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Battlefords Volleyball Club see continued success at provincials
It was another strong weekend for Battlefords Volleyball Club at provincials in Warman and Saskatoon. The 18U men's team took home a Division I silver medal, while the 16U men won Division II silver, ...
May 10, 2022
Commission suggests changes to Sask. federal ridings, biggest impact to Desnethé - Missinippi - Churchill River
The Saskatchewan federal ridings could look quite different during the next election.The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan is proposing a new electoral map they believe will bes...
May 10, 2022
North Stars Klimosko nominated for CJHL Coach of the Year
For the second consecutive season, Battlefords North Stars head coach, Brayden Klimosko has been recognized amongst the very best in junior hockey.Monday it was announced Klimosko has been nominated f...
May 09, 2022
Neilburg student takes second place at 2022 Robot Rumble
Ninety students from more than 20 high schools across Saskatchewan gathered together to compete at Saskatchewan Polytechnic's 2022 Robot Rumble.An annual robotics challenge where teams spend months bu...
May 09, 2022
COVID levels dropping in P.A. and North Battleford after seeing record highs: study
COVID levels in Prince Albert are decreasing after nearly peaking the week before.According to the University of Saskatchewan, which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how prev...
May 09, 2022
FSIN wants Pope Francis to visit Muskowekwan Indian Residential School
Two weeks after requesting Pope Francis visit any one of the former residential school sites in Saskatchewan during his Canadian tour this July, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) n...
May 09, 2022
National group calls on Feds to address increasing number of Indigenous women in prison
Citing the high number of Indigenous women incarcerated in federal institutions, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is demanding the federal government take immediate action.According to ...
May 06, 2022
P.A. and northern Saskatchewan seeing some of the biggest job losses across Western Canada
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are continuing to see a drop in the number of jobs.According to Statistics Canada's monthly report, the region lost around 800 positions in April. This is the s...
May 06, 2022
Province reports 766 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting the Omicron variant BA.2 is the dominant strain of COVID-19 making up 83 per cent of the variants of concern in this weeks epidemiology (epi) report.A littl...
May 05, 2022
New SJHL commissioner, Kyle McIntyre ‘looking forward to opportunity ahead’
There's will be a new face at the helm with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) this fall, as Saskatoon's Kyle McIntyre has been named new league commissioner.Picking up the baton from long-t...
May 04, 2022