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Teenager reported missing in North Battleford
Update: Tricia Morin has been located.Battlefords RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating 15 year-old Tricia Morin. She was last seen on 110th Street in North Battleford on the morning of ...
Oct 04, 2021

Blue Jays come up painfully short of playoff spot despite September surge
TORONTO - A storybook ending to a most unusual regular season was within reach for the Toronto Blue Jays, who used a September surge to make things very interesting down the stretch. The Boston Red So...
Oct 04, 2021

North Stars top Millionaires 9-5 to open Showcase
The goals were coming early and often Monday at the Legends Centre in Warman, as the Battlefords North Stars topped the Melville Millionaires 9-5 to open the league Showcase.After a 2-1 Melville lead ...
Oct 04, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram hit by worldwide outage
People who spend a lot of time on social media are without three of their main platforms Monday.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down in parts of the world, including Saskatchewan.The company post...
Oct 04, 2021

Veteran McLeod Bethel-Thompson to start at quarterback for Argonauts versus Redblacks
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson wants to help the Toronto Argonauts achieve something they've yet to do this year. Bethel-Thompson will make a second straight start Wednesday night when Toronto (4-3)...
Oct 04, 2021

Province reports 325 total COVID-19 hospitalizations, five new deaths
There are now 325 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Saskatchewan, an increase of four from Sunday's previous record of 321. There are 35 hospitalizations in the North West (three in the intensive care unit...
Oct 04, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams to CFL deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed free-agent receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams on Monday. The six-foot-three, 225-pound Williams returns to the CFL after spending time with the NFL's Buff...
Oct 04, 2021

Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. The dispute stems from a nearly...
Oct 04, 2021

Harvest close to wrapping up in North West region after tough season for farmers
Farmers in the Battlefords and North West part of the province are close to finishing combining their crops. It hasn't been an easy year for producers challenged by drought for most of the growing sea...
Oct 04, 2021

Reports: Rochester mayor to resign as part of plea deal
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren agreed to resign before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign, ...
Oct 04, 2021