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Season of giving: SaskTel supports five local organizations
SaskTel helped to spread cheer in the Battlefords this holiday season by supporting five local organizations through charitable giving. Employees with the company have the option to donate money with ...
Dec 22, 2025
Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year
MONTREAL - Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative agreements.The agreements cover both the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers ba...
Dec 22, 2025
Two homes damaged in Big River fire
Two Big River families are without homes after a fire spread from one home to the next. Big River Fire Department said it was called out at 8:18 Monday morning where they found two homes on fire. "Our...
Dec 22, 2025
AAA Recap: How the Battlefords Stars and Sharks have fared so far this season
As the calendar year nears an end and the hockey season heads into the Christmas break, it's time to take a look at how the U18 AAA hockey teams in the Battlefords have fared so far this season. Battl...
Dec 22, 2025
Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system
OTTAWA - Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis.The suggest...
Dec 22, 2025
Hundreds of pests found in federal buildings in Ottawa
Insects, bats, rodents and other pests have been spotted in federal buildings more than 500 times in the Ottawa area this year, as the government makes plans to get public servants to spend more time ...
Dec 20, 2025
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein - including a photograph showing President Donald Trump - less than a day after they...
Dec 20, 2025
Battlefords RCMP searching for missing man
Battlefords RCMP are asking the public for help in locating a missing 37-year-old man. Jeffrey Blackstar was last seen on Dc. 16 on Moosomin First Nation, but was reported missing on Dec. 19. He is de...
Dec 20, 2025
Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague
At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders watched as U.S. Vice President JD Vance took the stage to rail against AI regulation.Vance's speec...
Dec 20, 2025
$713.8M settlement ends James Smith Cree Nation land claim fight, but division talks remain
A decades long battle with the federal government for a settlement over a series of complex land claims is finally over for James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) #370, but conflict remains as the three First...
Dec 19, 2025