The puppies and dogs of the Battlefords Humane Society are facing hunger after 40 to 50 bags of food were stolen following a break and enter sometime Tuesday night. "Someone or someones came and cut the lock and it damaged the door and stole a good part of our dog food supply," said Laurel Fauth, the society'...

Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) have reached a new agreement to support Grade 10-12 students learning about the province's tourism industry through online programs."Saskatchewan is a great destination for visitors and a key part of supporting our growing economy is giv...

A group of local business owners sat around a table at the local A&W restaurant recently pondering the question: How does the city grow? They were brought together by the North Battleford Economic Development team as part of a series of three 'meet and greets' with the goal of brainstorming ideas that will lead to ...

"It takes a strong person to ask for help," Linda Markovich says.The Battlefords resident is a long-serving volunteer at the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC), but at one time, she was also a client. Originally from Calgary, she moved to North Battleford in 2008. She recalled having a rath...

A female staff member at a group care home in Wilkie is facing numerous charges after police investigated reports of physical and sexual assaults at the facility. Between January 2023 and February 2024, at least four adult residents of the facility were either assaulted, sexually abused or threatened by a female staff ...

The investigation into the cyber attack that hit Federated Co-operatives Limited back in June is wrapping up.It's been two months since the incident that led to empty grocery shelves and left Co-op Cardlocks closed across the country."Our investigation is nearing completion," Brad DeLorey, director of communi...

The chair of Canada Post's board says the organization's financial situation is unsustainable."The board and senior management recognize that Canada Post is at a critical juncture," said André Hudon at its annual general meeting on Wednesday."Significant change is urgently needed to preserve Canad...

The City of Humboldt has awarded the contract for the preparation of the site of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Council approved the awarding of the sole-source contract to Kirsch Construction for up to $290,000. The permanent memorial will be constructed at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335 between Tisd...

The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French.The Assembly was scheduled to be held in September in Winnipeg, but it will not happen now until Octobe...

A 25-year-old firefighter from Macklin, Sask. is facing arson and theft charges after allegedly lighting a hay bale fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham on July 31.According to the RCMP, the incident was just one of a number of hay bale and grass fires that were intentionally set in the area between July 29 and Sun...

MONTREAL - Marc-André Bourgeois-Gaudet was in his boat off the shores of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., last Friday when he saw several funnel clouds descending from the sky like tornadoes. As he got closer, the rain started falling harder than anything he'd ever experienced, he said. "It was like having...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Lawyers were set to argue Thursday what a fit sentence should be for two protesters convicted for their roles in the 2022 border blockade near Coutts, Alta. Earlier this month, a jury found Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert not guilty of the most serious charge they faced - conspiracy to murder pol...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they've addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province's pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Coleman, superintendent of student achievement at Regina Public Schools, says students under 16 who want to change their nam...

VICTORIA - The political landscape in British Columbia has shifted with John Rustad's Conservatives now carrying the centre-right banner heading into a fall election campaign. BC United Leader Kevin Falcon's decision to pull his party from the upcoming campaign has opened the province to a clear left-versus-right choic...

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says the federal government respects Mexican sovereignty and has no intention of intervening in that country's internal affairs around proposed constitutional reforms. The comments come a day after Mexico's president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the Canadian and U.S. e...

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has announced the suspension of the Official Opposition's election campaign, throwing support behind the rival B.C. Conservatives. Here is a timeline of events leading up to the unravelling of BC United, less than eight weeks before the B.C. election: Aug. 18, 2022: Nechako Lakes MLA John ...

BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison, in a lurid case that involved the victim being dismembered. The Koh Samui Provincial Court issued an initial sentence of death for ...

BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison, in a lurid case that involved the victim being dismembered. The Koh Samui Provincial Court issued an initial sentence of death for ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Visitors won't be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the main pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination. The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity, Grand Canyo...

PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted Lace...

PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted Lace...

PARIS (AP) - Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris...