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Riders kicker Brett Lauther ruled out, Campbell Fair to make debut against Redblacks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a different kicker on the field this week.Veteran kicker Brett Lauther has been ruled out of the game with a back injury. Lauther has dealt with struggles this s...
Oct 02, 2025
Indigenous Services Canada, FSIN spar over ‘full report’ from forensic audit
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it is difficult to respond to a forensic audit without first seeing the full report.But according to Indigenous Services Canada, the FSIN was...
Oct 02, 2025
Plans for OSB mill in Prince Albert still underway despite market uncertainty
"It's taking way too long, and harder than we were hoping, but we have not given up."That's the message being delivered by those involved with One Sky Forestry Products' oriented strand board (OSB) mi...
Oct 01, 2025
Battlefords Sharks U18AAA hockey team ranked top in the country
The U18 Girls AAA season is underway, and it has been a positive start to the year for the Battlefords Sharks. After winning the Calgary Firestarter tournament earlier in September, the team started t...
Oct 01, 2025
Almost half of Canadians say they have seen systemic racism in their province: poll
TTAWA - Almost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests.The Leger poll of 1,627 people, conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for...
Oct 01, 2025
FSIN breaks silence after forensic audit finds $34M in ‘questionable’ spending
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has responded to an audit that identified millions of dollars of questionable spending.The forensic audit concluded that more than $34 million in ...
Oct 01, 2025
Tuesday morning structure fire under investigation
An investigation is underway by North Battleford Fire Department (NBFD) officials after a structure fire on early Wednesday morning at a commercial property at 300 Railway Avenue East in North Battlef...
Oct 01, 2025
Minimum wage rises to $15.35 per hour in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's lowest earners are getting a raise.The provincial government has raised the minimum wage from $15/hour to $15.35/hour.Saskatchewan calculates its minimum wage using an indexation formul...
Oct 01, 2025
Prince Albert family finds healing after residential school trauma
George Merasty was only six years old when he attended the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, and as he reflects on his life since then, his eyes well up in tears."I was never the same li...
Sep 30, 2025
Battlefords to host 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, marking 150 years of Treaty 6
More than 3,000 First Nations athletes will converge on the Battlefords next summer for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, an event timed with the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.The Federation of Soverei...
Sep 30, 2025