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Conservatives raise concerns over UNDRIP bill as time runs short to pass legislation
OTTAWA - Just as Parliament's clock is quickly running short to pass bills before a possible fall election, Conservatives are turning up the heat in their concerns over a key piece of Liberal legislat...
Jun 16, 2021
Wanted man arrested and charged after two separate incidents of pointing a firearm
Battlefords have charged 23-year-old Creedance Stone for multiple offences, including five counts of pointing a firearmThe North Battleford male was originally wanted for an incident in Red Pheasant C...
Jun 16, 2021
Child-welfare gaps led to youth suicides, Indigenous group argues at Federal Court
OTTAWA - Children and youth in remote First Nations who have died by suicide are a tragic examples showing Canada's harms toward Indigenous kids was wilful and reckless, lawyers argued in Federal Cour...
Jun 16, 2021
MPs pass Bloc motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers are acknowledging Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. In the House of Commons today, a motio...
Jun 16, 2021
Jason Spezza signs with Maple Leafs at league minimum for third straight season
TORONTO - Jason Spezza will once again be sporting blue and white next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday the 38-year-old forward has re-signed with his hometown team at the league mi...
Jun 16, 2021
AA Beavers look to 'bridge the past and future' at home-opener Wednesday
The 18U AA Beavers will host the Saskatoon A's for their home opener at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford Wednesday evening. The theme of the night will be 'bridging the past and the future,' a...
Jun 16, 2021
Committee report on Vance allegations at risk as calls mount for minister to resign
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being accused of letting victims of military sexual misconduct down as a parliamentary committee prepares to rise for the summer without producing a report on allegat...
Jun 16, 2021
New taxi company, River Side Cab, starting in North Battleford
North Battleford area residents will soon have another choice when they need to call for a taxi.City council approved granting an application received to establish a new five-vehicle taxi company call...
Jun 16, 2021
Province reports 74 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths
The province reported 74 new cases of COVID-19 and 76 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 16, bringing the provincial total to 48,125 cases; 46,837 total recoveries, and 726 cases considered active. Th...
Jun 16, 2021
Kanesatake grand chief welcomes Quebec's openness in creating local police force
KANESATAKE - The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says it is pleased that Quebec is open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Mo...
Jun 16, 2021