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'The same country': Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA - Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. ...
Aug 15, 2025

Battlefords RCMP locating missing man
A 46-year-old man reported missing has been located safe. All identifying information has been removed from this story.--cjnbnews@pattisonmedia.com
Aug 15, 2025

Battle River Archery Club could bring new provincial outdoor range to North Battleford
City council will vote Monday, Aug. 18, on whether to give the Battle River Archery Club, based in Battleford, seasonal use of the fenced area behind the River Valley Centre in North Battleford for a ...
Aug 15, 2025

B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...
Aug 15, 2025

North Stars sign playmaking BC forward Adam Konowalchuk
The Battlefords North Stars have added to their forward group with the signing of 2006-born Adam Konowalchuk, a left-shot forward from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Konowalchuk split the 2024-25 seas...
Aug 15, 2025

Parents praise COPP child reunite service at fair
Northwest Territorial Days are in full swing at the Battlefords Agricultural Society grounds. With the excitement of all the rides, food booths and events going on, it can be very easy for a child to ...
Aug 15, 2025

Trump arrives for pivotal summit with Putin in Alaska that could reshape the war in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for a pivotal summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations ...
Aug 15, 2025

B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...
Aug 15, 2025

Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after long corruption probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation. Cantrell's lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press...
Aug 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar
SECHELT - The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on...
Aug 15, 2025