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Fourth wettest June on record in La Ronge
June was exceptionally rainy for La Ronge with Environment and Climate Change Canada reporting it being the fourth wettest on record. A total of 128 millimetres of rain fell last month with the 30-yea...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadians donated more than $44M to Liberal, Conservative parties in 2021
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and specu...
Jul 04, 2022
Friedrich opens golf season with tournament win in Saskatoon
It was a dream weekend for North Battleford's Colby Friedrich at the Reliance Gregg's Central Am golf tournament in Saskatoon. Taking place Friday to Sunday (July 1-3) at the Saskatoon Golf and Countr...
Jul 04, 2022
Irving Abella, historian who wrote on Canada's refusal of Jewish refugees, dead at 82
Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government's refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd b...
Jul 04, 2022
Canada Soccer makes new compensation offer to its national teams
Canada Soccer says it has made a new compensation offer to its men's and women's national teams. "While we will continue to negotiate confidentially with our men's national team - as a willing and res...
Jul 04, 2022
Dabrowski loses in mixed quarterfinals as Canadians bow out at Wimbledon
LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Australian partner John Peers were eliminated in the mixed-doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, ending Canada's involvement in the professional draws ...
Jul 04, 2022
City gives go ahead for new cell tower
The City of North Battleford approved a request from SaskTel to build a new cell tower in the Yellow Sky district. City planner and assistant director of corporate services Ryan Mackrell said in his r...
Jul 04, 2022
Nearly 200 graduate from North West College
The Class of 2022 was celebrated last month at North West College (NWC).Two convocation ceremonies were held for the Battlefords and Meadow Lake campuses, the first in-person graduation events the pos...
Jul 04, 2022
Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic
HALIFAX - A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing. That ru...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian women look to get offence firing at CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico
After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women's soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship. And there's plenty on the line as...
Jul 04, 2022