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Mask Up for Education rally planned for Friday across province
Community rallies are taking place outside MLA offices across Saskatchewan Friday as part of the Mask up for Education campaign which highlights concerns about the province's plan to reopen schools am...
Aug 06, 2020

North Battleford Beavers, Battlefords Trappers to face off in NSRBL playoffs
The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) playoffs begin Saturday for the two Battlefords-based teams. The North Battleford Beavers and Battlefords Trappers will bring in the post-season with a ba...
Aug 06, 2020

Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival taking place online this year
People will have an opportunity to take in a multimedia arts festival this week without leaving the comfort of their homes. The 2020 Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival takes place online, runn...
Aug 06, 2020

Battlefords RCMP advising Mosquito First Nation residents avoid area with armed man
Residents in the town site of Mosquito First Nation are being asked by Battlefords RCMP to avoid the area of a large police presence.RCMP are on scene at a residence on the town site in response to a ...
Aug 06, 2020

19th COVID related death in Saskatchewan
The province has recorded one more death related to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The person was in the Regina region and was in their 70s. A total of 19 people have now died from the virus in the provinc...
Aug 06, 2020

As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI
OTTAWA - A workers-rights group is calling on the federal government to rethink the employment insurance program as an emergency benefit for workers is set to run out. The government estimates four mi...
Aug 06, 2020

Police asking for help in finding missing woman
Battlefords RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 30-year-old woman.Police are looking for Labrina Shirley from North Battleford and are concerned about her well-being. RCMP be...
Aug 06, 2020

Local school divisions have plans in place, following province's guidelines
School divisions across the province have each established their own back to school plans to follow the province's guidelines outlined in the Saskatchewan Safe Schools plan to address COVID-19 precaut...
Aug 05, 2020

Local rinks plan for return to the ice
A hockey community through and through, it's a rare sight to see a summer with no ice in the local Battlefords rinks. However, due to the mandatory shutdown of ice rinks across the country back in Mar...
Aug 05, 2020

National Chamber launching review of Canadian tax system
Canada's taxation system is going to come under the microscope from an independent source.The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has launched a tax review, overseen by eight special commissioners that will ...
Aug 05, 2020