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Battlefords Minor Hockey announces 2021 Scholarship Award recipients
The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) Board of Directors have announced their scholarship winners for 2021. Locals Matthew Van Stone and Brandon Holhoyi of John Paul II Collegiate will each ...
Jul 05, 2021
Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...
Jul 05, 2021
Three-day walk for missing North Battleford woman Ashley Morin starts Friday
The annual three-day walk to raise awareness about missing North Battleford woman Ashley Morin will take place starting Friday.The event is held on the anniversary when Ashley Morin, 31, of Ahtahkakoo...
Jul 05, 2021
Northern community dealing with COVID-19 outbreak, Delta variant
As many Saskatchewan communities watch their COVID-19 case numbers drop, the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation - including Wollaston Lake - is dealing with a fast-moving outbreak.The outbreak was declared June...
Jul 05, 2021
Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system sta...
Jul 05, 2021
Sixteen-year-old appears in court to face robbery and gun charges
A 16-year-old boy facing a number of weapons related charges muttered the words "innocent til proven guilty" when his charges were discussed Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.He was one...
Jul 05, 2021
Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...
Jul 05, 2021
Redblacks offensive lineman Alex Mateas announces retirement after five CFL seasons
OTTAWA - Canadian offensive lineman Alex Mateas has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Monday. Ottawa selected Mateas first overall in the 2015 CFL draft. He spent his entire career with the Redb...
Jul 05, 2021
Emmanuel Pentecostal Fellowship Church building sold
The Emmanuel Pentecostal Fellowship [EPF], the local Pentecostal church in the Battlefords, are looking forward to making plans for the future after selling their building in North Battleford.The high...
Jul 05, 2021
Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld
MONTREAL - A suburb north of Montreal said Monday it was reviewing its police practices after a string of recent racial profiling complaints against its officers were upheld by a human rights body. Th...
Jul 05, 2021