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Crozon, Team Canada win one last stop on home soil before trip to Paris

Humboldt native Paige Crozon and the rest of Team Canada are roughly just a week away from flying to Paris, France to compete in their first Olympics in Women's 3x3 Basketball.Before they set off on a...

Jul 09, 2024

Miller named semi-finalist in entrepreneurial competition for third time

Wyatt Miller, a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, is hoping the third time will be the charm in the Powwow Pitch entrepreneurial competition. Once again, he has been named a semi-finalist in the...

Jul 09, 2024

Former Bronco comfortable, confident following second development camp in Vancouver

A former member of the Humboldt Broncos continues to work on his craft at an NHL-calibre level.Matthew Perkins attended his second Vancouver Canucks development camp this past week, after having been ...

Jul 08, 2024

Fourth and final year of walk by survivors of Duck Lake residential school underway

There are only about 75 kilometres between Duck Lake and Wahpeton Dakota First Nation, but it's a much longer journey for Scott Bird on the path of reconciliation. "My whole family was part of the [In...

Jul 07, 2024

‘We need closure’: community gathers for Tamra Keepness annual BBQ

The disappearance of Tamra Keepness remains a mystery even 20 years later, as more than 100 people gathered to keep her story fresh in people's minds.Five-year-old Keepness disappeared from her home i...

Jul 06, 2024

Melfort's Misskey selected by Sharks in 2024 NHL Draft

A northeast hockey player just had one of the most important moments of his career, yet somehow, it happened on the golf course.Melfort's own Nate Misskey found out he was selected 143rd overall by th...

Jul 06, 2024

Hawks begin in Flin Flon, Broncos to host Hounds for season-opener

The 2024/25 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League schedule was released earlier this week, as it's been determined when and where all 12 teams will play their 56 regular season games.For the Nipawin Hawks...

Jul 05, 2024

90-year-old Sask. baseball historian makes Toronto Blue Jays wish

Jane Shury makes the drive to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum five days a week.She parks her vehicle, unlocks the front door, and steps inside the bright green building that is home ...

Jul 05, 2024

Former Mustangs play-by-play man returns home

A long-time Melfort Mustangs play-by-play announcer will now get to call hockey games in his hometown.Mat Barrett, who was on the North East airwaves for just over six seasons (a full six with the Mus...

Jul 04, 2024

Porcupine Plain's Smith taken by Ducks in 2024 NHL Draft

A northeast hockey player just celebrated one of the most memorable moments of his entire life... hearing his name called in the NHL Draft.Porcupine Plain's Tarin Smith was selected by the Anaheim Duc...

Jul 03, 2024