Events

FSIN calls for ban of Williams and Ree at Country Thunder

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on Craven Country Thunder to banish comic duo Williams and Ree.The duo has MCed events for over 20 years at the festival.This comes aft...

Jul 16, 2019 Comedy due Terry Ree and Bruce Williams. (Williams and Ree Twitter page)

More than 1,000 participate in Manitou Beach's 'Big Float'

The community of Manitou Beach floated its way to a new personal record.On Saturday, July 13, a total of 1,642 people floated in Little Manitou Lake at one time as part of the resort village's 'Big Fl...

Lisa Brady Jul 15, 2019 More than 1,000 people floated in Little Manitou Lake at the same time (Facebook/WMB Events)

Pelican Narrows going the distance to support family and friends struggling with depression

A group of youth from Pelican Narrows have embarked on a long trip to raise awareness about mental health and suicides.The group is travelling by bike to Lac Ste. Anne and hope to arrive by Sunday. Ja...

Jul 15, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Nipawin Street Fair and parade kicking off exhibition week

The Town of Nipawin and the Nipawin Exhibition Association will host a parade and street fair to kick off exhibition week.Nearly two blocks on First Avenue East in downtown Nipawin will be blocked off...

Lisa Brady Jul 12, 2019 The RCMP's float (and boat) during one of the previous Nipawin parades to kick off exhibition week. (Facebook/Good To Go Ventures Inc)

Saskatchewan lake looking to break record for most people floating at one time

The community of Manitou Beach will make a record attempt at most people floating in the Little Manitou Lake at one time as part of the resort village's centennial celebrations.This Saturday, people f...

Jul 09, 2019 The resort village of Manitou Beach is attempting record for most people floating in the lake at one time this Saturday. (Gary Bergen/Watrous Manitou Marketing Group)

US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0

LYON, France - The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second h...

Jul 07, 2019 USA wins women's soccer World Cup

‘A dream come true:’ Bozak, Schwartz bring Stanley Cup to Regina

Lord Stanley's grail has made its way to the Queen City.After playing pivotal roles in bringing the St. Louis Blues its first title in the team's 52 years of existence, Regina's Tyler Bozak and Wilcox...

Jul 06, 2019 Wilcox's Jaden Schwartz raises the Stanley Cup in front of hundreds at the legislative building on July 6, 2019. (Greg Morgan/980 CJME)

Artists take on 2016 oil leak that impacted North Saskatchewan River

It's an artistic list that depicts a dark episode for a critical waterway: an adding machine, the colour black, fauna displaced, visual cut-outs of children "lost" by environmental damage, and quilted...

Jul 06, 2019 Artist Heather Hochbaum shows her art project depicting the river and the communities that access it. (Angela Brown/battlefoNOW Staff)

Southern California reels from magnitude 7.1 quake

LOS ANGELES - A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracking buildings, setting fires, breaking roads and causing several injuries while seismologists warned that large aftershock...

Jul 06, 2019 The Canadian Press

Hoop Dancer vows to unite people on provincial tour

An accomplished grass and hoop dancer from Regina will be touring the province this summer, and the elimination of racism is one of his key messages.Terrance Littletent has been performing for over 30...

Jul 05, 2019 (Facebook/ Terrance Littletent)