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Man dies in snowmobile accident on Pinehouse Lake: RCMP
RCMP in Pinehouse say one man has died following a snowmobile crash.Officers were called to the scene at around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday for reports of a snowmobile accident on Pinehouse Lake.Investigation f...
Nov 27, 2025
Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: financial intelligence agency
Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit - acts that often are linked to organized crime.This type of online blackmail invol...
Nov 27, 2025

Getting to know Battlefords North Stars forward Finlay Klippenstein
Continuing the Battlefords North Stars player profile series is forward Finlay Klippenstein, who is red-hot right now with a five-game goal streak. Klippenstein is from British Columbia, having lived ...
Nov 26, 2025

Carney pins hopes on domestic market with new steel, lumber tariff supports
Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the Canadian lumber and steel sectors to look for more opportunities at home as U.S. tariffs and shifting global trade tides limit their opportunities abroad.Carney un...
Nov 26, 2025

Lloydminster approves 2026 budget with 4.08% tax hike and major infrastructure spending
Lloydminster city council has approved its 2026 municipal budget, passing a 4.08 per cent property tax increase that city officials say is needed to maintain services, fund water and road upgrades, an...
Nov 26, 2025

John Paul II Collegiate coach reflects on hosting Volleyball provincials over last two weekends
Over the weekends of Nov. 14-15 and 21-22, John Paul II Collegiate hosted the 4A volleyball provincial championships. Both the boys and girls teams got to compete on their home court. The girls team f...
Nov 26, 2025

Battlefords supporting another year of the Empty Stocking Fund
Residents in the Battlefords can help those in need this holiday season by donating in many different ways. Holiday events and fundraisers around the Battlefords will help support Battleford District ...
Nov 26, 2025
YXE flight diversions and cancellations due to foggy weather
The fog that rolled into Saskatoon overnight has left some airplane passengers in other parts of the Prairies.Starting around 9:30 p.m. last night, foggy conditions began impacting operations at Saska...
Nov 26, 2025

The Right Call Beats a Close Call: Check Highway Hotline, Give Snowplows Space
Highways Minister David Marit reminded drivers heading to Canadian Western Agribition to make the right call by checking road conditions before getting behind the wheel, along with urging them to prot...
Nov 26, 2025

Thomas King's revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
Thomas King's revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada's cultural sector, while raising questions about what responsibility a person has when they claim a heritage the...
Nov 26, 2025