Events

Phones kept ringing as Operation Red Nose saw busier season in the Battlefords

Snowy roads, bitter cold and holiday parties didn't slow things down for Operation Red Nose in the Battlefords this year - if anything, they kept the phones ringing.The volunteer-run safe-ride service...

Jan 05, 2026

Battlefords Area Pride brews support with monthly 'Queer Coffee Connection'

Battlefords Area Pride is welcoming the new year with an event focused on connection and community. On the third Sunday of every month, members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community and supporting allies will ga...

Jan 05, 2026

Operation Red Nose reports jump in ridership

An annual holiday service that helps provide party goers with a safe ride home, is reporting a successful and busier year.Operation Red Nose was run in 60 communities across Canada and nearly 23,000 r...

Jan 05, 2026

Whitter’s winner secures Hawks’ victory

The Nipawin Hawks needed overtime, but the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club opened the 2026 portion of their schedule with a 3-2 overtime win against the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Saturday.P...

Jan 05, 2026

Team SJHL takes Gold at Viking Cup

Tylan Henrikson (Yorkton Terriers) tied the championship game with 14.4 seconds left, and Ethan Andrews (Estevan Bruins) buried the OT winner as Team SJHL claimed the Viking Cup with a 5-4 win over SA...

Jan 04, 2026

Local hockey teams kick of 2026 with action packed weekend

In addition to the Prince Albert Raiders opening 2026 with a home-and-home series against the Regina Pats, teams from other leagues in Prince Albert are bringing in the new year with their own faceoff...

Jan 02, 2026

Carney will meet with Ukraine’s allies in Paris as peace talks intensify

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine's allies as talks aimed at ending Russia's war intensify.The Prime Minister's Office says Carney will be in Par...

Jan 02, 2026

Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded...

Jan 02, 2026

Salvation Army confirms temporary location at Union Centre on 8th St. E. following devastating blaze

While the cause of a devastating fire that destroyed the Salvation Army in Prince Albert on Christmas night is still not known, what has been determined is a temporary location for the organization th...

Jan 01, 2026

About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less th...

Jan 01, 2026