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Flu shot bookings climb in Battlefords following start of fall vaccination campaign
Battlefords-area pharmacies are seeing an increase in the number of people requesting flu vaccinations since the province's fall immunization program began last week. Several local pharmacies that bat...
Oct 20, 2025
Two wanted suspects arrested after police chase on Thunderchild First Nation
Two people are facing several charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen truck on Thunderchild First Nation last week.RCMP say officers in Turtleford received a report of a stolen truck in Merv...
Oct 20, 2025
Wanted man arrested on Sweetgrass First Nation
A wanted man is now in custody after the RCMP critical incident response team made the arrest at a home on Sweetgrass First Nation. The arrest happened around 2 p.m., Oct. 17. After the incident respo...
Oct 20, 2025
Conservation officers investigating after 142 birds dumped southeast of Saskatoon
Saskatchewan conservation officers are investigating after more than 100 dead migratory birds were dumped on private land near Patience Lake, southeast of Saskatoon.According to SaskTIP, conservation ...
Oct 20, 2025
'She loved the Battlefords': local resident donated $437K in a final act of giving
When Theresa Kolberg laughed, the sound filled a room - bright, unfiltered and contagious.To her friends and family, the longtime North Battleford resident was tiny in stature but boundless in energy ...
Oct 20, 2025
'It's a lifestyle': Battlefords Karate-Do marks 50 years with Western Canada Tournament
When nine-year-old Allison Pawelko stepped onto the polished floor with her bo staff, the long wooden weapon caught the light like a ribbon of steel. She took a breath, bowed, and let the rhythm take ...
Oct 20, 2025
Supreme Court won't hear Waterhen claim on Primrose Air Weapons Range
The Waterhen First Nation north of Meadow Lake had their claim for compensation for the loss of hunting at the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range denied after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear...
Oct 20, 2025
Blue Jays force Game 7 in AL Championship Series with 6-2 win over Mariners
TORONTO - Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. The res...
Oct 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
OTTAWA - Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience.Silver, who graduate...
Oct 19, 2025
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, most important festival of the year in India
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India - and for Hindus in particular.It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world's most populous nation and the diasp...
Oct 19, 2025