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The Seahags Interview

The Seahags, Saskatoon’s sassy musical sweet-tarts, like to classify themselves as ‘old-timey country garage’ with a honky-tonk/grunge edge. These busy bees have played over 30 shows in the past year in Saskatoon, rural areas, and in houses and venues across the province and Alberta.

Riki Yandt and April Nechvatel, the original Seahags, have come a long way since commiserating over a break up two years ago. They’ve since quadrupled their roster, plugged in and started rocking the hell out.

“We
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Terri Clark dazzles crowd at Meadow Lake Arena

Terri Clark showed Meadow Lake why she is a class act and one of Canada’s brightest shining stars of country music this weekend.

Hundreds filled the floor seats at the the Meadow Lake Arena as Roger West, a country recording artist out of Ontario, shared a lively selection of his music with the crowd during his opening set. He had the crowd clapping along to his breakout song, ‘Turn me on’ among several others.

During the intermission, Terri Clark took the time to do a meet-and-greet with a nu
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New technology allows Sask. family to look in on infant son

By Kathy Gallant

A Flying Dust First Nation woman and her family will be able to see her baby in hospital any time thanks to new technology at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital.

A video webcam system called NICView, will allow Samantha Gladue to see her baby through a private and secure live video feed.

Ten incubators were equipped with the cameras last week thanks to a $56,000 donation from Bloom, a Sasaktoon-based non-profit, to the Jim Pattiso...
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McHappy Day means a lot to local family

A local family who has stayed at Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon more than 100 times over the years appreciates McHappy Day every single year.

The annual fundraising initiative, which took place May 2, raises money for Ronald McDonald House charities across the country. The Day family, from Pierceland, travelled to the Meadow Lake McDonald’s to share information and spread awareness about Saskatchewan’s Ronald McDonald House.

Both of Scotia Voth-Day’s daughters have stayed at the Royal Univ...
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La Loche shooter appeals adult sentence

The 20-year-old who killed four and injured seven in a 2016 shooting spree in La Loche has appealed his adult life sentence, according to defence lawyer Aaron Fox.

The shooter, who was 17 at the time of the killings, pleaded guilty in October 2016 to the second-degree murders of Dayne and Drayden Fontaine and to the first-degree murders of teacher Adam Wood and teacher’s aide Marie Janvier. He also pleaded guilty to the attempted murders of seven others.

Fox said the appeal paperwork was filed
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Meadow Lakers help sisters from Congo reunite

For years, Angelique said she didn’t know how her family members were doing. When the Open Door Society discovered a woman named Brenda Uwamahoro, she said she didn’t believe it could be her sister at first.

Thanks to Halstead, and her family back in Meadow Lake including her mother Joanne Gislason, the paperwork and fundraising to get Brenda relocated to Canada started about two years ago, and Angelique’s long-lost sister is now finally on Canadian soil.

“My heart feels like I have my real bl...
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Man walking from Saskatoon to Waterhen F.N. on ‘healing journey’

Chris Martell is walking home, but it isn’t just a stroll down the block.

Martell, who is originally from Waterhen Lake First Nation, has been busy holding a Healing Camp for Justice in Saskatoon this summer. As a means to raise funds for a healing trip to Ontario next week, and to raise awareness for issues in the foster care system, he started the nearly-500-kilometre trek by foot Sat., Aug 4. The trip is expected to take six days, and he will arrive to spend three days at Waterhen’s annual p...
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Local fiddle player enjoys gigs province-wide

Tristen Durocher has played fiddle for over half his life, and the now 22-year-old recently shared the same stage as the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO).

The young man attended and graduated high school in Meadow Lake and currently lives in Buffalo Narrows, working at a local school as a recreation coordinator. The long-time musician was initially nervous that moving to the North would mean less fiddling gigs, but the opposite happened. He’s frequently invited to various events in the north, an
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Workshop empowers young Waterhen FN women

A workshop on Waterhen Lake First Nation this week taught a group of young girls about fashion, hair, modeling and makeup, but it also taught them about themselves.

The two-day program was facilitated by Waterhen-born Devon Fiddler, owner of SheNative Goods, along with jewelry designer Helen Oro, and photographer Alexandra Jarrett as well as colleagues. The entrepreneurs and Indigenous women leaders led a group of young teenage girls in a variety of icebreakers, tutorials, hands-on design, medi
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Les terrains : un bon investissement pour la retraite?

Investir dans un terrain au Québec peut être lucratif. Avant de vous lancer dans le marché immobilier, il y a quelques éléments à considérer.

Le Québec possède de magnifiques endroits qui sont parfaits pour l’achat ou la location de propriétés. L’une des régions les plus pittoresques bien nanties de la province est celle des Laurentides, et Kanata Tremblant se situe au cœur de cette destination touristique de renommée mondiale. C’est l’endroit parfait pour vous évader et faire le plein d’énergi

GET TO KNOW A CFCR VOLUNTEER JUNE 2021 EDITION

Remember that Sesame Street song, “These are the people in your neighbourhood?” Well, here’s a feature about the people at your Community Radio station! You like to party, and we like to party, so why don’t we party together? Join us for...

Get to Know a CFCR Volunteer!

Kathy first learned about CFCR after discovering a goldmine of amazing Canadian indie music via CBC Radio 3. A friend saw her interest in Canadian music and said... let me tell you about a little radio station right here in Sas