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COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations continue to drop in Sask.
Several key COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in Saskatchewan, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Health.This will be the last weekly update, as the Province moves to monthly repor...
Jun 30, 2022

Prosecutors: 'Tiger King' star trafficked endangered animals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "Tiger King" star Bhagavan "Doc" Antle has been charged with buying or selling endangered lemurs, cheetahs, and a chimpanzee without the proper paperwork, federal prosecutors in ...
Jun 30, 2022

Dog Patch Music Festival
Dog Patch Music Festival will be July 22 to 24 at Loon Lake, Sk.See the poster and website for ticket information and details.
Jun 30, 2022

Annual Gun and Archery, Toy Farm Equipment, Coins, Stamps and Collectables Show and Sale
The Battlefords Wildlife Federation Annual Gun and Archery, Toy Farm Equipment, Coins, Stamps and Collectables Show and Sale will be August 20 and 21st.See the poster for full details.
Jun 30, 2022

De Grasse, Warner headline Canadian team heading to world athletics championships
TORONTO - Sprinter Andre De Grasse, decathlete Damian Warner and shot putter Sarah Mitton headline Canada's 54-member team heading to the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Mitton is ...
Jun 30, 2022

AP source: USC, UCLA in process of joining Big Ten
UCLA and Southern California are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference in a seismic change that could lead to another major realignment of college sports. A person who has been brief...
Jun 30, 2022

CRTC tells Radio-Canada to apologize for offensive language on air
MONTREAL - The CRTC has ordered Radio-Canada to apologize after a host and commentator made repeated use of the N-word on air. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says the ...
Jun 30, 2022

Old landfills to be capped, bridges changed across Sask.
Some old landfills will be taken out of commission and some old bridges will be replaced with culverts in the latest round of infrastructure announcements. In Melfort, the city will get just under $1 ...
Jun 30, 2022

Bail decision reserved for 4th suspect accused of conspiracy in Coutts, Alta.
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA - A judge has reserved her decision on whether to grant bail for the fourth man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade earlier this year in southern Alberta....
Jun 30, 2022

Ag. Society excited to bring back annual exhibition, planning to keep prices low despite economy
The Battlefords Agricultural Society is gearing up to hold its annual Northwest Territorial Days exhibition this summer.The event will run Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 19 at the exhibition groun...
Jun 30, 2022