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Parade kicks off 2025 NWT days
The Battlefords Agricultural Society kicked off this year's Northwest Territorial Days last night with their annual parade. Yesterday's parade had a large turnout, in both the amount of spectators and...
Aug 13, 2025

Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Paul Allen's estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Dundon confirmed the agreement ...
Aug 13, 2025

François Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with 'humility'
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is taking Monday's byelection loss to the Parti Qubcois with humility. Legault's Coalition Avenir Qubec finished fourth in the Arthabaska riding wi...
Aug 13, 2025

A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26
ROME (AP) - A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized Wednesday in international waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people and leaving about a dozen missing, the Italia...
Aug 13, 2025

Central and eastern Sask face severe weather watch
An Alberta storm moving into western Saskatchewan is creating conditions that could bring about severe weather today. Environment Canada issued an alert just before 11:30 a.m., saying conditions are f...
Aug 13, 2025

North Battleford gets $75K provincial grant to plan new arena and events centre
The future of North Battleford's aging Access Communications Centre is starting to take shape.The city is receiving a little over $75,000 from the province to help plan a governance model for a propos...
Aug 13, 2025

Low water levels in Quebec rivers spur navigation warnings, watering bans
MONTREAL - Boat pilots on the St. Lawrence River are being asked to take cautions because of low water levels that can cause navigation hazards. Kevin Lajoie, spokesman for the company that manages th...
Aug 13, 2025

Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with ...
Aug 13, 2025

Final field of CPKC Women's Open Mississaugua Golf and Country Club announced
MISSISSAUGA - Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the final field at next week's CPKC Women's Open. The winningest Canadian in professional golf history is one of the biggest names in a ...
Aug 13, 2025
First Nations woman’s distressing haircut ‘not called for,’ family says
The family of First Nation's woman Corina Morin say her rights, traditions, and beliefs were violated when hospital staff in Saskatoon cut her hair without her consent.Morin, 54, was admitted to the I...
Aug 13, 2025