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No appetite in Sask. for new diet: Beef and dairy industry
A new report recommending a major overhaul to the world’s diet, should be taken with a grain of salt, according to some officials within Saskatchewan’s food industry. The report organ...
Jan 17, 2019
Saskatchewan Champion Child to honour late twin brother
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation has announced the 2019 Saskatchewan Champion Child. On Thursday, Blake Wheeler was named as the 2019 Saskatchewan ambassador for the Champions Presented...
Jan 17, 2019
Emotional reopening of La Loche school set for Friday
Attendees are being asked to wear purple Friday as family, friends and community members commemorate the grand reopening of Dene High School in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche. T...
Jan 17, 2019
Cochin-area murder case going to trial
The case involving a Cochin area man facing a second-degree murder charge is now in the pre-trial stages at Queen’s Bench Court in Battleford. Joshua Roy Tucker, 27, is charged w...
Jan 17, 2019
Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Program
The RCMP are looking for candidates for the Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Training Program! The Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Training Program (APTP) offers Canadian Aboriginal people from the ages of 19-29, the opport...
Jan 17, 2019
Vawn Community Hall Snowmobile Rally
The Vawn Community Hall Snowmobile Rally will be Saturday, February 23. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and runs until 2:00 p.m. at the Hall. See the poster below for full information.
Jan 17, 2019
N.B. councillors considering crematorium at former Greyhound building
While the Greyhound bus service is no more, North Battleford councillors are considering what will take the terminal’s place. The City of North Battleford advertised it received a discreti...
Jan 17, 2019
RCMP investigate woman's death at Muskeg Lake
A woman’s death last weekend on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is considered suspicious, according to RCMP. Joanne Wolfe-Lafond, 56, was found unresponsive outside her home early Sunday afternoon. ...
Jan 17, 2019
Court Fools And Jesters Were Actually Very Intelligent
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Kings and Queens of history have been a confusing bunch, haven't they? They've been respectable, knowledgeable, worthy leaders, and they've been shocki...
Jan 17, 2019
The Most Dangerous Festival In The World: Onbashira
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Once every six years, thousands of people gather in the Suwa region to chop, ride, and raise massive 50-foot logs during Japan's Onbashira Festival-an anci...
Jan 17, 2019