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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women walk planned for Sunday in downtown North Battleford
Organizers are inviting people to take part in a walk to raise awareness of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Sunday in downtown North Battleford. Connie and Keegan Beauchene are o...
Jun 13, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in Sask., 23 considered active
The daily update of COVID-19 numbers from the province continues to look positive, with just the one new case reported Saturday.The additional case, in the Far North Region, brings the provincial tota...
Jun 13, 2020
Dortmund relief as Haaland scores late to beat Düsseldorf
BERLIN - Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations were put on ice after Erling Haaland scored in the fifth minute of injury time for Borussia Dortmund to beat Fortuna Dsseldorf 1-0 on Saturday. D...
Jun 13, 2020
Many questions after recent police encounters with Indigenous community
The death of Rodney Levi of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation in an RCMP shooting Friday night in New Brunswick continues to put the focus on police relations with Indigenous communities in Ca...
Jun 13, 2020
Skate Park, playgrounds open as restrictions ease
Residents in the Battlefords wasted little time in getting outside to enjoy newly reopened areas of the community.The province recently announced playgrounds are open for the public to enjoy again, pr...
Jun 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:47 a.m. on June 13, 2020: There are 98,209 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,666 confirmed (incl...
Jun 13, 2020
New Brunswick Indigenous man is victim of RCMP-involved fatal shooting: Chief
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for New Brunswick has confirmed that the man who died in an RCMP shooting Friday night was Rodney Levi of the ...
Jun 13, 2020
Pringle has fond memories of Baltimore Stallions '95 championship season
Mike Pringle and the Baltimore Stallions will forever be part of CFL history. Twenty-five years ago, the star running back helped Baltimore become the first - and only - American franch...
Jun 13, 2020
COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initia...
Jun 13, 2020
City receives request from Rotary Club to donate old fire truck to country in need
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords submitted a request to the city to donate an old surplus fire truck to the club to benefit a country in need, when it is no longer used. "It's an interesting idea. C...
Jun 13, 2020