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Stars embark on three-game road swing, in pursuit of sixth straight
The Battlefords North Stars will set out on a three games in three nights road swing Thursday-through-Saturday, through Southern Saskatchewan.The road trip likely could not come at a better time for t...
Nov 25, 2021
Nova Scotia mass killing helped drive high national homicide rate in 2020: StatCan
HALIFAX - The mass killing in Nova Scotia and the COVID-19 pandemic helped push the number of homicides nationally in 2020 to its highest level in nearly 30 years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday....
Nov 25, 2021
Province reports 96 new COVID-19 cases, one death
As of Nov. 25, there are 96 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 80,667 reported cases.In Northern Saskatchewan, these cases were found in the Far North East...
Nov 25, 2021
Boeing told its bid to sell fighter jets to Canada did not meet Ottawa's requirements
OTTAWA - The federal government has told Boeing that its bid to replace Canada's aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company's Super Hornet fighter jets did not meets its requirements. Three...
Nov 25, 2021
Assembly of First Nations announces 13 delegates to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
The Assembly of First Nations has announced the 13 delegates who will be going to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month. The delegation include elders, residential school survivors and yout...
Nov 25, 2021
Quebec economic update includes direct payments to offset inflation as deficit drops
QUEBEC - A year after posting a record deficit, the Quebec government tabled an economic update today that contains a smaller-than-expected deficit thanks to a spike in economic growth. Finance minist...
Nov 25, 2021
Individual accolades are nice, but achieving Grey Cup win remains Menard's main focus
Another day, another individual honour for David Menard. The Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman was named the East Division's top Canadian on Thursday after registering a conference-high eight sacks...
Nov 25, 2021
Annual Henry Kelsy Horn Scoring Drop n'Go
The Battlefords Wildlife Federation is hosting its Annual Henry Kelsey Horn Scoring Drop n'Go on Saturday, December 11. See the poster below for details.
Nov 25, 2021
Emissions reduction fund poorly designed, misleads on emissions cuts: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says a federal pandemic aid program for the oil and gas sector that was supposed to retain jobs and cut greenhouse-gas emissions is not set up to actually do...
Nov 25, 2021
RCMP Report: Missing persons located, assaulters arrested
Battlefords RCMP dealt with multiple assaults in the area over the past week.Among the 15 investigations, police arrested five individuals for separate incidents. In one instance, a 36 year-old male w...
Nov 25, 2021