Tag Archives: People

Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' and Telemiracle cast member, dead at 90
Bob McGrath, an original cast member of "Sesame Street" and a beloved host of Saskatchewan's Telemiracle has died.According to statements shared on social media by his family and Sesame Workshop, he "...
Dec 04, 2022

NW Region gardener keeps green thumb active throughout winter
Gardening enthusiast and educator Rhea Good, who lives in the Battlefords area in the North-West Region, isn't disheartened by Saskatchewan's bitterly cold winter. Instead, she keeps her love of garde...
Dec 04, 2022

Chinese immigration to Canada record high from 2015, as some flee zero-COVID strategy
VANCOUVER - China's zero-COVID lockdowns have been linked to a rare wave of protests across the country in recent weeks, and immigration industry experts say the strict pandemic rules are also fuellin...
Dec 04, 2022

St. Walburg local, Thiele commits to Lakeland College
St. Walburg's Niomi Thiele will don Lakeland Rustlers' green next fall for the next chapter of her basketball journey.The Grade 12 senior at St. Walburg School recently committed to the Rustlers' prog...
Dec 01, 2022

Spartans senior boys take provincial gold on home court
Carpenter High School's senior boys volleyball team are 4A provincial champions.Taking home the gold in their home gym over the weekend with a perfect 7-0 record, the Spartans won 14-straight sets on ...
Nov 28, 2022

'It still hurts:' Families hope for new homes after mass stabbing in Saskatchewan
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Brian (Buggy) Burns says it's the small things he misses the most, like sitting down and having coffee with his wife nearly every morning for more than three decades.Since hi...
Nov 26, 2022

RCMP looking for help to locate the owner of collectible coins and a pocket watch
Loon Lake RCMP is looking for help. They're trying to track down the owner of an antique pocket watch and a coin collection.The items were seized as a result of an investigation from March 2020. That ...
Nov 25, 2022

U18 NorthWest Stars shoot for third straight in Biggar
Coming off back-to-back wins over the Humboldt Broncos U18 AA team last weekend, the NorthWest Stars U18s will return to action Thursday night in Biggar against the West Central Wheat Kings.In search ...
Nov 24, 2022

Born from vinyl: Sask. artist’s reborn dolls offer surprising benefits
A unique vendor was turning heads at a craft show north of Prince Albert this past weekend.Lorna Robert was selling baby dolls that look so realistic, you're compelled to pick them up just to prove to...
Nov 21, 2022

Saskatchewan a popular destination for displaced Ukrainians
Saskatchewan is fulfilling the "Canadian dream" of two Ukrainian brothers - and it's a dream many other people from Ukraine are desperately trying to live.Oleksandr Makhnachov said that since the inva...
Nov 20, 2022