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RCMP Report Pt. 2: Tasers deployed, sword found
Police in the Battlefords dealt with multiple assault cases, including two instances where the use of a Taser was required.A call came early in the morning on Feb. 23 from the 900 block of 102nd Stree...
Mar 04, 2022
'It’s just devastating, I can’t believe this is happening': P.A. residents gather in solidarity for Ukraine
It was an emotional ceremony in front of city hall in Prince Albert Thursday evening as more than 50 people gathered in support of Ukraine.The event, put on by Taras Kachkowski and Dennis Ogrodnick, f...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada's Ukraine refugee plan praised, but questions raised about other war escapees
Canada's decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the wor...
Mar 03, 2022
Sask. drug task force sets out priorities aimed at reducing overdoses
With drug overdose deaths reaching record highs, the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force continues to search for answers.The task force recently sought input from communities and their leaders, and ended up ...
Mar 03, 2022
Carla Beck officially begins run for NDP leadership
In and among the machinery of a manufacturing plant, Carla Beck made her first pitch to be the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.Beck said she has been hearing from so many people that they want chan...
Mar 03, 2022
City approves care home tax abatement
The City of North Battleford is granting a partial tax abatement for private care homes that are moving into a higher tax rate for the 2021 tax year. City Finance director Brent Nadon raised the issue...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada, six other countries pull back from Arctic Council in protest over Ukraine
Seven countries that ring the North Pole have pulled back from the international body that seeks to build co-operation on the development of the Arctic in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Canad...
Mar 03, 2022
RCMP Report Pt. 1: Break-in suspects, more vehicle thefts
The Battlefords RCMP are actively investigating multiple break and enters in the service area from last week.One of the 12 calls they received was related to a break-in at a residence in Battleridge E...
Mar 03, 2022
Saskatchewan set to do its part to help Ukrainian people
The Saskatchewan government estimates that around 15 per cent of the province's population can trace its roots back to Ukraine.That number skyrocketed Thursday."Everybody is Ukrainian today in Saskatc...
Mar 03, 2022
As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) - It took Tatyana Pelykh and her 11-year-old son four days of travel and a wait of nearly 48 hours at the border crossing to escape their native Ukraine for Romania. There they f...
Mar 03, 2022