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New justice minister arrives amid bail debate, vows fresh look at judicial vacancies

Canada's new justice minister says he plans to tell his staff and department to move "expeditiously" on addressing judicial vacancies, an issue that dogged his predecessors.Prime Minister Justin Trude...

Jul 28, 2023

Second suspect in Witchekan Lake killing arrested in Saskatoon

A second man charged with a killing on the Witchekan Lake First Nation was arrested Thursday in Saskatoon.According to RCMP, Nathaniel Sakebow, 32, was found at a business and taken into custody by Sa...

Jul 28, 2023

Sask NDP accuse gov't of hiding problems in health care

The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo by the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed for weeks.Official Opp...

Jul 27, 2023

N.B. Mayor: ’Crime capital of Canada label short-sighted and oversimplified dismissal of deeper issues’

The Crime Severity Index (CSI) does not accurately represent whether a community is 'safe' or 'unsafe.'That was the message from City of North Battleford Mayor David Gillan and Inspector Jesse Gilbert...

Jul 27, 2023

Riders excited about trip to Halifax, but focused on showdown

While Touchdown Atlantic isn't new to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a couple of members of the team are getting their first taste of Atlantic Canada as pros.For the second straight season, the Riders ...

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerous person alert cancelled for Onion Lake Cree Nation

UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.RCMP confirmed that Randy Cooke was found and arrested in Onion Lake Cree Nation. The dangerous person alert has been cancelled.---An alert about a dangerous person has been issued by...

Jul 27, 2023

FSIN, MN-S react to new cabinet members

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) offered their take Wednesday on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's major cabinet shuffle.A majority of portfolios...

Jul 27, 2023

RCMP searching for man involved in Teddy Whitehead death

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit has identified and charged two people involved in the death of Teddy Whitehead, which police can confirm was a homicide. After continued investigation, police i...

Jul 26, 2023

Battlefords MLA not surprised by high local social housing unit vacancy, solution talks ongoing

The vacancy rate of Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) units has skyrocketed including in the Battlefords. According to information from the SHC, obtained by the Sask. NDP, 143 of the 629 spaces i...

Jul 26, 2023

Organizers hoping for another record turnout at national PBR event

The Canadian Touring Pro Division of PBR makes a stop in North Battleford Thursday night with some of the best riders and meanest bulls on the circuit including Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls' 'Al Capone'."...

Jul 26, 2023