Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
PAGC highlights wildfire mitigation work being done by crews in northern Sask.
Wildfire mitigation crews are already on the ground across Saskatchewan, months before wildfire season reaches its peak.About 100 workers are currently deployed, cutting hazardous fuels, thinning dens...
Feb 13, 2026 PAGC forestry crews are currently working on 11 active wildfire mitigation projects across Saskatchewan, including Camsell Portage, Cypress Hills, Grandmother’s Bay, Lac La Ronge, Timber Bay and Duck Mountain. (Image Credit: Submitted/PAGC)
Meet the Spiritwood sweethearts celebrating 70 years as Valentines
When Dot Gaboury first met Leo at a neighbour's house in the spring of 1955, she wasn't exactly swooning."Oh, he's too old for me," she laughed, recalling her thoughts as she met the man who would eve...
Feb 13, 2026 Spiritwood's Leo and Dot Gaboury are celebrating their 70th Valentine's Day together. The couple started dating in the spring of 1955, and were married Oct. 25, 1956. (Image Credit: Submitted)
How to talk to your kids and teens about the Tumbler Ridge mass shootings; Carney to attend vigil
As news and social media coverage of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., continues to blanket the country, parents should be proactive about talking with their kids about the tragedy, psyc...
Feb 13, 2026 A family pays their respects at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
North Battleford Vikings basketball finishes on top across the board
This past weekend was the Battle West High School junior basketball district championships and the North Battleford Comprehensive Vikings boys' and girls' basketball teams repeated as district champio...
Feb 13, 2026 The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings junior basketball teams swept the district championships for the second year in a row. (Image Credit: Battle West Athletics/Facebook)
Turtleford-area triple homicide case set for preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a 25-year-old woman charged in connection with a fatal shooting that left three men dead near Turtleford.Madison Paddy-Jimmy is set to appear on June 8 for...
Feb 12, 2026 Tonio Cantell is shown in this undated selfie. Cantell, 28, was one of three men found dead following a shooting at a rural property northwest of Turtleford on Nov. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: Facebook)
How a kid from Prince Albert stole the hearts of British Columbia's hockey fans
For the community of Prince Albert, Jim Robson is a man who grew up here and moved away when he was just a young 8-year-old boy. In the province of British Columbia however, and specifically to Vancou...
Feb 12, 2026 Between 1970-1999, former Prince Albert native Jim Robson entertained Vancouver Canucks fans and inspired the next wave of broadcasters all across British Columbia. (Image Credit: Canucks Communications/Vancouver Canucks)
Lloydminster completes $80M wastewater plant under budget, protects regional water
Lloydminster has closed out its new $80.3-million mechanical wastewater treatment facility, completing the federally mandated project under budget while strengthening environmental protections for reg...
Feb 12, 2026 The Lloydminster Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at 3520 67 Street. (Image Credit: BIRD Construction)
Biggar hunter who shot world record holding Hanson Buck remembered after death
The farmer from Biggar, who hunted the largest typical whitetail deer ever recorded, has died.Milo Hanson has held the world record for harvesting the deer with a rack scoring 213 5/8 inches more than...
Feb 12, 2026 Milo Hanson, standing next to the Hanson Buck, passed away earlier this week. (Image Credit: Milo Hanson/Facebook)
Saskatchewan First Nation suing one of its members for defamation
Vanessa Curley believes a civil suit filed against her by Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation's Chief and council is being used as a way to intimidate her and 'silence participation i...
Feb 12, 2026 Vanessa Curley said she is being accused of defamation and malice because she spoke publicly about elections, finances and governance issues in her First Nation. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, ...
Feb 12, 2026 People attend a vigil to honour the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brandon Bell)