Christmas is the one time of year that seems to bring people together in the most magical of ways, from exchanging a simple "Merry Christmas" and singing Christmas carols to helping someone get their car unstuck or donating to the local food bank, there are so ways the community can connect during this jolly ...

As the first day of winter settles in, the world looks to the start of a new year. With the proverbial ball is set to drop, a party awaits at the Battlefords Agricultural Society, lest old acquaintance be forgotten. "Years ago, we used to always do a New Years celebration and we just kind of got out of the habit,&...

Highways in North Battleford, Meadow Lake, and the surrounding areas are partially covered in ice and snow, with some sections experiencing pavement frost and ice. However, as of Christmas Eve morning, most roads are still bare and dry.NORTH BATTLEFORD: Bare Dry Conditions ExistBiggar: Partly Covered and Pavement Frost...

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) distributed hundreds of Christmas food hampers on Monday to address food insecurity in the community during the festive season.With each hamper given out, they ensured everyone had a warm meal to face the biting cold and, for those going through tough times, a r...

Proposed changes to Canada's passenger rights charter will perpetuate loopholes that allow airlines to forego compensating travellers whose flights are disrupted, say airline experts. Ottawa has proposed an update to rules surrounding airlines' obligations when a flight is delayed or cancelled by designating certain fa...

With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Senior reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe in his cabinet office for an end-of-year chat.The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.Lisa: First ...

Santa has checked his list twice and knows who has been naughty and nice.Now, he's travelling around the world delivering gifts for children. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa Clause, who left the North Pole while we were all still sleeping.CLICK HERE to find out where Santa i...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation.A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau's itinerary was issued by the Prime Minister's Office and notes he will take part in the meeting virtually, though a specific tim...

With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe in his cabinet office for an end-of-year chat.The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.Lisa: First of all,...

The decision to convict a man of murder, or a lesser offence of manslaughter, now rests in the hands of a Prince Albert Court of King's Bench Justice.Roy Lasas's trial wrapped up Friday with final arguments from Crown Prosecutor Kristen Hubbard and Defence lawyer Mike Nolan.In relation to the death of Troy Watson at Mi...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Quebec man killed in Florida boat explosion The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has confirmed a Quebec man has died after a boat explosion in Florida's Broward County. The FWC says its preliminary investigation i...

Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists. But their study says that could have "severe consequences" for potential prey whales such as belugas, narwhals and b...

VANCOUVER - A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood on Christmas Eve. The Vancouver Police Department says it received a call for a collision between a motorcycle and a SUV at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday. The 44-year-old motorcyclist d...

OTTAWA - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he told Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky he should run for prime minister during a Christmas visit but adds that the athlete declined interest in politics. Trump says on his Truth Social platform that he told Gretzky he would easily win an election if he ran for prime...

SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey are investigating a collision at an intersection, involving two vehicles, that has claimed the life of a passenger. Surrey Police Service says officers responded to the scene at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 10 before noon on Dec. 25 when they found a passenger in the vehicl...

MONTREAL - U.S. media outlets are reporting that it was a Quebec man who died in a boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this week. Several local media outlets are quoting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as saying 41-year-old Sebastien Gauthier died after the explosion at the Lauderdale Marina ...

NEW DELHI (AP) - India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorate...

NEW DELHI (AP) - India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorate...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants. The strike hit a car outside the Al-Awda Hospital in the built-up Nuseirat refug...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The strike hit a car outside the Al-Awda Hospital in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in the central part of the territory. The journalists we...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said that six people were also wounded in the Paktika province bordering Pakistan. This come...

MOSCOW (AP) - An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead. 4 bodies have been recovered. The ministry confirmed in a Telegram statement Wednesday that...