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Scam alert
Suspicion: Innovation Federal Credit Union warns of phone scam
The Innovation Federal Credit Union has a message to customers following the scam alert issued yesterday: when dealing with anything financial related: be suspicious. "There's an increase in attacks and that's why the notice went out," said Jason Cinq-Mars, chief information officer referring to the bank inve...
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GIVING TREES TO CHILDREN
'Simple but meaningful': Library inspires kids to grow with nature through partnership program
The Lakeland Library Region's Neighborhood Forest Program will once again provide free trees this year, continuing its commitment to nurturing environmental awareness in the next generation. In collaboration with the non-profit organization Neighborhood Forest, this program offered over 200 tree seedlings for children ...
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North Stars Week Preview
Crucial weekend ahead as SJ/MJ Showcase is underway
After dropping both games and getting zero points against the Melville Millionaires this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars now must find a way to get back in the win column as they face off against divisional rival, Humboldt Broncos, two times this weekend. With only 11 games left in the regular season, the Nor...
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Car crash
No injuries in early morning accident
Police are confirming details of the multi-vehicle accident that took place earlier this morning south of Battleford. Lights flash in the morning hours south of Battleford following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday. (Boots and Salutes/Facebook)The incident took place near the Battle River Bridge and involved two vehicle...
20h ago
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Tiny Homes
'Brings a smile to my face': Tiny home program makes a difference in northern communities
Matthew McCallum knows his community is on the verge of a housing boom of tiny proportions. "I got into it just to pursue a growing industry that's going to be around for a long time," he said. The Flying Dust First Nation resident said he wanted to take the tiny home program from Saskatchewan Indian Institut...
Jan 27, 2025
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Suspect in Friday night's stabbing wanted by police
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 25-year-old man accused of stabbing a man Friday night in North Battleford. The incident took place at a home on 18th Avenue around 9 p.m. According to police, there was a fight that broke out between two men and one of the men was stabbed. The other, who had been ou...
Jan 27, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play.Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she spoke with the president Monday night and he indicated Feb. 1 was "still on the books" for the introduction of...
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Highlights of the foreign interference commission's final report
OTTAWA - After 18 months of hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the Commission on Foreign Interference released its final report Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights:- Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue found no evidence there are "'traitors' in Parliament plotting with foreign states to act again...
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Record homicides
Sask. RCMP report record homicides in 2024
A record number of homicides were reported to Saskatchewan RCMP in 2024, over half in northern Saskatchewan and many of the people charged were on release conditions. Numbers released on January 28 show that the provincial force investigated 38 homicide cases with 40 victims, an increase of 27 per cent from 2023. The i...
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Hacking for Good: Bridging Culture and Tech for a Sustainable Future
The somewhat sinister concept of 'hacking' may be unclear to the general public. An intrusive crime of exploiting a computer system or personal information without authorized access. To some degree, we're all scared of it - we buy security programs for our computers and encrypt our files in effort to stay safe from thi...
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Sask. RCMP aims to fill vacancies in spring, recruiting from across Canada
The head of the Saskatchewan RCMP says its staffing issues are presenting a major problem at an inconvenient time for the police force.The RCMP recently sent out a country-wide internal memo asking for volunteers to work in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.Read More:RCMP union says Saskatchewan, Manitoba face severe staffing ...
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Special events
Ahtahkahoop leadership extends special invite to British Crown
Chief Larry Ahenakew and Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation are extending an official invitation to His Majesty the King to attend the 150th Commemoration of Treaty 6. On Monday, a letter was signed in the Office of the Treaty Commissioner boardroom in Saskatoon and it will be mailed this week. The commemoration will take place i...
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Local Sports

North Stars Week Preview
Crucial weekend ahead as SJ/MJ Showcase is underway
After dropping both games and getting zero points against the Melville Millionaires this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars now must find a way to get back in the win column as they face off against divisional rival, Humboldt Broncos, two times this weekend. With only 11 games left in the regular season, the Nor...
19h ago
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Riders add Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion Shane Ray to defensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Super Bowl and Grey Cup-winning defensive lineman Shane Ray.The 31-year-old Ray was a first-round NFL draft pick and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2016. He spent four years with the team before moving to the CFL, joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2021.Read More:Rid...
Jan 27, 2025
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Riders
Nelson Lokombo signs extension with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back its starting safety from 2024.Nelson Lokobmo has been announced as the latest Rider to sign a contract extension.The Abbotsford, B.C., product will return for his fifth CFL season. The Riders selected the former University of Saskatchewan Huskie second overall in the 2021 ...
Jan 25, 2025
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North Stars Struggle
Mills take weekend sweep over North Stars
It was another tough game for the Battlefords North Stars on Friday at Access Communications Centre as they lost 6-3 to the Melville Millionaires, getting zero points over the weekend.In the first period, the North Stars started off strong getting the first goal of the game coming from Michael Carter to take an early 1...
Jan 25, 2025
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5-3 Loss
North Stars can't mount comeback over Mills
The Battlefords North Stars were back in action last night at the Access Communications Centre and ended up falling short 5-3 against the Melville Millionaires for the first time this season. Things started out tough in the first period for the North Stars as the Mills scored three goals in the first 15 minutes, includ...
Jan 24, 2025
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National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Sharks set to represent Team Sask at NAHC
It's already been a historic season for the Battlefords AAA Sharks as they are currently the #2 ranked AAA team in the nation, boasting a 25-4-1 (W-L-OTL) overall record and now, the accolades continue to pile up. Forward Danika Dureau, goalie Mackenzie Seth and affiliate player Berkley Wuttunee of the Sharks have all ...
Jan 23, 2025
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Canada

Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding
OTTAWA - The federal government is overhauling the way it reimburses provinces and territories after natural disasters, with a new focus on funding rebuilding efforts that try to prevent the same level of destruction in a future disaster. The new funding program is also aimed at speeding up the flow of money during rec...
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In the news today: Joly in Washington, mosque attack anniversary, Ontario election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Joly to meet with U.S. counterpart Rubio Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as...
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BoC expected to lower interest rates today, as forecasts predict quarter-point cut
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its first interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting a quarter-percentage-point cut. That would bring the Bank of Canada's key rate down to three per cent and mark its sixth straight decrease. The latest employment figures in Statisti...
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'Duty to remember:' Events to mark eighth anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
MONTREAL - Only one bullet hole remains in the wall of the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, eight years after a gunman stormed into the mosque and killed six Muslim men who had come to pray. While a major renovation erased most traces of the attack, the mosque's president, Mohamed Labidi, says the one hole w...
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Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as early as Saturday. Joly said Monday that she still believes diplomacy can fend off President Donald Trump's plan to s...
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Privy Council had diplomats urge Denmark to expedite Carolyn Bennett's ambassadorship
OTTAWA - Bureaucrats working for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had diplomats push Denmark to speed up the appointment of former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett as ambassador to that country - a change most embassy staff learned of through a media leak. The government has not offered a rationale for asking Denmark to e...
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World

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation's report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad c...
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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation's report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad c...
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Dozens are injured in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the festival where devotees from across India h...
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Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival
NEW DELHI (AP) - Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country's northern Prayagraj city, setting off a stampede early Wednesday that injured dozens, local media reported. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival w...
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Randy Fine, conservative DeSantis critic, wins Republican primary to replace Mike Waltz in US House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida state Sen. Randy Fine, a self-described "conservative firebrand," won the Republican primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida's 6th Congressional District. Fine, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, fought off challenges from two othe...
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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 - part of President Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government. A memo from the Office of Personnel Management, the government's human resourc...
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