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VANCOUVER - Defenceman Quinn Hughes, a 2018 first-round pick, was among seven players extended qualifying offers from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Hughes, 21, was selected seventh overall by Vanco...

It was a big weekend for the Battlefords Minor Baseball program,as the Beavers' U11, U13 and U15 teams made their way to provincials at various locations around the region. The U13s had a weekend to r...

Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie continues to be cautious with quarterback Nick Arbuckle's hamstring injury. Dinwiddie kept Arbuckle out of Toronto's scrimmage Monday as a precaution. He to...

VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the Unit...

The Battlefords Bandits U16 softball team capped off a season for the ages over the weekend after taking home a gold medal win at provincials in Regina. The team started their weekend with a thrilling...

A 28 year old male was reportedly assaulted and forcibly removed from a residence by several suspects, before being taken to a rural location south of Battleford where he was assaulted again and aband...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes...

As if Saskatchewan farmers didn't have enough to worry about this summer, what is being grown despite the heat is being eaten by grasshoppers. Dr. James Tansey, insect/ pest management specialist with...

The Fred Light Museum is getting ready to hold its annual Family Fun Day coming up next month.The event will take place Aug. 6 at the museum grounds in Battleford.The event had to be cancelled last ye...

OTTAWA - Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country's new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an In...