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Broda family donates $500K to support Hope's Home childcare centre

Two new inclusive classrooms at the new Saskatoon Child Care Centre have been made possible, thanks to the generous support of a well known family with ties to Prince Albert.The Cas and Marie Broda Fa...

Sep 20, 2024

WATCH: The responsibility that comes with being a school crossing guard

Not all heroes wear capes or carry shields, because the students who work as crossing guards at Prince Albert's elementary schools are distinguished by their brightly-coloured vests and red stop signs...

Sep 20, 2024

'A Barber's Collection' a love letter to North Battleford

In the mid-1950's, a British psychiatrist took part in a ceremony with members of Red Pheasant Cree Nation; a followup to work being done further south in Saskatchewan that saw the creation of a term ...

Sep 20, 2024

Prince Albert helps raise over $200,000 for Make-A-Wish

Four-year-old Mallory Jess was smiling from ear to ear after learning she's going with her family to Disney World.The presentation was part of a special fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Canada Saskatchewan ...

Sep 20, 2024

Former Little Pine chief Wayne Semaganis to run for N.B. mayor

Wayne Semaganis, former chief of Little Pine Cree Nation, has decided to run for mayor of the City of North Battleford in this coming election."I believe it is time, because of where we are in all of ...

Sep 20, 2024

Lost, found and full of flavour: Moose Kebab and Shawarma a new family tradition

An immigrant family from Ukraine to the Battlefords has seen success with their local shawarma restaurant, but the path to get here has been both emotional and long- starting all the way back in World...

Sep 19, 2024

Battlefords military history enthusiast honoured with King Charles III coronation medal

A Battleford resident is among the first in the province to receive a King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of the work he has done to honour military history. Tim Popp, a retired RCMP offi...

Sep 19, 2024

National Forest Week: Local forestry company a ‘shining star’ in industry

More than half of Saskatchewan is covered in trees, but according to the CEO of Forest Saskatchewan, most people aren't aware of just how significant the forestry industry is to the province. "It empl...

Sep 19, 2024

Men of the North distributes 125 pairs of shoes to northern students

Children in Buffalo Narrows and the tri-communities were gifted new shoes in recent weeks thanks to the efforts of Men of the North. Men of the North was provided 200 pairs of Nike shoes by the Toront...

Sep 19, 2024

5G services increasing connectivity for rural and remote communities in the North

SaskTel is expanding its 5G service to over 50 rural and Indigenous communities in the north.La Ronge, Buffalo Pound, Red Earth Cree Nation, and 50 other cell sites and several highway corridors will ...

Sep 19, 2024