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La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition
Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...
Apr 15, 2025
Sask. housing sales increase as numbers fall nationally due to market uncertainty
The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales thi...
Apr 15, 2025
Catching up with Mayor Hawtin on takeaways from the 2025 SUMA
North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin says this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Convention and Trade show provided both insight and inspiration as council looks to tackle maj...
Apr 15, 2025
Four students injured in shooting at Dallas high school, police say
DALLAS (AP) - A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday injured four students who were taken to hospitals, police said. Authorities did not say what led up to the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High ...
Apr 15, 2025
Sharks captain Logan Couture ends his hockey career because of debilitating injury
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Logan Couture began dreaming of playing in the NHL as a 3-year-old carrying around a stick nearly everywhere he went. After playing 15 seasons and more than 1,000 games in the ...
Apr 15, 2025
Sharks’ year-end awards celebrate unforgettable season
The Battlefords AAA Sharks concluded their 2024-25 season with their year-end awards banquet, celebrating the record-breaking campaign that saw them climb to the very top of the Saskatchewan Female U1...
Apr 15, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Lib...
Apr 15, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Lib...
Apr 15, 2025
Search underway for missing woman last seen on Red Pheasant: RCMP
Mounties are asking for the public's help in locating a 33-year-old woman who was reported missing last week.Jana Laliberte, who also goes by Jana Birdie, was last seen at a home on Red Pheasant First...
Apr 15, 2025
Sask. legislation would classify fentanyl, meth, needles as ‘street weapons’
The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation this week that would classify fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of "street weapons."The amendments to the Safe Public...
Apr 15, 2025