Tag Archives: People
‘They will be welcome here’: 230 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Sask.
It was mostly women, children and the elderly who got off a long flight from Poland to Regina on Monday evening - they were people fleeing the war in Ukraine.A couple of people waved Ukrainian flags o...
Jul 05, 2022
‘When is enough enough?’: Woman wants dog restrictions for First Nation communities after brother’s death
Giselle Thomas wants to see change in First Nations communities after alleging her older brother was mauled to death by two dogs.Thomas and her brother, Noel, are both from Witchekan Lake First Nation...
Jul 04, 2022
Three people deceased after ATV collision near Dillon, SK
A tragic accident left family and friends mourning the loss of three lives on Canada Day near Dillon, SK, about 450 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert.Shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Friday night, RCMP...
Jul 03, 2022
Canada Day celebrations include time of reflection for many
While Canada Day celebrates the creation of the nation, for many Indigenous peoples it's a reminder of what was taken from them. At the celebrations along the riverbank in Prince Albert, Reina Morin a...
Jul 01, 2022
Court rejects bid by AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn suspension
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says an Ontario court has rejected a bid by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn her recent suspension. The organization issued a statement Thursday say...
Jul 01, 2022
Ag. Society excited to bring back annual exhibition, planning to keep prices low despite economy
The Battlefords Agricultural Society is gearing up to hold its annual Northwest Territorial Days exhibition this summer.The event will run Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 19 at the exhibition groun...
Jun 30, 2022
Carpenter grad Pearson wins 800m gold
Local track standout Avery Pearson earned more national hardware this weekend.The Carpenter High School graduate took home gold at the 2022 Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships in Langley, BC...
Jun 29, 2022
Meadow Lake Sox rolling on four-game streak
Coming off a triumphant 2-0 showing on their doubleheader road swing Sunday, the Meadow Lake Sox now sit second overall in the North Sask River Baseball League standings, with an 8-4 record.Winners of...
Jun 27, 2022
Carpenter class to hold Burger Fundraiser for Humane Society
Carpenter High School's Grade 9 Health Class will be manning the grill out front of the high school today, June 15, over the lunch hour, from 11:45-1:15 p.m. Holding a special Burger Fundraiser with p...
Jun 15, 2022
Sturgeon Lake business owner, supporter of Indigenous hockey culture featured on Hockey Night in Canada
If you were watching the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast Tuesday night between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks, chances are you probably saw a Sportsnet feature on Sturgeon Lake's Harlan K...
Jun 06, 2022