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Firefighters making headway after busy weekend
Firefighters have been able to make headway to extinguish several fires in Saskatchewan during the weekend. That's according to Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice-president of operations, Steve Ro...
Jul 19, 2021

U14 Bandits see success at first tournament in two years
The Battlefords U14 Bandits played their first softball tournament in nearly two years this weekend as the team returned to action in Moose Jaw.Playing five games total, the Bandits won three of their...
Jul 19, 2021

Search for unmarked graves underway in Delmas
Survivors, their families and friends gathered in Delmas Saturday, at the site of the St. Henri Residential School.The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) hosted local First Nations people, media ...
Jul 17, 2021

Highways leading in and out of La Ronge closed due to wildfires
With highways temporarily closed due to wildfires, La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak is advising residents not to panic. Highways 2 and 102 were both closed to traffic Friday as several uncontained fire...
Jul 16, 2021

Regional talent thriving at North American Chuckwagon Championship
A number of the top chuckwagon racers from across the country, are in Lloydminster this week for the first-ever North American Chuckwagon Championship. The event, which began Sunday, July 11, is put o...
Jul 16, 2021

Wildfires: some weather relief in north as fires burn across province
A shift in wind direction towards the south Friday will be of some benefit for most crews tackling many wildfires across the north, although that means more smoke further south. Cloudy and cooler weat...
Jul 16, 2021

Province reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths
The province is reporting 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. With the 12 new recoveries, this brings the provincial total to 49,362 cases; recoveries total 48,407 and 380 cases are consid...
Jul 16, 2021

NSRBL wildcard series bring excitement, heartbreak to local ball clubs
It was a tale of differing fates for the two Battlefords-based baseball clubs on Thursday night, in the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) wildcard series'. The North Battleford Beavers punched...
Jul 16, 2021

NSRBL announces 2021 MVP nominees
The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) announced the nominees for league MVP Thursday, and among those nominated were local standouts Kyle Gregoire of the North Battleford Beavers and Andrew Hu...
Jul 15, 2021

Several LLRIB communities on standby notice due to wildfire smoke
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) communities of Grandmother's Bay, Hall Lake and Stanley Mission are on standby notice due to smoky conditions. That's means the elderly, young children or resident...
Jul 15, 2021