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Critical Care on the Air Radiothon raises over $400,000
STARS Air Ambulance has announced the two-day Critical Care on the Air radiothon that was broadcasted on 37 radio stations across the province raised $403,940 for their operations.The total is over $6...
Apr 14, 2022

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is delaying a coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren until at least the summer of 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced the change on Thursday...
Apr 14, 2022

Don Ross Arena to see improvements with city savings
The City of North Battleford will be adding more bleachers and more heat to the Don Ross Centre Arena with savings it found from other budgeted items. Initially the city planned to install another ext...
Apr 14, 2022

Battlefords Minor Baseball sees strong registration for season
With the spring baseball season fast approaching, the Battlefords Minor Baseball Association is gearing up for another strong year on the community diamonds. Nearing the wrap up of their most well-att...
Apr 14, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 2: Break-ins, outstanding warrants
The Battlefords RCMP detachment dealt with 13 break and enter investigations, several of which resulted in arrests.Police arrested one suspect from a break and enter attempt on Moosomin First Nation o...
Apr 14, 2022

LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a wealthy California Democratic donor to 30 years in prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of drugs. Prosecutors on Thursday asked for a life ...
Apr 14, 2022

Three teens missing in North Battleford
UPDATE: As of April 18, the Battlefords RCMP have reported Machiskinic, Pacquette, and Starchief have all been found.--Battlefords RCMP are seeking assistance in locating three missing teenagers.Fourt...
Apr 14, 2022

Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions found guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Ohio man who testified that he was "following presidential orders" from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted Thursday of obstructing Congress from certifyin...
Apr 14, 2022

Over 1,000 new cases of COVID reported last week, 20 new deaths in weekly report
The province is reporting 1,051 new cases of COVID-19 in the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This is a slight increase from the last reported new cases which was 1,...
Apr 14, 2022

Canada to seek justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine: Freeland
CALGARY - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children as allegations mount of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. Speaking in ...
Apr 14, 2022