Tag Archives: Events
Three former world softball champions among the teams battling in Prince Albert
Six teams from around the globe will battle in Prince Albert this week, hoping to punch their tickets to the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup. The 18th annual tournament opened this summer with group sta...
Jul 09, 2024
More than 60 per cent of funds already raised to host Tony Cote Summer Games
With the Tony Cote Summer Games only one month away, the Lac La Ronge Indian has already managed to raise more than half of the amount needed to host them. In total, approximately $750,000 has been ra...
Jul 09, 2024
'We built the diamonds and the world came to us': Lasting impact of upgrades to Prime Ministers Park
When a group of softball enthusiasts embarked on a campaign a decade ago to bring top-tier fastpitch to Prince Albert, they never anticipated it would land the city on the world stage multiple times. ...
Jul 08, 2024
Living history: grand opening of overnight experience at Doukhobor Dugout House offers visitors insight into ancestor's lives
Against the backdrop of the serenity that only a summer's bucolic environment can offer, the great-great-grandson of a man killed in a train explosion 100 years ago took to the podium to speak of peac...
Jul 07, 2024
Fourth and final year of walk by survivors of Duck Lake residential school underway
There are only about 75 kilometres between Duck Lake and Wahpeton Dakota First Nation, but it's a much longer journey for Scott Bird on the path of reconciliation. "My whole family was part of the [In...
Jul 07, 2024
Historic Moment: FDFN and Meadow Lake to co-host 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games
An historic announcement was made in Flying Dust First Nation earlier Thursday. For the first time, a First Nation and a city will be joining forces to host the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games. "I thin...
Jul 05, 2024
‘It was unreal’: Retired Saskatchewan farmer has fishing trip of a lifetime
Doug Hodgins has done his fair share of fishing over the years.He won first place and took home $13,000 in the 2018 Saskatchewan Landing Walleye Tournament, and he placed second in the Riverhurst Wall...
Jul 05, 2024
Countdown on to international softball event
It's the hottest ticket in town. The WBSC Men's Softball World Cup is set to get underway in Prince Albert next week. The event features the best national teams worldwide.Derek Smith, co-chair of the ...
Jul 04, 2024
Red Pheasant Cree Nation powwow: a time to heal and celebrate
The intertribal dance was awash with spirit, power and passion and for 10-year-old Cohen Balkwill it was a chance to come alive through the power of movement - though he has only one leg. "I've been i...
Jul 04, 2024
Indigenous publication revived through partnership with Pattison Media
When Kerry Benjoe announced six months ago that Eagle Feather News needed to take a hiatus due to lack of revenue, she never lost her conviction to find a way to keep the Indigenous publication going....
Jun 28, 2024