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Sask. government, Ottawa extend $10/day daycare for another five years
Some Saskatchewan parents will continue to receive $10 a day daycare for another five years thanks to an extension of the Canada-Saskatchewan Bilateral Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, startin...
Nov 28, 2025

North Battleford formalizes arena partnership, sets accessibility direction and backs Hwy. 4 renaming
North Battleford council approved several policy and governance measures Thursday night, including a regional framework for the proposed regional arena project, the city's first accessibility plan and...
Nov 28, 2025

North Stars prepare for home weekend against Melville Millionaires
The Battlefords North Stars (11-5-2-2, 3rd in Nutrien Division) are looking for their fifth straight win tonight when they host the Melville Millionaires (10-11-1-2, 4th in Bunge Division). The North ...
Nov 28, 2025
Riders’ players look to keep band together for 2026 CFL season
There are plenty of pending free agents the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to bring back - and a few of the players already locked in for 2026 have already begun their recruitment pitches."That st...
Nov 28, 2025
Canada’s economy rebounds in third quarter with 2.6% growth
The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction.Statistics Canada said Friday t...
Nov 28, 2025

Sharks captain Dureau etches herself in team history books
A new page in the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks history books has been written.Captain Danika Dureau did something no other player in franchise history had ever accomplished, becoming the first to ...
Nov 28, 2025

Annual feast honors eight Indigenous warriors hanged in 1885
"They wanted to fight for our people," said Shona Poitras after the annual feast to honor the indigenous warriors who were hanged in 1885. On November 27, 1885, 140 years ago, eight Indigenous men los...
Nov 27, 2025

La Ronge doctors submitted scurvy findings to peer-viewed journal
One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr...
Nov 27, 2025
Moe positive on Alberta pipeline deal and federal cooperation
From the next province over, Premier Scott Moe gave a nod of approval Thursday morning to the pipeline deal signed between the Province of Alberta and the federal government.The memorandum of understa...
Nov 27, 2025

'He led with wisdom, strength and dedication': MGBHLM First Nation mourning loss of former chief
Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) is coming together to celebrate the life of former Chief Clarence Stone, who has passed away at 73 after more than two decades of leadership...
Nov 27, 2025