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Adoptee’s search for family starts in Nipawin but ends in Manitoba

A woman from southern Alberta decided to find her birth father recently and started looking in the place her birth mother told her he was from, the Nipawin and Carrot River area. Sherry Haeberle said ...

Jan 24, 2023

Sask. hockey player turned actor excited for Season Two of Shoresy

One of the stars of the hit Canadian sitcom Shoresy is looking forward to filming the second season in the coming months. Jon Mirasty, a former professional hockey player from Flying Dust First Nation...

Jan 22, 2023

Sask. Indigenous hockey player excited to see fellow Indigenous players get first trading cards

Upper Deck, a trading card company, is releasing rookie cards for eight Canadian Indigenous hockey players who've never had a licensed card before.Three of the players are from Saskatchewan: Johnny Ha...

Jan 20, 2023

Sask. woman qualifies for World Championship marathon in Chicago

Melfort's own Robyn Luthi has been aiming to complete six of the world's most famous marathons, but she's about to compete at one she never thought possible.She recently found out she is one of 400 wo...

Jan 19, 2023

Kinistino Senior Tigers to highlight Hockey Day in Kinistino

The Kinistino Minor Hockey Association has teamed up with the Kinistino Senior Tigers to host Hockey Day in Kinistino.This will be the first event of its kind after the community was hoping to do some...

Jan 18, 2023

Sask. learner's driving tests see strong numbers in 2022, backlog from pandemic over

The wait time to take the driving test for a Saskatchewan learner's driving licence is the lowest it's been in years.According to the Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), it's taking around two we...

Jan 18, 2023

Local organizations receive donations from SaskTel TelCare

Two northeast non-profit organizations received a helping hand from SaskTel's TelCare donation program, assisting the important work the North East SPCA and Humboldt District Hospital Foundation do.Th...

Jan 18, 2023

Nipawin appoints new CAO

The Town of Nipawin has a new Chief Administrative Officer.During last week's town council meeting, Joel Cardinal was officially appointed as the community's new CAO.Cardinal comes to Nipawin from Sas...

Jan 17, 2023

Amaral takes home Rookie of the Week honours

The Humboldt Broncos picked up some big points this past week, against teams very close to them in the playoff race.A very important piece of their success was the play of 2004-born forward Maddox Ama...

Jan 17, 2023

Mustangs announce new commit for 2023-24 season

The Melfort Mustangs have announced a familiar face has committed to their organization for next year.2005-born forward Edward Knittig, who has already suited up for the blue and green twice this seas...

Jan 17, 2023