Author Archives: Pattison Media
China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on c...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 20023688 © Meryll | Dreamstime.com)
24 new homes on the way for PBCN evacuees from Denare Beach
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) said on Friday that the first of 24 new homes for their members will be moved in on March 3. "A hotel is not a good place to live long term," said Councillor Clayto...
Feb 27, 2026 Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation estimates that starting on March 3, they will move one house every three days into their Denare Beach community. (Image Credit: Tina Pelletier/Facebook)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor brings message of resilience to Battlefords youth
"Focus on the things that you can control... life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent how you react to it."It is a lesson Kaleb Dahlgren learned through experience.Eight years after sur...
Feb 27, 2026 Kaleb Dahlgren, a survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, speaks to students during a mental health summit at Living Faith Chapel on Thursday, Feb. 26, in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Province launches national campaign to lure law enforcement officers to Saskatchewan
The Province of Saskatchewan will soon start a national advertising campaign hoping to convince Canadians to move here to work in law enforcement. Called, "In Saskatchewan, it all lives here," the goa...
Feb 27, 2026 Prince Albert Police Chief Patrick Nogier is also the head of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
Rooted in culture, Waubgeshig Rice brings stories of Indigenous identity to Saskatchewan
When Waubgeshig Rice steps up to speak, he does so with a purpose: to represent his culture and the Wasauksing First Nation community that shaped him into the Anishinaabe author he is today.During an ...
Feb 27, 2026 Waubgeshig Rice presenting in North Battleford as part of Indigenous Storytelling Month. (Image Credit: Atoskewin Success Centre/ Facebook)
Professional wrestling items stolen during break-in outside Lloydminster hotel
UPDATE: All is well again in the world of professional wrestling... A WWE hall of fame ring stolen this week from a locked trailer in Lloydminster has been recovered and is being returned to its right...
Feb 27, 2026 A WWE Hall of Fame ring belonging to the ”British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith was among the items stolen. (Image Credit: Submitted/ Danny Warren)
Founding director reflects on 50 years of TeleMiracle
This weekend, Kinsmen TeleMiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary.Former Prince Albert mayor and radio station general manager Jim Scarrow helped co-host the first telethon back in 1976, and also ...
Feb 27, 2026 A picture taken from Telemiracle 1. Among those on stage were former Prince Albert mayor and radio station general manager Jim Scarrow, and former 900 CKBI morning host Jack Cennon. (Image Credit: Submitted/ Jim Scarrow)
Over $6M illegal tobacco bust leads to charges in Lloydminster
A Calgary man is facing multiple charges after Lloydminster RCMP seized millions of dollars worth of illegal tobacco during a traffic stop last weekend.Mounties said officers stopped a semi-truck with...
Feb 26, 2026 RCMP determined the trailer contained 24 pallets, with an estimated 48,000 cartons of contraband, containing an approximately 7,200,000 unstamped cigarettes. (Image Credit: Submitted/Alberta RCMP)
Denare Beach mayor passes away after almost 30 years in office
If there is one thing Carl Lentowicz knew, it was how to follow through on a commitment. Lentowicz spent 28 years as the mayor of Denare Beach. He passed away on Sunday at the age of 86, while still p...
Feb 26, 2026 Carl Lentowizc was elected Mayor of Denare Beach in 1997. He was still mayor when he passed away on Feb. 22 at age 86. (Image Credit: submitted/Crystal Banting)
'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she's recovering but no longer wants to talk to people."I'm alive. I'm left-handed now," the 16-year-old wrote in a victim...
Feb 26, 2026 Evan Hardy Collegiate, a high school where an assault and fire had taken place in Saskatoon, is shown on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards)