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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
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture.A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 per...
Sep 30, 2025
About one in three Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll
OTTAWA - As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peop...
Sep 30, 2025