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Canada adds 75,000 jobs in July as unemployment rate ticks down
Canada's job market took a leap toward recovery in July, adding 75,000 jobs, but economists say there's still a long road ahead before the Bank of Canada considers tightening policy.Statistics Canada ...
Aug 07, 2026 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Labatt Breweries raises a toast to Sask. farmers with Baleboards campaign
The Labatt Brewing Company has teamed up with some Saskatchewan farmers as part of their new advertising campaign. The advertisements are far from what you'd normally see around the province as they'r...
Aug 06, 2026 This 'six-pack' of Busch beer lays next to Highway 4, just south of Biggar, as part of Labatt's new 'Baleboard' campaign. The display features six plastic wrapped hay bales made to look like beer cans next to the road, with similar Baleboards on display south of Rosetown, also along Highway 4. (Image Credit: Busch Canada/Facebook)
WestJet flight attendants win 18% wage hike, new perks after strike
Walking off the job for a day helped earn flight attendants at WestJet a more than 18 per cent wage hike over three years and new compensation for duties the company hasn't typically covered.The terms...
Aug 06, 2026 A traveller tries to check in for a cancelled WestJet flight at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)
Cardinals blank Beavers to win second NSRBL championship
For the first time since 2022, the North Battleford Beavers are not kings of North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL). Instead, the Unity Cardinals took their crown in a winner-take-all Game 3...
Aug 06, 2026 The Unity Cardinals won the NSRBL championship for the first time since 2017, and second time in franchise history. (Image Credit: Ryan Lambert/battlefordsNOW staff)
North Battleford reflects on successful Tony Cote Summer Games
North Battleford officials are calling the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games a success after a week of competition that brought thousands of athletes, families and spectators to the community. Despite an in...
Aug 06, 2026 Dignitaries lead a crowd during opening ceremonies for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/battlefordsNOW)
PM Carney says tone with U.S. already ‘quite firm’ as trade talks continue
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada's tone toward the United States is already "quite firm" and insisted trade negotiations with Washington remain "constructive" as an Aug. 19 deadline for new U.S....
Aug 06, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney is silhouetted as he gives a statement after touring Global Container Terminals' Deltaport facility, at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Canada-U.S. trade down almost $2B in two years
The value of Canada's trade with the U.S. dropped by almost $2 billion between the first quarter of 2024 and the first three months of 2026.Rachael Dolan, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, sai...
Aug 06, 2026 Canadian and United States flags fly near Parliament Hill, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Ottawa. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Fraudsters targeting heavy truck suppliers across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan RCMP are warning heavy-duty trucking and transportation businesses after fraudsters targeted suppliers in several communities, including Battleford, Hudson Bay, Cudworth and Onion Lake. T...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW)
RCMP seek public’s help locating robbery suspect
Onion Lake RCMP are asking the public to report sightings of 28-year-old Dakota Whitstone. On July 31, at around 11:55 p.m., RCMP received a report of a robbery on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Investigatio...
Aug 05, 2026 Police are actively searching for 28-year-old Dakota Whitstone. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Beavers to host Cardinals in winner-take-all NSRBL final
The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League champion will be crowned Wednesday night. A winner-take-all Game 3 will be played at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford between the North Battleford ...
Aug 05, 2026 Beaver Lions Stadium will play host to the winner-take-all game three of the NSRBL finals between the North Battleford Beavers and Unity Cardinals. (Image Credit: Ryan Lambert/battlefordsNOW staff)