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Northwest region well represented for Canada Summer Games
North Battleford, Meadow Lake and the surrounding region will be well-represented when Team Saskatchewan takes to Niagara, Ont. for the 2022 Canada Summer Games.Featuring nearly 380 of the top athlete...
Jul 27, 2022
Back alley milling and re-paving contract awarded for best price
K&S Asphalt Services Ltd. picked up the contract for the City of North Battleford's 2022 back alley milling and asphalt re-paving project. Administration recommended council award the project to t...
Jul 27, 2022
Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge on Wednesday put on hold the state's trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution. Burleigh County ...
Jul 27, 2022
New ambulance rates in St. Walburg
Rates are changing for ambulance services in St. Walburg.Starting Sept. 1, WestMed Paramedics Inc. in the town will see rates change to $325 per call, as a result of being designated as an Advanced Li...
Jul 27, 2022
Carcillo says testimony didn't acknowledge culture of hazing, abuse in CHL
Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo is angry about the testimony of Canadian hockey officials at a parliamentary hearing looking into the handling of recent assault allegations. Carcillo filed a stateme...
Jul 27, 2022
Canada asked France extradite priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut
OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed that Canada asked France to extradite a priest who is accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. A spokesman for the Justice Department says the Publi...
Jul 27, 2022
The Latest on the Pope's visit to Canada
Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops t...
Jul 27, 2022
Manchin says he has health, energy, tax deal with Schumer
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an unexpected turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he had reached an expansive agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - which had eluded them for mont...
Jul 27, 2022
Smart meter contract sees added cost but still within budget
The City of North Battleford approved an overage to the contract cost for its smart water meter installation project at its recent meeting, due in part to some complications related to sizing the mete...
Jul 27, 2022
Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight
MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jul 27, 2022