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La Ronge doctors submitted scurvy findings to peer-viewed journal
One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr. Jeff Irvine. "There will be more of a discussion again after this is released as a reminder that this i...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Meadow Lake Co-op Centre named 2025 Project of the Year
The Meadow Lake Co-op Centre has been named the 2025 Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute's North Saskatchewan Chapter.A document prepared for city council says Colliers Project Leaders, which managed construction, submitted the facility for the award earlier this fall, following a council resolution...
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Hoopla
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Meadow Lake Co-op Centre named 2025 Project of the Year
The Meadow Lake Co-op Centre has been named the 2025 Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute's North Saskatchewan Chapter.A document prepared for city council says Colliers Project Leaders, which managed construction, submitted the facility for the award earlier this fall, following a council resolution...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Catching up with MLA Jeremy Harrison: New Meadow Lake power station could reshape future in the Northwest
SaskPower's plan to replace Meadow Lake's aging natural-gas power station with a larger 55-megawatt facility is being positioned as a major reliability boost for Northwest Saskatchewan, according to the minister responsible for the Crown utility.The corporation has begun public engagement on the project, which would re...
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CLUB RESILIENCE
St. Cyr Trails Club rebuild gains momentum as volunteers push toward 2026 Sask. Winter Games
Four months after a fire levelled the St. Cyr Trails Club chalet near Meadow Lake, volunteers are deep into construction on a replacement building - a push the club hopes will keep the venue on track to host cross-country and Para Nordic skiing at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games in February. When the fire hit, club ...
Nov 25, 2025
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'A lot of intensity': Spartans complete flawless run to capture 4A boys volleyball championship
One last point ended the match, and with it, the Carpenter High School Spartans completed a flawless straight-sets march to the 4A provincial boys volleyball championship.Their unbeaten run included four straight-sets wins in round-robin play, followed by playoff victories over Melville, Humboldt and Moose Jaw Central ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Trade expansion
Indigenous company wants to see port to port corridor with Prince Albert as a hub
Prince Albert city council unanimously supported a pitch from a Saskatoon-based corporation that hopes to spearhead a northern trade corridor that would run from the Pacific ocean to the Hudson Bay. If successful, the corridor would have Prince Albert as a central hub. Dan Ukrainetz, along with Chief Kirby Constant of ...
Nov 25, 2025
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GREAT ESCAPE
WATCH: Longtime contest participant lands 2025 Great Escape trip to Puerto Vallarta
It was a night of fun, suspense and smiling finalists - and in the end, longtime attendee Robert Beatch walked away the winner of the 2025 Great Escape grand prize: a two-person trip to the new five-star Hotel Riu Jalisco in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. "Oh, very exciting. We've been coming to these parties for quite ...
Nov 22, 2025
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vitamin C
La Ronge doctors submitted scurvy findings to peer-viewed journal
One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr. Jeff Irvine. "There will be more of a discussion again after this is released as a reminder that this i...
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Green Light
Moe positive on Alberta pipeline deal and federal cooperation
From the next province over, Premier Scott Moe gave a nod of approval Thursday morning to the pipeline deal signed between the Province of Alberta and the federal government.The memorandum of understanding commits the two parties to working together on building a pipeline to the West Coast, and the federal government c...
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Crash
Man dies in snowmobile accident on Pinehouse Lake: RCMP
RCMP in Pinehouse say one man has died following a snowmobile crash.Officers were called to the scene at around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday for reports of a snowmobile accident on Pinehouse Lake.Investigation found that the snowmobile crashed into a reef, where the sole occupant was taken to a nearby medical centre. The victim l...
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Carney pins hopes on domestic market with new steel, lumber tariff supports
Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the Canadian lumber and steel sectors to look for more opportunities at home as U.S. tariffs and shifting global trade tides limit their opportunities abroad.Carney unveiled a suite of new supports for the tariff-stricken sectors at an event on Parliament Hill on Wednesday.He told repor...
Nov 26, 2025
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YXE flight diversions and cancellations due to foggy weather
The fog that rolled into Saskatoon overnight has left some airplane passengers in other parts of the Prairies.Starting around 9:30 p.m. last night, foggy conditions began impacting operations at Saskatoon airport, causing several flights to get cancelled or diverted. Two of those affected were Air Canada's flight comin...
Nov 26, 2025
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Thomas King's revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
Thomas King's revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada's cultural sector, while raising questions about what responsibility a person has when they claim a heritage they say they cannot prove.The 82-year-old author of "The Inconvenient Indian" revealed on Monday that he is not ...
Nov 26, 2025
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CLUB RESILIENCE
St. Cyr Trails Club rebuild gains momentum as volunteers push toward 2026 Sask. Winter Games
Four months after a fire levelled the St. Cyr Trails Club chalet near Meadow Lake, volunteers are deep into construction on a replacement building - a push the club hopes will keep the venue on track to host cross-country and Para Nordic skiing at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games in February. When the fire hit, club ...
Nov 25, 2025
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LOCAL TALENT
'A lot of intensity': Spartans complete flawless run to capture 4A boys volleyball championship
One last point ended the match, and with it, the Carpenter High School Spartans completed a flawless straight-sets march to the 4A provincial boys volleyball championship.Their unbeaten run included four straight-sets wins in round-robin play, followed by playoff victories over Melville, Humboldt and Moose Jaw Central ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Volleyball
1A to 4A high school volleyball provincials results
The final weekend of high school volleyball provincials wrapped up on Saturday.The 4A schools competed in North Battleford.Meadow Lake finished on top after beating Moose Jaw Central in the final. Melfort took the bronze.The 3A tournament was held in Regina.Briercrest Christian finished first, followed by Regina Christ...
Nov 23, 2025
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Vanier Cup
Huskies fall in championship game at Mosaic Stadium
The Montreal Carabins defeated the USask Huskies 30-16 in the 2025 Vanier Cup at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Carabins quarterback Pepe Gonzalez threw three touchdown passes and passed for 344 yards.Brandon Gourgon hauled in a 41-yard pass from Gonzalez in the second quarter to give the Carabins an 11-3 lead. ...
Nov 22, 2025
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U of S Huskies headed to Vanier Cup
Saturday marks the third trip to the Vanier Cup in five seasons for the USask Huskies. Head coach Scott Flory led Saskatchewan to the 2021 and 2022 championship games; however, the Huskies fell to Western 27-21 four seasons ago, and three years ago lost to Laval 30-24. Saskatchewan's last championship title was 27 seas...
Nov 21, 2025
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SJHL Movember Campaign
SJHL Movember competition ramps up as final week of fundraising approaches
For the second straight year, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has partnered with Movember Canada to raise money for men's health throughout the month of November. As of Nov. 20, the campaign has raised more than $16,000. The league raised over $21,000 last year.Here are the current leaders of the Movember ...
Nov 20, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Support and empathy
Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
In an industry centred on helping families through the most difficult moments, Doreen Day-Wapass from the Thunderchild First Nation has found a sincere way to demonstrate her company's support and empathy."Family being a big part of the business is really important to me," said Day-Wapass, co-owner of Marshal...
Jan 03, 2025
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Hoopla
Saskatchewan High School Basketball 'Hoopla' Championships 2023
The North Central District Athletic Association (NCDAA) is proud to welcome the best high school basketball teams in the province to Prince Albert on March 23-25. We respectfully acknowledge that this event will take place on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional homeland of the Metis and all Indigenous Peoples of Saskat...
Feb 06, 2023
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Canada
Five things to know about the Quebec government's new secularism bill
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would introduce broad new restrictions on religious practices in public and private spaces. On Thursday, Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said the bill is part of Quebec's decad...
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Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to grow Alberta's oil exports while also committing to making it a world leader in green energy technology. Here ar...
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Steven Guilbeault quits Carney's cabinet to protest pipeline deal
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet late Thursday to protest his government's new pact with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline. The environmentalist and longtime climate activist was the face o...
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New trial ordered in 1989 murder of 10-year old Toronto girl
OTTAWA - The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a miscarriage of justice in the case and set the conviction...
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Premier blasts N.S. Power's cyberattack response, weighs fine for utility
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately owned provincial utility responded to a cyberattack earlier this year. The cyberattack struck Nova Scotia Power last April, disrupting some systems at the utility ...
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Pipeline deal could trigger race to the bottom on Canada's climate policy: advocates
A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies, advocates said Thursday, as they warned the deal would invite other provinces to make copycat demands. While Thursday's deal saw Albe...
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World
Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine...
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Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) - President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who had worked with the CIA in his native...
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Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after this week's disputed presidential election and led to deposed President Umaro Sissoc...
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US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 p.m. (9:27 a.m. GMT...
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French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19
VARCES, France (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new program meant to bolster France's armed forces by training thousands of volunteers aged 18 and 19 starting next year, part of a broader response to concerns over ...
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2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation's capital were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack. ...
Nov 27, 2025
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