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Hudson Bay barrel racer moving onto finals at Calgary Stampede

A barrel racer from Hudson Bay is seeing success at her first appearance at the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Bertina Olafson and her horse Duke are now second overall in the ladies barrel racing event. The ...

Jul 14, 2021

Plan for public washroom approved for downtown Prince Albert

Prince Albert residents may see a major improvement to downtown in the near future. A public washroom was brought up at the council meeting on Monday night and will now be further researched.Coun. Cha...

Jul 14, 2021

Battlefords Gymnastics Club sees strong turnout for summer camp program

The Battlefords Gymnastics Club has been keeping busy this summer, with a range of themed summer camps for children and youth in the community. The club will be hosting seven weeks of summer day camps...

Jul 14, 2021

Province reports 18 new cases, six in Northern zones

Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 and 30 recoveries were reported today in Saskatchewan. This brings the provincial total to 49,322 cases; 48,386 recoveries and 363 cases are considered active.Of the act...

Jul 14, 2021

'I don't know who would kill my son': third annual Justice for Jordan walk held in Prince Albert

Frances Merasty says when she last spoke with her son a week before his death, he was happy, fooling around and showed no signs anything was wrong.Three years have now passed since Jordan Ballantyne's...

Jul 14, 2021

Stepping Stones Shelter to re-open tonight

After being closed since April, the Stepping Stones Shelter is re-opening tonight due to funding from the Prince Albert Grand Council and the Saskatchewan Metis Nation.The total funding was around $16...

Jul 14, 2021

PineRidge Ford curling clubs worried about arena future

With a little over a month having passed since the Meadow Lake & District Arena was destroyed in a fire, there are still more questions than answers. While local hockey teams and skaters in the co...

Jul 13, 2021

ARC Creative Studios artists showcase talents

ARC Creative Studios artists march to their own beat, albeit quietly, as they create in their upstairs studios off 101st Street in downtown North Battleford.The collective plans to have a show of thei...

Jul 13, 2021

Indoor go-kart track proposal approved

A plan for an indoor go-kart track has been unanimously approved to move forward by Prince Albert city council.The proposed building expansion will be at the Minto Rec Centre and Lounge on 13th Street...

Jul 13, 2021

Battlefords United Way sees hit with Annual Golf Tournament

The Battlefords United Way held their annual Summer Golf Tournament Monday at Jackfish Lodge Golf Course. Featuring a near-capacity turnout of 110 golfers, event coordinator, Deborah Lindquist said th...

Jul 13, 2021