Tag Archives: People
Henry and Sophia were the most popular Sask. baby names in 2024
Saskatchewan saw some changes in the list of the most popular baby names in 2024, with Henry and Sophia taking the top spots.According to data from eHealth Saskatchewan, Sophia ended Olivia's nine-yea...
Apr 22, 2025
Premier Scott Moe offering no explanation on Hilbert committee decision
No explanation is being offering by Premier Scott Moe or his office about why a Sask. Party MLA was removed from some duties, but not others. Sask. Party MLA Racquel Hilbert recently apologized after ...
Apr 22, 2025

Transit union petition urges North Battleford to restore transit funding
The union representing transit workers in North Battleford is urging the City to reconsider upcoming service reductions and restore previous funding levels through a public petition.Darcy Pederson, pr...
Apr 22, 2025

Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation
Nearly a century after land was taken for a railway line, Flying Dust First Nation reached a $30-million settlement with Ottawa - including $10,000 for every band member - in what the chief calls a lo...
Apr 22, 2025

'We were blessed': Lawrence Joseph passes away at 79
Kevin Joseph said his father's last words were 'thank you'.Lawrence Joseph, a lifelong Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and a former Prine Albert city councillor, passed ...
Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass
Pope Francis is being remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its...
Apr 21, 2025

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season
As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...
Apr 16, 2025

UPDATED: Missing 18-year-old woman found deceased
Update: April 16, 4:28 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP said that missing 18-year-old Adyson King was located deceased. RCMP, along with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, continue to investigate. No further info...
Apr 16, 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

'Common man' Darrell Patan running in Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake for Canadian Future Party
Darrell Patan says he's not a career politician, but rather a "common man" stepping up for the people of the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding as the newly named Canadian Future Party (CFP) ...
Apr 15, 2025