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Canadian swimmer McIntosh sets women's world record in 400-metre freestyle
TORONTO - Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Toronto has set a world record in the women's 400-metre freestyle event at the Canadian swimming trials. McIntosh finished the 400-metre event in three mi...
Mar 28, 2023
City to apply for grant for flashing crosswalk lights
The City of North Battleford hopes to make streets in the community a little safer by adding flashing crosswalk lights. Director of City Operations Stewart Schafer discussed the issue at this week's c...
Mar 28, 2023
Construction company fined $20K after worker injured in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - A construction company has been fined $20,000 almost two years after a worker was injured in the Northwest Territories. Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty Friday to a single ...
Mar 28, 2023
Wolf hunting licenses to be available to out of province hunters
The recently released provincial budget contained a lot of notes for a lot of groups and a lot of money for them as well. One news note from that busy day will interest the hunting community.Saskatche...
Mar 28, 2023
Vancouver archdiocese and private school deny wrongdoing, sue alleged abusers
VANCOUVER - The Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and have filed their own lawsuits against the alleged abu...
Mar 28, 2023
Federal budget addresses health care, dental plan, ‘grocery rebate’
As was the case a week earlier in the Saskatchewan budget, health care was one of the main focuses when the federal budget was released Tuesday.The budget is calling for spending of nearly $491 billio...
Mar 28, 2023
Stars' trio named to National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Three hockey players from the local Battlefords teams have been selected to represent Saskatchewan at this spring's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.Recent Battlefords North Stars commit for n...
Mar 28, 2023
Spiritwood woman wins over $250K
A woman from Spiritwood is a lot richer after buying a Poker Lotto ticket.Cheryl Dumas originally thought she had won $1,000 after checking her ticket on March 4 at the Lake Country Co-Op Gas bar. She...
Mar 28, 2023
Former Bronco pursuing Paralympic dream
A member of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos is still pursuing hockey at the highest level, but now it's in a different way.Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down in 2018, following the Humb...
Mar 28, 2023
Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget
The Canadian government committed $13.8 million in Tuesday's budget to addressing safe sport issues that have dominated headlines over the last year. Federal sport minister Pascale St-Onge has said th...
Mar 28, 2023