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Cold weather increases carbon monoxide risk
Has your carbon monoxide detector been behaving erratically over the last couple of days? You may have a blocked vent. Drifting and blowing snow can potentially block your home’s heating ve...
Jan 10, 2019

Know Your Winter Illnesses
Influenza has been hitting Saskatchewan hard this year. Here are some facts… What is influenza? Influenza (also known as flu) is a contagious respiratory (breathing) illness. It can cause mild t...
Jan 10, 2019

JPII student a finalist for LORAN Award
A high-achieving student from Battleford has been named one of the Loran Award finalists for 2019, from the 2017-18 application period. John Paul II Collegiate Grade 12 student Emily Simon will be tak...
Jan 10, 2019
Blood Donor Clinic
There is a Blood Donor Clinic coming up. Donors are needed. Go to the Don Ross Centre on Monday, January 14th from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. Please book your appointment in advance at blood.ca
Jan 10, 2019

Silvernagle undefeated following extra end win
It was another successful game for Robyn SIlvernagle's North Battleford rink at the 2019 Meridian Canadian Open. The skip needed an extra end to defeat American Nina Roth, but with the crowd behind he...
Jan 10, 2019

Royal Purple Casino Tour
The Saskatchewan Royal Purple is hosting a Three Day Two Night Casino Holiday starting February 27th. You do not have to be a Royal Purple member to be a part of the fun. See the poster for details.
Jan 10, 2019

Carbon tax rebates available as Sask. court challenge approaches
Critics, including Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, have called it an attempt to buy votes ahead of the 2019 federal election, but whoever you cast a ballot for, you can apply for y...
Jan 10, 2019

Debunking 5 Of The Weirdest Laws We’ve Ever Heard
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The United States has some really odd laws scattered around the country. In Hawaii, for example, people aren't allowed to put coins in their ears (King Kam...
Jan 10, 2019

Nistowiak and Back 2019
Join Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association on a fatbike adventure like no other! We will bike on groomed trails along the Churchill River from beautiful, historic Stanley Mission to Nistowiak Falls, o...
Jan 10, 2019

Peak flu season claims three Sask. children
It has been a deadly flu season across Canada and Saskatchewan this year. According to the province's influenza surveillance report, six people have died of the flu as of Dec. 29, and the Mi...
Jan 10, 2019