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Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...
Dec 17, 2021
Team Silvernagle ready for Saskatchewan Scotties in new year
The 2022 Viterra Scotties Provincial Women's Championship may be just-under three weeks away, but North Battleford's Team Silvernagle is already chomping at the bit for the opportunity ahead.Named to ...
Dec 17, 2021
Preliminary hearings planned for two accused in Glaslyn area homicide
Two accused facing charges related to the Bradley John Ham homicide investigation are now scheduled for preliminary hearings next year.Cassandra Fox, 25, and Jonathan Swiftwolfe, 27, are each charged ...
Dec 17, 2021
North Battleford announces 2021 Twinkle Tour winners
After pursing through many worthy candidates, the City of North Battleford has selected the winners of the 2021 Twinkle Tour.The annual contest where residents decorate their roofs, lawns, walls and w...
Dec 17, 2021
Holiday Spending and Sticking to your Budget
Some of you may already have completed your holiday spending, but likely many of you have not. Year after year, polls indicate that Canadians continue to spend more and more at Christmas. These statis...
Dec 17, 2021
City selects firm for WMF master plan project
The City of North Battleford awarded a contract at its meeting this week to select a consulting firm to develop a master plan for the city's Waste Management Facility (WMF).The project itself is requi...
Dec 17, 2021
RCMP report: Police looking for assault, truck theft suspects
Battlefords RCMP are looking for a stolen vehicle with two suspects, who sprayed the driver that had given them a ride.Police received this call late Tuesday afternoon and attended the scene of Eighth...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021