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Twin Rivers Curling Club hosts 97th Annual Men’s Open Bonspiel
Sixty-four curlers representing 16 teams from the Battlefords and area, including St. Walburg, Spiritwood, Medstead and Wilkie, competed in this year's 97th Annual Men's Open Bonspiel over the weekend...
Mar 29, 2022

Feds signal room for tweaking online streaming bill in committee
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is open to MPs tweaking a bill that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters. Chris Bittle, pa...
Mar 29, 2022

Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation in 'path to healing' after graves discovery
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the discovery of unmarked graves at residential school sites has highlighted for all Canadians the horrors of our past for which we all bear some respons...
Mar 29, 2022

Federal Liberals set to deliver budget on April 7, Freeland tells House of Commons
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to deliver this year's federal budget next week. Freeland told the House of Commons she will unveil the government's spending plans on April 7 in a do...
Mar 29, 2022

NHL general managers discuss playoff salary cap at meetings: 'A healthy discussion'
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Nikita Kucherov was happy to be the villain last summer. After his Tampa Bay Lightning hoisted the Stanley Cup for a second straight season, the star winger sported a T-shirt with th...
Mar 29, 2022

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to play in RBC Canadian Open this summer
TORONTO - World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler will make his RBC Canadian Open debut this June. Scheffler is on an impressive hot streak on the PGA Tour, winning the World Golf Championships-Dell Tech...
Mar 29, 2022

Make three-digit suicide prevention hotline accessible, CRTC told in consultations
OTTAWA - A consultation by the telecommunications regulator has been told that a three-digit suicide prevention hotline should be accessible to people who are deaf or living with other disabilities. T...
Mar 29, 2022

City grants funding to Miwasin Kikinaw homeless shelter
North Battleford city council agreed to grant funding for 2022 to the Battlefords homeless shelter now known as Miwasin Kikinaw: Our Home is Good.Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) currently...
Mar 29, 2022

'Grooming': The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate
Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children's education and ensu...
Mar 29, 2022

NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA - Two New Democrats tabled legislation today that would make Canadian companies more accountable for human rights abuses and environmental harms abroad. NDP MP Peter Julian says Bill C-262 woul...
Mar 29, 2022