Tag Archives: People
Krista Fox recognized after walking across Canada for MMIW
Local advocate Krista Fox, who walked across Canada to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, was honoured at a special gathering and barbecue lunch in North Battleford Friday. Orga...
Oct 14, 2022
Rise Air adds new aircraft to help meet demand from northern Sask. communities
A northern Saskatchewan airline is continuing to update its fleet to meet the demands of people in remote communities.Rise Air recently purchased an ATR 42-500, a much more modern and reliable plane. ...
Oct 14, 2022
Victoria Hospital pediatric unit looking to raise funds to buy new comfort items for kids
Staff at the Victoria Hospital's pediatric unit are aiming to get new comfort items for the kids they help.They've created the 'Nurse for a Day' fundraiser, with help from the Victoria Hospital Founda...
Oct 12, 2022
Prince Albert woman prepares to climb Africa's tallest mountain to support local cause
Prince Albert's Bernadette Lavoie has always had a love for adventure and travelling, and her next voyage will help an important local cause.In January, the 48-year-old Owner of North Country Massage ...
Oct 12, 2022
Sask. Rivers raises Métis and Treaty 6 flags for first time
A special ceremony was recently held by the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) to promote reconciliation with Indigenous people.Around 100 people withstood the windy conditions on Wedn...
Oct 12, 2022
P.A. and North Sask. see no job growth in September, other provincial regions experience loss in positions
Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan didn't see any job growth in September; but this wasn't entirely a bad thing.While the region continues to employ around the same amount of people it did in Aug...
Oct 11, 2022
Trudeau condemns deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukrainian cities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as the country unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, including downtown Kyiv whe...
Oct 10, 2022
Lost cat makes an improbable return home, three years later
The cat came back, but it wasn't the very next day.In fact, it took more than three years for a lost cat to make its way back to one Saskatoon woman.When the feline was wandering around a couple's yar...
Oct 09, 2022
Andrea Skinner resigns as Hockey Canada's interim chair
Andrea Skinner has submitted her resignation as the interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors.The embattled national sports organization confirmed Skinner's intention to resign both as chair...
Oct 09, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022
