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'A true inspiration': Sask. man grows moustache for Movember
SASK. — Growing a moustache during November is about spreading awareness and supporting men regarding mental health and cancer. Saskatchewan resident Maury Simoneau has been participating Movemb...
Martin Oldhues Nov 14, 2025

Sweetgrass woman honoured with medal after HW16 water rescue attempt
NORTH BATTLEFORD — Dana Ahenakew Andres from Sweetgrass First Nation received the Royal Canadian Humane Association (RCHA) silver medal for bravery after attempting to rescue a driver trapped in...
By Averil Hall / Freelance reporter Nov 14, 2025

World hockey champion thankful for support back home in Estevan
WENATCHEE, Wash. — As the championships continue to accumulate for Estevan’s Boston Tait, he remains grateful for the support he has received in his hometown. The defencema...
David Willberg Nov 12, 2025

Assiniboia woman receives boost to help grow her business
ASSINIBOIA — Alyssa Harris, Little Sunshine Co. Baby & Kids, Assiniboia, and Austin Coward, Wood Coulee Cattle Co., Hodgeville, Gravelbourg, were two of the recipients recently awarded as yo...
Sherri Solomko / Freelance Reporter Nov 12, 2025

Pelletier reflects on service and honours First Nations veterans
NORTH BATTLEFORD — David Pelletier, 70, is the president of the North Battleford branch of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association and the mayor of Paynton, where he has lived f...
By Averil Hall / Freelance reporter Nov 11, 2025

Cree veteran shares warrior teachings and duty of remembrance
NORTH BATTLEFORD — Hilliard Paul Kahpeaysewat is a Cree warrior from Moosomin First Nation on Treaty Six Territory. He is the vice president of the North Battleford branch of the Saskatchewan Fi...
By Averil Hall / Freelance reporter Nov 11, 2025

The soldiers Canada almost forgot – a spotlight on Indigenous war heroes
Many Canadian men and women volunteered their names and lives to serve during the two devastating world wars and the Korean War, and more than 7,000 soldiers were Indigenous, according to the Gov...
Azure McGonigle Nov 11, 2025

Lintlaw remembers Sgt. Horace Harvey's life of service
LINTLAW — Sergeant Horace Harvey of Lintlaw is remembered for his service in the Medical Corps in the Canadian Army. Carol Murray of Lintlaw is his granddaughter. Horace Alfred Harvey ...
Carol Murray Nov 11, 2025

From Kosovo to Afghanistan: Veteran reflects on service and meaning of sacrifice
THE BATTLEFORDS — Brian Picard served 26 years in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1985 to 2011. He worked as a vehicle technician and served at several bases across Canada. Picard completed two t...
By Averil Hall / Freelance reporter Nov 11, 2025
Yorkton football alum a Canadian university gridiron star
YORKTON — Owen Watrych can’t believe how well this season went for him on the football field. Watrych, a middle linebacker with the St. Francis Xa...
David Willberg Nov 11, 2025










