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Tax holiday boosting spending at retailers, restaurants: industry groups

Almost a week into the GST holiday, retailers and restaurant owners appear on track for a sales boost despite some of the struggles they faced implementing the temporary break.BMV Books owner Patrick ...

Dec 20, 2024

'It's a castle': NBCHS student heading to Colgate University on full-ride

For Ruhan Yi, Friday the 13th was anything but a day of bad luck. Roughly three weeks ago, the Grade 12 student from North Battleford Comprehensive High School had sent off an application to a prestig...

Dec 20, 2024

Empty Stocking Fund to give toys to over 560 kids in Battlefords

Workers and volunteers at Battlefords District Food & Resource Centre (BDFRC) are sharing some holiday warmth this holiday season with their Empty Stocking Fund's hampers.This year, they are set t...

Dec 19, 2024

BUFC ends off 2024 on the right foot

It was the final tournament of 2024 for Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) as they had 12 teams in attendance and brought home some hardware at the Hollandia Off the Wall Tournament in Saskatoon ...

Dec 19, 2024

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning.A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall.This comes at the end of a tumultuous week t...

Dec 19, 2024

'A listening ear': BATC launches 24-hour helpline to support mental health

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) launched a new 24-hour helpline on Monday to provide anyone who is struggling mentally and needs a safe place to talk."If we save one life or help one child mov...

Dec 19, 2024

Man charged with drug trafficking in Little Pine drug bust

A man is facing drug trafficking charges after getting arrested in a search warrant on Tuesday.Cut Knife RCMP executed search warrants at two houses in Little Pine First Nation as part of the ongoing ...

Dec 19, 2024

Highway updates: Snowy conditions and reduced visibility across N.B. and M.L roads

With the show flurrying part of the Saskatchewan area, the latest Highway Hotline report said that the roads surrounding North Battleford and Meadow Lake are mostly covered in snow, and drivers will e...

Dec 19, 2024

Sask. teachers, government wrap binding arbitration hearing

The binding arbitration hearing between the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee concluded Wednesday shortly after 6 p.m. in Saskatoon.Written positions on wa...

Dec 19, 2024

Sask. to ignore federal Clean Energy Regulations despite changes

Despite changes made within the final Clean Energy Regulations (CER) published by the federal government this week, the Government of Saskatchewan continued to dismiss the regulations themselves and t...

Dec 19, 2024