta
The Chief of Cumberland House Cree Nation (CHCN) said he just wants his people and territory respected.And that's why the central Saskatchewan first nation is declaring economic sovereignty over its l...
Jun 10, 2021