Author Archives: Teena Monteleone
Northern educator receives U of R Professional Achievement Award
With more than 30 years of service in the education field, Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was honoured recently with a University of Regina Professional Achievement Award. Tsannie-Burseth became a teacher in...
Mar 17, 2021
Cook-Searson recipient of national Indigenous leadership award
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is the recipient of the 2021 Indigenous Women in Leadership Award. The honour was announced Monday by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Busi...
Mar 16, 2021
'Truly a new beginning:' Cumberland Crossing Inn opens in downtown P.A.
Dignitaries from Cumberland House Cree Nation and the City of P.A. gathered downtown Monday to mark the official opening of Cumberland Crossing Inn. Previously known as the Quality Inn, the downtown l...
Mar 15, 2021
Cree author recognized on International Women's Day
A Cree author, speaker and teacher's story of resilience has been highlighted by the province on International Women's Day. Kendra Weenie, who's recent memoir Surviving Domestic Violence was shortlist...
Mar 08, 2021
Dakota language activist aspires to create documentary
A woman from the Wahpeton Dakota Nation, who has spent the past year working with first-language speakers and the Northern Dakota Language Group on the retention of the Dakota language, has focused he...
Feb 28, 2021
Family owned and operated Burkitt’s Flowers celebrating 85 years
March 26 marks an incredible milestone for the Burkitt family in Prince Albert. Its on this date back in 1936 that Fred Burkitt purchased the Saskatchewan Greenhouses and Nursery from the Coster estat...
Feb 26, 2021 Susan Chickowski (left) and her mother Kay Griffin are celebrating 85 years of business at Burkitt's Flowers in Prince Albert.
Murder warrants issued for suspects in traffic stop death of Calgary officer
Calgary police have issued first-degree murder warrants for two people they believe were involved in the death of an officer during a traffic stop. Sgt. Andrew Harnett, who was 37, died on New Year's ...
Jan 01, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Murder warrants issued for two teens in death of Calgary officer
Calgary police have issued first-degree murder warrants for two people allegedly involved in the death of an officer during a traffic stop. Sgt. Andrew Harnett, who was 37, died on New Year's Eve. Pol...
Jan 01, 2021
Prince Albert Raider’s big business in a small market
After 50 years and a history most recently highlighted by a Western Hockey League (WHL) Championship, the Prince Albert Raiders continue to impact the community both on and off the ice. Numbers from a...
Dec 15, 2020
Live Blog: Give a Little Life Day Radiothon
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is excited to partner with the Victoria Hospital Foundation for the 15th annual Give a Little Life Day Radiothon fundraiser.
Dec 04, 2020
