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LOCAL TALENT
From a late beginner: North Battleford wrestler wins gold in first tournament
For 42-year-old Albert Oborowsky, winning a gold medal at his first wrestling tournament meant not letting excuses stop him. "I've got bad knees, back, arthritis all over, but I just keep on going," he laughed. Oborowsky began grappling at Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy in North Battleford nine months ...
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FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
'I'm really scared': North Battleford taxi company raises funds for slain driver's family, adds safety measures
A North Battleford taxi company is raising funds and preparing new safety measures after one of its employees was killed during a pickup call last week.Crown Cab owner Haris Korath said the company decided to donate all of its sales for March 16 to the family of Davinder Singh, the victim.Korath said the family is stil...
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MISSING
RCMP seek public help to locate missing North Battleford man
Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing man. On March 14, RCMP received a report of missing 38-year-old, Chad Elliot Weasel. He was last seen earlier that day in North Battleford. Weasel is described as 5-11, with brown eyes and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a hospital ...
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CRIME
Two 19-year-olds charged in North Battleford homicide
Two North Battleford men are facing charges following a homicide investigation linked to a police response near the Highway 16 Bypass Friday morning.Kojac Adams, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and pointing a firearm.Garren Baptiste, 19, faces charges of manslaughter...
Mar 15, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons.The agency says inflation last month came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower tha...
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Megan Gallagher's father says family left 'in the dark' on Thomas Sutherland's new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on January 26. He's facing multiple weapon-related charges in addition to other charges that include possessing a loaded, pro...
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Politics
Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue.Bill Blair, Canada's high commissioner to the U.K., has said the two leaders are expected ...
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New Bill
Saskatchewan NDP calls for free parking for cancer patients
A new private members' bill from the Saskatchewan NDP is aiming to lighten the mental and financial load on people getting cancer care in the province.Jared Clarke, the NDP's rural and remote health critic, said the bill would ban parking fees for people who are attending a Saskatchewan Health Authority facility to rec...
Mar 14, 2026
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Curling
Mike McEwen parts ways with Sask. rink after three seasons
After three seasons in Saskatchewan, Mike McEwen will no longer skip his current team.The Brandon, Man. product announced on Facebook, "The team has chosen a different path without me next season."He added in the post that he is a free agent for the coming season.Announcement from @MikeMcEwen80 🚨 pic.twitt...
Mar 14, 2026
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Canada

AI systems use Canadian journalism but seldom cite media sources: report
OTTAWA - AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for the information they provide users but don't offer compensation or proper attribution in return, says a new study. Researchers at McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy teste...
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There's 'not much' Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to. David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says the Ca...
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Nature groups warn federal funding cuts endangering efforts to protect land, water
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's most prominent conservation groups say Ottawa is putting at risk its goals to protect nearly one-third of Canada's land and waterways, with tens of millions of dollars in federal funding about to run out. Canada has committed ...
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Soccer Canada gets $300K in federal funding for youth initiatives ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Canada Soccer is receiving $300,000 from the federal government to expand youth engagement initiatives across the country. Adam van Koeverden, the secretary of state for sport, announced the funding on Monday ahead of the FIFA men's World Cup...
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Via Rail 'needs to improve its service' despite solid management: auditor general
Via Rail needs to improve its service - punctuality, in particular - according to Canada's auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation's management practices. In a report, Karen Hogan said that over the past decade Via ha...
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Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen pr...
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World News

Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria. The justices ref...
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out strikes in Kabul targeting hospital treating addicts
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government on Monday accused Pakistan's military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug addicts in airstrikes that killed four people and wounded several others. Pakistan dismissed the accusation,...
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Island-wide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted...
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Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran, a government spokesman again stressed it was for ...
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Laporta set to win another term as Barcelona president after opponent concedes election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Joan Laporta is on course to be officially reelected as the president of FC Barcelona for another five years after a leadership vote among members of the Spanish soccer powerhouse on Sunday. His only rival, Víctor ...
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5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. The player's departure shortly before midnight ...
Mar 15, 2026
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