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Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation Hosts its AGM
The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation Annual General Meeting is Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m.All interested persons are very welcome.The meeting will be at the Meadow Lake Hospital Cafeteria at 7:00...
Dec 03, 2019

Battlefords Ag Society Hosting its AGM
Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Dec 11th at 7:30 pm in the Agrivilla. Everyone is welcome to attend.We also have MEMBERSHIPS for the new year currently on for HALF PRICE until Dec 24, 20...
Dec 03, 2019

Be a Part of Ness Creek 30
The Ness Creek Music Festival was built on the legacy of a smaller event called "The Ecological Fair," held in 1989 and 1990 near the current Festival site.These were small gatherings that featured ec...
Dec 03, 2019

Arson responsible for Cumberland House band office fire: Chief Rene Chaboyer
Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer stated the fire that destroyed the local band office this morning was an act of arson."RCMP have confirmed arson, so we're just trying to get our emplo...
Dec 02, 2019 Chief Rene Chaboyer stated arson was responsible for the fire. (Prince Albert Grand Council)

Festival Of Trees banquet pushes MLHF closer to goal
This year's Festival of Trees banquet was a success according to The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation (MLHF). Don Marsh, board chairman said the foundation gathers funds for necessary health care equip...
Dec 02, 2019 Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation Festival Of Trees was a success. (submitted/Facebook)

Tory deputy leader apologizes for comparing Pride, St. Patrick's Day parades
Andrew Scheer's second-in-command apologized Saturday after comparing the Conservative leader's decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Leon...
Dec 02, 2019

Irreplaceable historical data lost in Cumberland House band office fire
The loss of irreplaceable historical data and material in a fire which consumed the Cumberland House Cree Nation (CHCN) band office is being called 'insurmountable.'According to a CHCN media release, ...
Dec 02, 2019 By 9 a.m. this morning the building was completely engulfed in flames and smoke. (submitted photo/Gerry McKenzie)

Complaint says Quebec chief justice biased in Bill 21 case, should step aside
MONTREAL - Quebec's top judge is facing an accusation of bias and a call to withdraw from a case she is hearing challenging the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A junior college ...
Dec 02, 2019

Search for anti-nuke Greta unfolds amid calls for Canada to push NATO on bombs
OTTAWA - Ask Hugo Slim about teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and one thought comes to mind: if only there were a young person like her who was that worried about nuclear weapons. Slim...
Dec 02, 2019

Canadian basketball veteran English relives life full of tragedies for his book
TORONTO - Carl English has lived a life full of heartbreaking setbacks. From losing his parents in a house fire as a young boy to the death of his uncle to going unchosen in the NBA draft, t...
Dec 02, 2019