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Prince Albert calls on SUMA for help with funding para-transit and policing

Prince Albert's Mayor says a para-transit funding agreement between municipalities and the provincial government is outdated and causing stress for operational planning. One of the resolutions brought...

Apr 16, 2025

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season

As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...

Apr 16, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased

Update: April 17, 8:43 a.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that missing 33-year-old Jana Laliberte was located deceased. Following a preliminary investigation, Laliberte's death is not believed to be suspi...

Apr 16, 2025

Prince Albert Sharks’ Para Swimmer Ali D. Shines at Canada Open Swimming Championships

Ali D, the talented para swimmer from the Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club, delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 Canada Open Swimming Championships in Edmonton this weekend, securing multipl...

Apr 16, 2025

UPDATED: Missing 18-year-old woman found deceased

Update: April 16, 4:28 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP said that missing 18-year-old Adyson King was located deceased. RCMP, along with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, continue to investigate. No further info...

Apr 16, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

Catching up with Mayor Hawtin on takeaways from the 2025 SUMA

North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin says this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Convention and Trade show provided both insight and inspiration as council looks to tackle maj...

Apr 15, 2025

Sharks’ year-end awards celebrate unforgettable season

The Battlefords AAA Sharks concluded their 2024-25 season with their year-end awards banquet, celebrating the record-breaking campaign that saw them climb to the very top of the Saskatchewan Female U1...

Apr 15, 2025

'Common man' Darrell Patan running in Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake for Canadian Future Party

Darrell Patan says he's not a career politician, but rather a "common man" stepping up for the people of the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding as the newly named Canadian Future Party (CFP) ...

Apr 15, 2025

Pothole repair underway in Prince Albert

Residents are being encouraged to report potholes to the city as operations have begun to repair the pesky post-melt problems.Potholes form when moisture from snowmelt or rain seeps into pavement crac...

Apr 15, 2025