Events

Free fishing returns for Family Day long weekend

One of Saskatchewan's popular pastimes is free to enjoy this long weekend. Free Fishing Weekend allows residents and visitors to angle on Saskatchewan's public waters, except for national parks, witho...

Feb 17, 2024

Voices of the North gets ready to rock again

A three-day showcase of musicians from across Northern Saskatchewan remains one of the more popular events at the Prince Albert Winter Festival.Voices of the North opens Thursday night at the Exhibiti...

Feb 15, 2024

Art gallery showcases Indigenous work by Northlands College students and staff

The public is invited to an art reception on Tuesday for an exhibit featuring the work of Northlands College students and staff.The exhibit is entitled Indigenous Reflections and it's a collection of ...

Feb 13, 2024

Library to host Indigenous Storytelling Month event

The public is invited to La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library this week to partake in an evening of Indigenous storytelling, song and dance. The event, which is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m., i...

Feb 12, 2024

Red Pheasant Cree Nation veteran to be honoured in Belgium with commemorative plaque

On an autumn day at the end of October 1917, a soldier fell near the Passchendaele Ridge. Now, 107 years after a sniper's bullet struck him down, Alexander Wuttunee Decoteau of Red Pheasant Cree Natio...

Feb 09, 2024

Archives Week at PNLS showcases new exhibit on Island Falls Dam construction

Saskatchewan Archives Week is coming up and archivist Graham Guest has a special exhibit he's excited to share with the public. The Paul Floch Collection is a series of images taken by or collected by...

Feb 01, 2024

Lac La Ronge Winter Festival scheduled for March

Preparations are in the works for the upcoming 2023 Lac La Ronge Winter Festival. That's according to Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) director of sports and recreation Kevin Roberts, w...

Jan 29, 2024

Canadians gather to say a final goodbye to former NDP leader Ed Broadbent

Canada's first provincial First Nations premier singled out Ed Broadbent as a beacon of civility in politics Sunday as generations of political leaders gathered to bid a final goodbye to the left-lean...

Jan 28, 2024

Tux and Toques Gala kicks off 60th Prince Albert Winter Festival

Friends and supporters of the Prince Albert Winter Festival gathered at the Prince Albert Wildlife Federation on Saturday for the Tux and Toques Gala, marking the beginning of the beloved annual winte...

Jan 28, 2024

Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day

A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland.About 20 surv...

Jan 27, 2024