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Young nurse logs nearly 300 hours in one month at Sask. hospital
When Jacelyn Wingerter graduated from nursing school and started working in January, she expected she'd work a lot of hours and be tired.She didn't think she'd be logging nearly 300 hours in one month...
Aug 22, 2022

Battlefords Agricultural Society reports strong numbers from exhibition
It was a great week for the Battlefords Agricultural Society as it wrapped up their Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition with some great numbers. The event ran from Aug. 17 to 19 at the exhibition gr...
Aug 22, 2022

Rivers West take gold at U13 district showcase
The Rivers West U13 softball team are district showcase champions. The team, comprised of the top players in the age group from surrounding communities, including the Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Wilkie,...
Aug 22, 2022

Borden track star wins hurdles gold at Summer Games
A local track athlete won gold at the Canada Summer Games.Borden's Savannah Sutherland finished first in the 400m hurdles at Canada Games Park on Friday. The 19-year-old spoke about being proud to rep...
Aug 20, 2022

Team Sask chasing gold at Canada Summer Games
Team Sask has 16 medals at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games so far.Heading into the final weekend of competition, athletes have claimed nine silver and eight bronze medals, but are still looking f...
Aug 19, 2022

North Stars to receive operating grant increase from city
The City of North Battleford has approved a lease renewal between the city and the Battlefords North Stars at the Access Communications Centre. The three-year lease term runs from Aug. 1, 2022 retroac...
Aug 19, 2022

Laboucane wins Day 2 at the CPCA Finals
Jamie Laboucane is well on his way to finishing as the points leader in the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) this year.The veteran driver from St. Walburg, who's been atop the leade...
Aug 19, 2022

U13 Maidstone Lakers Western Canadians bound
The U13 Maidstone Lakers baseball team are off to the Western Canadian Championships this weekend to represent Saskatchewan. Taking place Aug. 19-21 in Estevan, the tournament will feature top U13 tea...
Aug 19, 2022

COVID on the rise in Saskatchewan as ministry reports rise in case positivity
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is reporting increases in COVID-related hospitalizations and positive tests over the last month.In a comparison with the previous COVID-19 Integrated Epidemiology S...
Aug 18, 2022

Preston Faithful wins Day 1 at CPCA Finals, Gorst second
Preston Faithful is off to a hot start at the 2022 CPCA Finals.The fourth-year driver took home day money at Halstead Downs in Lloydminster, finishing more than half a second ahead of Logan Gorst, the...
Aug 18, 2022