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Kada bistro opens at The Ridge with focus on reconciliation
Kada, meaning the heart of the fire in the Stoney Nakoda language, is the name of a new bistro aiming to bring people together at The Ridge through carefully crafted, multicultural dishes. "A lot of o...
Feb 09, 2026 Behind the name: Rowena Materne (left), Tyrel Wuttunee (middle), Jace Rowan (right). (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. The airline says it took the decision after the Cuban government announced aviation fuel would no...
Feb 09, 2026 Air Canada aircraft sit parked at Vancouver International Airport as a United Airlines flight from Chicago prepares to land, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Local clubs represented at Saskatoon Provincial Judo Tournament
The Saskatoon Judo Club hosted a Judo Saskatchewan provincial competition over the weekend at Nutana College. Eleven different clubs were represented, and 209 athletes participated. That included athl...
Feb 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Photo courtesy Mark Boland)
Saskatchewan designer, jeweller see work featured at the 2026 Olympics in Italy
Stephanie Schmidt knows how to train like an athlete, and she also knows how to design for them.The Regina designer helped create Team Canada's curling uniforms for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olym...
Feb 09, 2026 Stephanie Schmidt said she wanted Team Canada's curlers to feel proud while wearing the jerseys she designed. (Image Credit: Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course.He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought...
Feb 09, 2026 A spectator takes a photo of a memorial for three hockey players killed in a car accident at the town arena before the start of the Stavely Mustang hockey game in Stavely, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol)
Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Defense won this championship.Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat...
Feb 08, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Canada curlers fight to stay alive, Crosby named captain at Milan Cortina Games
MILAN - Canada's mixed doubles curling team suffered a fourth straight loss and needs a victory later today to stay alive as the Milan Cortina Olympics continue on Day 2.Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Pete...
Feb 08, 2026 Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, a husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., were defeated 7-6 by Sweden, dropping them to 3-4. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
New Archbishop hopes to blend Indigenous and Catholic spirituality
In his native tongue of Tamil, Susai Jesu's name literally translates to Joseph Jesus.Catholicism runs deep in the Indian-born priest who was recently appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Keewat...
Feb 08, 2026 Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas Susai Jesu has previously served communities in Northern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI Lacombe Canada)
From billets to best friends: North Stars moms reflect on over 20 years of billeting
This feature is part of an ongoing series to highlight the contribution of Battlefords North Stars billet families. For Crystal Swyryda and Carolyn Andres, being a billet mom comes as second nature. S...
Feb 08, 2026 Crystal Swyryda (left) and Carolyn Andres (right). (Image Credit: Carolyn Andres/ Submitted)
Canada Post gets a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles
The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services ru...
Feb 07, 2026 The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running. A Canada Post mailbox is pictured in Richmond B.C. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)