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Local high schools celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
From pancakes to powwows, flag raisings, and round dances, all three North Battleford high schools celebrated National Indigenous Peoples' Day Tuesday, in various ways in the community. John Paul II C...
Jun 21, 2022
Kiggans snags GOP nomination to face Virginia’s Rep. Luria
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State senator and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans won the Republican nomination Tuesday in Virginia's coastal 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans, a nurse practitioner, will go on to fac...
Jun 21, 2022
Nguyen is Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen defeated former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election to ...
Jun 21, 2022
NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series. The series that m...
Jun 21, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Alberta United Conservative government shuffles cabinet
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple cabinet changes following resignations tied to his party's leadership race, with Environment Minister Jason Nixon now taking over permane...
Jun 21, 2022
Canada celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with ceremonies feasts
REGINA - On the longest day of the year, communities across Canada embraced National Indigenous People's Day by celebrating the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. The Summer sols...
Jun 21, 2022
Town hopes regional partners will help city recreation costs
The Town of Battleford would like to see other partners in the region contribute some of the cost of the city's recreation facilities.At this week's meeting, council approved the town's annual commitm...
Jun 21, 2022
Women's PGA Championship doubles prize money to $9 million
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million, another boost to the women's game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a deca...
Jun 21, 2022
Called to the Hall: McCallum, Shivers, Suitor heading into Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Three men with ties to the Saskatchewan Roughriders are part of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2022.Kicker Paul McCallum, who had three stints with the Roughriders (1994-95, 1996-2005, ...
Jun 21, 2022
Column: Youth movement can make LIV Golf look appealing
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Players willing to leave the PGA Tour for riches only Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund can provide is a movement Rory McIlroy refers to as the "easy way out." Maybe that's t...
Jun 21, 2022