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CATSask holds first-ever adoption event in Melfort

A non-profit organization is helping cats find the purr-fect place by holding their first-ever adoption event.With the opening of a new pet store in Melfort, Cat Action Teams of Saskatchewan (CATSask)...

Jul 25, 2023

In Mid-Summer, Rural Residents Worry About Heating Costs

"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Rural residents of Saskatchewan are facing a cris...

Jul 25, 2023

Demo Derby a smash success for Battlefords Ag. Society

More than 2,000 people came out to the Battlefords exhibition grounds Saturday, to take in the smash and crash of the 38th Annual Demolition Derby in North Battleford. Put on by the Battlefords Ag. So...

Jul 25, 2023

Porcupine Carragana Hospital resumes 24/7 health services, adds new physician

Those in Porcupine Plain and its surrounding area now have access to 24/7 in-person healthcare, once again.The Porcupine Carragana Hospital officially resumed around-the-clock emergency room (ER) serv...

Jul 24, 2023

P.A. reports first-ever case of Dutch Elm Disease

For the first time ever, the City of Prince Albert is reporting a case of Dutch Elm Disease (DED).In a media release on Monday, the City confirmed the cases of the disease in multiple elm trees in the...

Jul 24, 2023

Sweetgrass archer takes home gold at North American Indigenous Games

It was a week to remember for Sweetgrass First Nation's Lyrik Albert, as she took home the gold in her first time representing Saskatchewan at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). One of m...

Jul 24, 2023

'You are never too old to start': Prince Albert man with MS receives black belt

A Prince Albert man with multiple-sclerosis is celebrating the milestone accomplishment of earning his black belt in karate after training for six years. Martin Shenher, who trains at Prince Albert's ...

Jul 24, 2023

Work begins on new parking for P.A.'s Victoria Hospital, officially starting construction on expansion project

Construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has officially started.A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday to celebrate work beginning on the site's new parking lot. Paul ...

Jul 24, 2023

RCMP recover stolen trailer, fleeing suspect runs out of gas

A sticky fingered thief is facing a handful of charges after a number of stolen items were recently recovered.Last Wednesday, police were informed an enclosed trailer had been stolen from a property i...

Jul 24, 2023

Long-time Mustangs voice steps up to WHL level

The Melfort Mustangs will begin the 2023/24 SJHL season with a new voice, for the first time in more than six years.Mat Barrett arrived in Melfort in April of 2017, taking over the last bit of the Nip...

Jul 24, 2023