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Prince Albert family physician elected new head of Saskatchewan Medical Association

Prince Albert’s Dr. Andre Grobler is the new president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) following a vote during the 2024 SMA Spring Representative...

Becotte and Cockrill react to STF vote on ‘Final Offer’

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) voted overwhelming against the government’s ‘Final Offer’ over May 8-9.In results announced Thursday evening with 92.2 percent of SaskatchewanTeachers’...

Column continues despite disability

Mother’s Day is the 27th anniversary of my column in Rural Roots. Rural Roots was created by Prince Albert Daily Herald in 1990 and distributed...

How Will You Celebrate Arbor Week?  May 26th – June 1st

By Jackie Bantle It has always astonished me how little respect we sometimes give our trees in Saskatchewan.  Twenty three years ago when I lived...

New book, providing a guide to moose-hide tanning, is on way to printers

La Ronge author and artist, Miriam Körner, answered a call on Facebook from Tommy Bird, a trapper, dog musher and more, from Southend, to...

Île-à-la-Crosse residential school survivors tell their own stories in award-winning documentary

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com ​Métis filmmaker Matt LeMay said he’s happy the Indigenous Geographic documentary Waiting for Justice is getting a second...

Hometown selection: Raiders select Connor Howe in second round of WHL Prospects Draft

For Connor Howe, the feeling was pure elation when he heard his name called in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday. The Prince Albert...

Raiders once again major players at 2024 WHL Prospects Draft

For the second consecutive year, the Prince Albert Raiders were picking early and often at the WHL Prospects Draft. Eleven players heard their names called...

Prince Albert funnyman excited for return to stand-up comedy stage

Elliott Byers hasn’t performed stand-up comedy routine in almost two decades, but after moving back to Saskatchewan that’s something he’s ready to change. The Carrot...

Old time dancing exchange and inspiring success

Irene Nowosad Prince Albert Heritage Centre To experience the art of old-time dancing, the Prince Albert Heritage Seniors’ Club envisioned a great opportunity and invited and...

Patients inform new ‘map’ for health care transformation – now our policy makers just need to listen

Timothy Woodford As I prepare for my annual canoe trip, I marvel at the intelligence and ingenuity of the people who create maps, without which...

Canada needs a workforce action plan to tackle overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths

Kathleen Leslie and Jelena Atanackovic Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health...