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Battleford minor football team comeback with new training program

A junior Battleford football team is making a comeback this season with a new football program after COVID-19 strikes.The Bucks is a junior football team made up of grade 6 to grade 9 students. In 201...

Aug 29, 2024

Mustangs hire new full-time trainer

The Melfort Mustangs have hired a full-time trainer.Last season, duties were split between a variety of people, as the team seemed to have different personnel on the bench on any given night.As the se...

Aug 29, 2024

Local McDonald's employee receives manager of the year award

The general manager of McDonald's restaurant in Melfort has won a prestigious award. Harmanpreet Kaur was recognized by McDonald's Canada as one of the top five per cent of managers across the country...

Aug 28, 2024

Humboldt awards contract for groundwork at Broncos memorial site

The City of Humboldt has awarded the contract for the preparation of the site of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Council approved the awarding of the sole-source contract to Kirsch Constructio...

Aug 28, 2024

'There is no weakness in asking for help': Former food bank client, now volunteer shares her story

"It takes a strong person to ask for help," Linda Markovich says.The Battlefords resident is a long-serving volunteer at the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC), but at one time, she...

Aug 27, 2024

Nipawin community connections meeting more than registration night

This year's registration night in Nipawin has a different look. The town will host a community connections evening at the Evergreen Centre Sept. 12, starting at 5 p.m. General Manager of Leisure Servi...

Aug 27, 2024

Canada Post funds programs across Saskatchewan to benefit children and youth

The Canada Post Community Foundation is providing $1.3 million in grants to programs benefitting children and youth across the country.The grants will be distributed to charities, schools and communit...

Aug 26, 2024

Annual Powwow honours survivors and embraces the past

When people think about Powwows, they may imagine endless dancing with traditional footwork, bouncing to the beat of a thundering drum, and colourful regalia rich with culture; however, behind all the...

Aug 24, 2024

Broncos send rights of Tim Kim to Drayton Valley

The Humboldt Broncos have traded away the CJHL (Canadian Junior Hockey League) rights for Tim Kim.Kim's rights now belong to the Drayton Valley Thunder of the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League).In re...

Aug 23, 2024

Saskatchewan supports physicians with $10 Million funding

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have partnered to set up the Innovative Fund for family physician-led healthcare clinics in the province.Dr. Jess Melle, p...

Aug 23, 2024