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ONE VOTE: Lazar wins seat on Battleford Council

After a delay led to another week before the recount in Battleford's municipal election could take place, the town finally has an answer: Clayton Lazar is the clear winner. By one vote. The election t...

Dec 11, 2024

Sask. NDP bangs drum to eliminate PST from kids clothing this Christmas

Saskatchewan's NDP Leader Carla Beck is banging the drum for the Sask. Party to immediately and permanently remove Provincial Sales Tax (PST) from children's clothing in time for Christmas."We've hear...

Dec 11, 2024

NBCHS beats JPII to win first tournament of the season

The John Paul II Collegiate(JPII) Crusaders Senior Boys basketball team hosted their home tournament this past weekend and after making it all the way to the finals, fell short against the North Battl...

Dec 11, 2024

Debden Roadrunners looking to bring fourth straight national broomball championship to Saskatchewan

Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make...

Dec 11, 2024

Ice, snow and reduced visibility impact N.B. and M.L. surrounding highways

Drivers and motorists planning to travel on the highway today are advised to exercise extra caution, as visibility is low, making it difficult to see the cars ahead.The latest report from Highway Hotl...

Dec 11, 2024

Northern stores 'absolutely not' hiking food costs when federal funding arrives: CEO

The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc. is rejecting accusations that its stores in remote Indigenous communities hiked food prices as funding flowed in this year from federal programs aimed at...

Dec 11, 2024

Response times where NBFD Chief expects them to be

So far, this year, there have been 13 structure fires - 10 of which were residential, but response times of the fire department are right where North Battleford Fire Chief Lindsay Holm expects them to...

Dec 11, 2024

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations.The premiers will virtually discuss a plan to tackle the threat ...

Dec 11, 2024

Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College

Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchew...

Dec 11, 2024

New federal gun ban targets legal owners, not criminals: Sask. firearm businesses

With the federal government's decision to add 324 firearms to its gun ban last Thursday to tackle crime, Saskatchewan gun businesses believe the ban affects legal, law-abiding gun owners more than cri...

Dec 11, 2024