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ML Extra Foods' Berner celebrates 42 years with company
Forty-two years. That's quite a commitment many people wouldn't make to one company today. But when Larry Berner rolled up his sleeves and started at the store that would eventually be known as Extra ...
Mar 02, 2023

Man who left Sask. Pen a month ago still at large
A man who left the minimum-security unit at Sask. Pen is still unlawfully at large.On Feb. 2, Brian Aubichon walked away from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Riverbend Institution. Aubichon is a 24-year...
Mar 02, 2023

Saskatchewan reaches agreement with feds on health-care funding
Saskatchewan has formally accepted the federal government's offer on health-care funding.According to a media release, the agreement in principle announced Wednesday will see $5.94 billion in federal ...
Mar 01, 2023

No decision yet on TikTok use for Sask. government employees
The Government of Saskatchewan says it has not yet made a decision on the use of TikTok on government mobile devices.In an emailed statement, the province said it is "aware of the decision by the fede...
Feb 28, 2023

Saskatchewan RCMP WEST arrest Quebec man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a Quebec man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, with help from the RCMP North Battleford Crime Reduction Team. Police said that the Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (...
Feb 27, 2023

More than $5.5 million raised at Telemiracle 47
It was another amazing show of support from Saskatchewan residents at the annual Telemiracle Telethon.At the end of the event on Sunday night, the total amount raised was $5,519,229.Among the donation...
Feb 26, 2023

Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications
Viacheslav Samsonenko would need at least two years of experience to work as a professional engineer in Canada. So, like many newcomers, he signed up for a job below his qualifications and is working ...
Feb 26, 2023

Meadow Lake's King family reflects on call to Sask Hockey Hall
The Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame recently announced its 2023 Induction Class for the fall ceremony that will take place in Meadow Lake at the end of August.Among the local-area inductee...
Feb 24, 2023

‘I like it here:’ Saskatchewan town steps up for Ukrainian refugees
Standing on Main Street in Lemberg, with shops on either side and a grain elevator peeking over the tops of buildings in the distance, the town seems a world away from the war and devastation in Ukrai...
Feb 24, 2023

Ontario musher wins Canadian Challenge
Jesse Terry of Sioux Lookout, Ont, has crossed the finish line of the 10-dog Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race.He travelled from Elk Ridge to Missinippi, a distance of more than 280 kilometres, in just...
Feb 22, 2023