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High school football playoffs start this weekend
It's down to crunch time for high school football across the province.Several local teams will be starting their playoff runs this weekend. The defending provincial champion Melfort Comets look to con...
Oct 23, 2025
Prince Albert Child Care Haunted House
Prince Albert Child Care is hosting a Haunted House.See the poster for details.
Oct 23, 2025
Maple bugs are a nuisance, not harmful...just don't squash them
They've been coming out in droves over the last few weeks. Black bugs with red markings often congregating, sometimes in the hundreds or thousands, on warm surfaces around your home or outbuildings. S...
Oct 23, 2025
City looking for civic minded people for boards
Civic-minded community members are being asked by Prince Albert city hall to consider sitting on some local boards.Spots are available on the Board of Police Commissioners, the Development Appeals Boa...
Oct 23, 2025
North Battleford family preparing for another huge Halloween
Different holidays are extra special to different families. For some, it's Thanksgiving. Others, it's Christmas. For the Standinghorn family, it's Halloween without a doubt. Their house on Douglas Ave...
Oct 22, 2025
Wendel Clark talks Saskatchewan hockey memories ahead of Kinsmen Sportsman’s Dinner
With the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club's 16th Annual Sportsman Dinner coming up this Saturday, attendees will not only be there to honour this year's award winners, but also to listen to stories from Sas...
Oct 22, 2025
Nipawin native named to Canadian U17 World Challenge roster
Nineteen Western Hockey League (WHL) players were recently named to Canada's roster for the U17 Hockey Challenge, and one of them is from the northeast.Nipawin's own Blake Chorney, a current forward f...
Oct 22, 2025
McPhail says Throne Speech doesn't address northern challenges
Cumberland NDP MLA Jordan McPhail doesn't believe this afternoon's Throne Speech recognizes the challenges faced by residents of Northern Saskatchewan. "What we have seen is they have not recognized a...
Oct 22, 2025
Busy lead-up to Halloween in the northeast
There are plenty of fun events for families in the northeast as Halloween approaches. The Marguerite Riel Centre (MRC) is hosting the Halloween Family Dance Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the K...
Oct 22, 2025
Community groups hold steady in 2026 funding requests to North Battleford
North Battleford city council has heard its 2026 community budget delegations, with most organizations maintaining or slightly reducing their funding requests ahead of budget deliberations next month....
Oct 22, 2025