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Canoe Lake protesters demand hundreds of members be added to voters list

Hundreds of Canoe Lake Cree Nation band members can't vote for their council and a protest was held this week to demand answers from leadership as to why. "There's a lot of members who are supposed to...

Nov 13, 2020

Positive COVID-19 case discovered at Holy Family School

A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified at Holy Family School in North Battleford.According to a media release from Light of Christ Catholic Schools, the school was made aware of the case by t...

Nov 13, 2020

Provincial mask mandate coming to the Battlefords

Residents in the Battlefords can expect significant changes to daily routines, following the latest announcement from the Government of Saskatchewan.Friday morning, the province presented a new mandat...

Nov 13, 2020

Province records 81 new cases, 53 patients are in hospital

After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 81 new cases and 108 recoveries.The new amount brings the provincial total to 4,513 cases. The new cases are...

Nov 13, 2020

Two local business owners recognized for helping tourism in Saskatchewan

The 2019 Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence recipients have been announced including two local business owners, Brad Muir and Gordon Olson.Brad Muir from Anglin Lake owns Sundogs Excursions and...

Nov 13, 2020

Stars travel to La Ronge for first road swing of season

The Battlefords North Stars will return to action Friday night, for the first of what will be back-to-back games versus the Ice Wolves in La Ronge this weekend.The North Stars enter play looking to bo...

Nov 13, 2020

Province expands mandatory masking order, limits alcohol service in updated health order

The province has issued additional public health measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. The measures will include mandatory masking in indoor public places in all communities with populatio...

Nov 13, 2020

Theatre format a success for BBEX Awards

It may not have had the social interaction of years past, but the 27th Annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) were a unique experience for all those involved.Put on by the Battlefords Ch...

Nov 13, 2020

Louis Riel exoneration debate continues

Next week will herald the 135th anniversary of the death of Louis Riel, and there are renewed calls from Mtis groups in Quebec and British Columbia for the federal government to exonerate the man who ...

Nov 13, 2020

Winners of BBEX Awards

Local businesses and individuals were honoured at the 27th Annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) Thursday evening.The theme of this year's awards was BBEX Goes To The Movies, an evening...

Nov 12, 2020