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'Retro Man' finds his way: Jake Vaadeland reflects on humble roots and JUNO win

When Jake Vaadeland decided to trade the classroom for the road, he was met with more skepticism than support."I had quit public school and started schooling myself," he said. "And instead of doing sc...

Apr 02, 2025

Team Hoffman takes first in New Horizons winter season

The New Horizons Curling League winter season wrapped up last week at the Twin Rivers Curling Club and after 12 weeks of tight competition, Team Hoffman (Al Hoffman, Kate McHarg, Louie Uhrmann, Calvin...

Apr 02, 2025

'Children are our future': St. Mary School shows early success in Sask. specialized classroom pilot

"When we first started, we had a little boy who was dysregulated often," said Jennifer Gentes, vice-principal at St. Mary School in North Battleford."He walked in, we had a meditation on the whiteboar...

Apr 02, 2025

Saskatchewan's largest addictions treatment centre is now fully open

Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Lori Carr announced today that the new addictions treatment centre near Lumsden, the EHN Willowview Recovery Centre, is now fully open with all 60 inpatient trea...

Apr 02, 2025

Maidstone emergency centre adds 24/7 virtual physician support

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has expanded its virtual physician program to provide overnight emergency care at the Maidstone Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC), also known as Maidstone Me...

Apr 02, 2025

Radiothon to 'keep STARS in the sky' takes off

For the fifth year, an integral part of emergency services in Saskatchewan is in need of community support. The STARS Critical Care on the Air radiothon, presented by BPH will take place today."We are...

Apr 02, 2025

'We have suffered with the shelter being there': Exhibition board responds to Stepping Stones departure

A former president of the Prince Albert Exhibition Association Board believes a decision by the Prince Albert YWCA to shut down shelter operations has more to do with political strategy than it does h...

Apr 01, 2025

Rising grocery costs and tariff concerns drive surge in home gardening interest

Managing a budget can be overwhelming enough without factoring in international trade policy, but with the threat of tariffs it appears more people are looking for ways to manage their grocery bills a...

Apr 01, 2025

Regional leaders signed MOU to explore $80.2M twin-pad arena project

Regional leaders officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Monday to advance discussions on the proposed $80.2 million twin-pad arena project, a move that could pave the way for a new regi...

Apr 01, 2025

Province, instructors see surge in gun licensing courses

It started when Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister and started to grow as more global events unfolded. Tim Thiessen, the president and owner of Saskatchewan Firearm Safety Training said the rea...

Apr 01, 2025