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Three arrested following assault, attempted robbery, fleeing police
After an attempted robbery and flight from law enforcement, three individuals have been charged with several criminal offences.Biggar RCMP were dispatched the evening of October 7 to a report of attem...
Oct 13, 2021
Senate hopeful Herschel Walker cancels event over swastika
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile...
Oct 13, 2021
MLSE announces deal with TikTok, company's logo will feature on Leafs helmets
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are going social. The team's parent company announced a deal with TikTok on Wednesday that will see the social media platform's logo appear on players' helmets throug...
Oct 13, 2021
Sask. Health Authority preparing for patient transfers, triage
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing for the COVID-19 situation to get worse. and the provincial government have been in early talks with the Government of Ontario about the possibilit...
Oct 13, 2021
RCMP Report: 16-year-old charged following assault
A teenage male in North Battleford faces multiple charges following an incident on Oct. 10.Police received the call that morning, where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1400 block of 10...
Oct 13, 2021
Canadian sports fans eager to cross border as United States lifts restrictions
For years, Jason Billingsley and his wife have attended the Bills home opener at Highmark Stadium, flying from Vancouver to Hamilton and then driving on to Buffalo, N.Y. That September tradition was d...
Oct 13, 2021
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former Justice Dept. lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed a former Justice Department lawyer who, documents show, aided Donald Trump's efforts to challenge...
Oct 13, 2021
North Battleford Legion branch planning Poppy Day as part of National Poppy Campaign to support veterans
The local Legion branches in the Battlefords are starting to get ready for Remembrance Day coming up Nov. 11. The Royal Canadian Legion's 2021 National Poppy Campaign begins at the end of October. All...
Oct 13, 2021
Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass killing delays hearings until late January
HALIFAX - The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year is delaying hearings scheduled for this month until late January. The commission said ...
Oct 13, 2021
North Stars look for swift bounce back versus top-seeded Mustangs
The Batttlefords North Stars (5-3-1) will return to play Wednesday evening, looking to snap a two-game losing skid versus the top-seeded Mustangs (7-1-1), at Melfort's Northern Lights Palace.The night...
Oct 13, 2021