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Police arrest wanted man in Archerwill, faces numerous weapons, drug trafficking charges

Rudi Betthel faces drug trafficking and weapons charges out of Archerwill, Bjorkdale, and Tisdale

Apr 4, 2022 11:23 AM Read more >

Radisson rink season wraps up with Disney on Ice

Borden and Radisson News: Radisson Ag. Society marks 100th annual fair in August

Apr 4, 2022 8:43 AM Read more >

Spring is official: ice shacks are off the lake

Meota News: Darts Classic returns to Meota Curling Club April 8

Apr 4, 2022 8:28 AM Read more >

Column: As luck would have it …

Prairie Wool: Or a tale of a dumb idea

Apr 3, 2022 3:06 PM Read more >

Video: Web series showcases filmmaker learning Nakota in 10 days

Wahbi Zarry decided to start producing a documentary web series after discovering many Indigenous languages around the world are in danger of disappearing completely

Apr 3, 2022 3:02 PM Read more >

Column: Avoid the warnings signs to your peril

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed: Warnings can protect us, but signs only help those who heed the warnings

Apr 3, 2022 12:09 PM Read more >

Northern premiers wary of Russian movements in Arctic

"We need to rethink our northern defence capabilities in a systematic way." - Ken Coates, historian and a research chair at the U of S

Apr 3, 2022 11:36 AM Read more >

Driving suspended? Bad idea

April Traffic Safety Spotlight is on suspended drivers and unregistered vehicles

Apr 2, 2022 3:16 PM Read more >

Gang reduction strategies should be community led: STR8 UP

Stan Tu’Inukuafe, co-founder of STR8 UP, a non-profit Saskatoon-based group that helps gang members leave the lifestyle, says there needs to be a community-based approach to gang activity and violence

Apr 2, 2022 3:12 PM Read more >

Video: Battlefords Humane Society launches virtual gala

109 animals in need of support

Apr 2, 2022 9:53 AM Read more >

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