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NLSD short 33 teachers as start of school year nears
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is short 33 teachers as the academic year is set to begin in less than two weeks. While a teacher shortage has been a continuous issue for Northern Lights fo...
Aug 20, 2025
They don’t hand out the Grey Cup in August
The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer's and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Pattison Media.As the Saskatchewan Roughriders prepared to face th...
Aug 20, 2025
Two Rebeccas tapped out of the Amazing Race
If the photos are anything to go by, not winning the Amazing Race is not a total loss, which one member of the Flying Dust First Nation and her partner recently experienced. Rebecca Merasty was teamed...
Aug 20, 2025
Parliament should have discussed recognition of Palestinian state, open letter says
OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament...
Aug 20, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central Amer...
Aug 20, 2025
Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for th...
Aug 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. His call on a visit ...
Aug 20, 2025
Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity vis...
Aug 20, 2025
Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Direct...
Aug 20, 2025
Riders’ kicker Brett Lauther ‘Not up to the standard’ in 2025 so far
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 8-1 and the top team in the CFL, so there aren't many negatives in their play right now - but one key player is trying to kick his struggles.Riders kicker Brett Lauthe...
Aug 20, 2025