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Snow removal scheduled in North Battleford on Remembrance Day
Residents in North Battleford will have to make sure their vehicles are clear of the curb, as snow removal will take place on Remembrance Day.The City of North Battleford's Roadways Department has bee...
Nov 10, 2020
Environment Canada says another storm is on its way
Get ready for Round 2.Just a couple of days after a major snowstorm battered much of Saskatchewan, another one is headed the province's way.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for ar...
Nov 10, 2020
Town of Allan elects first female mayor
History was made in rural Saskatchewan last night as part of the 2020 municipal election.Allan's newly-elected mayor 'tick's off all of the boxes,' as she put it.Bonnie Lewis, who is Indigenous and a ...
Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada
Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...
Nov 10, 2020
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to play 60-game season: commissioner
QUEBEC - The commissioner of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is moving ahead with plans to play a 60-game season, despite delays and obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gilles Courtea...
Nov 10, 2020
Yukon government says it doesn't support permit for exploration in Arctic wilderness
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it does not support a permit for an oil drilling exploration project in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environment Minister Pauline Frost says the explorat...
Nov 10, 2020
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...
Nov 10, 2020
Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids
MONTREAL - Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec's secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Na...
Nov 10, 2020
Bater appreciates progress from time on council, hopes for good things to come
While Ryan Bater was not successful in retaining his position as mayor of North Battleford in last night's municipal election, he said he is pleased with the progress made during his time on council.B...
Nov 10, 2020
North Battleford Scouts shovel snow ahead of Remembrance Day
The 2nd North Battleford Scouts and Beavers gathered together at the Cenotaph this week, to shovel snow away from the monument ahead of Remembrance Day, Wednesday.Will Picard is one of the leaders wit...
Nov 10, 2020