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BMHA change AA program name from Barons to Northwest Stars
The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) has announced a change to the name of the three teams in their AA program.The change will affect only the Peewee AA, Bantam AA and Midget AA teams, whic...
Jul 28, 2020
Baseball season teeters, while states resist mask rules
JACKSON, Miss. - The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states such as Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in some of the hardest-hit pla...
Jul 28, 2020
City to discuss how to address crow and raven issue after receiving complaints
North Battleford city council will look at the city's ravens and crows in the months ahead after receiving some complaints about their activity in the area.Mayor Ryan Bater said he heard about people ...
Jul 28, 2020
What you should know about home equity credit as you approach retirement
Home equity loans are among the fastest growing forms of personal debt in Canada, and surprisingly, very common for homeowners in their 50s. Home equity credit can be used to finance a large expense l...
Jul 28, 2020
Cases for four accused in the Gatzke homicide investigation adjourned while awaiting disclosure
Four accused facing charges connected to the death of Ryan John Gatzke last year had their matters adjourned while awaiting disclosure. RCMP reported Gatzke was located with serious injuries in a home...
Jul 28, 2020
Province records 17th death from COVID-19, nine new cases
Saskatchewan has recorded its 17th death in relation to the COVID-19 virus.The person was from the South, had tested positive for the virus, and was in their 70s.The information was part of the latest...
Jul 28, 2020
Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19. "The surrounding c...
Jul 28, 2020
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete
The American frontier drama "The World to Come," the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama "The Duke," Gia Coppola's "Mainstream," and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama "Pieces of a Woman...
Jul 28, 2020
Saskatchewan government names provincially-appointed chief firearms officer
A longtime security systems CEO and firearms instructor from Saskatoon is being tabbed as the man who will enforce the federal Firearms Act in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced Tuesday ...
Jul 28, 2020
Kingston youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest
OTTAWA - A Kingston, Ont., youth has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for trying to persuade someone to plant a bomb. The youth, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth ...
Jul 28, 2020