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Krista Fox recognized after walking across Canada for MMIW

Local advocate Krista Fox, who walked across Canada to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, was honoured at a special gathering and barbecue lunch in North Battleford Friday. Orga...

Oct 14, 2022

Rise Air adds new aircraft to help meet demand from northern Sask. communities

A northern Saskatchewan airline is continuing to update its fleet to meet the demands of people in remote communities.Rise Air recently purchased an ATR 42-500, a much more modern and reliable plane. ...

Oct 14, 2022

New book by late author explores power in story

"This is his last words to us in this world."That's what Joan Johnson said about the release of her late husband Harold Johnson's 12th book The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fiction...

Oct 11, 2022

Trudeau condemns deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukrainian cities

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as the country unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, including downtown Kyiv whe...

Oct 10, 2022

Lost cat makes an improbable return home, three years later

The cat came back, but it wasn't the very next day.In fact, it took more than three years for a lost cat to make its way back to one Saskatoon woman.When the feline was wandering around a couple's yar...

Oct 09, 2022

Andrea Skinner resigns as Hockey Canada's interim chair

Andrea Skinner has submitted her resignation as the interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors.The embattled national sports organization confirmed Skinner's intention to resign both as chair...

Oct 09, 2022

Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year

Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...

Oct 06, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals presented in La Ronge

Eighteen individuals from northern Saskatchewan were in La Ronge on Sunday for a very rare medal ceremony.Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty presented Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals as part of the late...

Oct 02, 2022

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty to visit five schools in Northern Sask.

The office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan announced on Friday that Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty will be visiting five schools in Northern Saskatchewan next week, including Buffalo Narr...

Sep 30, 2022

Sweetgrass illustrator Azby Whitecalf uses talents to bring stories to life

Local Indigenous artist Azby Whitecalf said being able to create the art for a new children's book has been a fun opportunity to get in touch with their (preferred pronoun) own inner child at the same...

Sep 30, 2022