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Battlefords News

RCMP investigate suspicious death at Moosomin First Nation
The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit is investigating a suspicious death at Moosomin First Nation.On December 8, at approximately 12p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a man requiring medical attention. Officers immediately responded and located the victim at a residential property. Officers provided medical...
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John Paul II Collegiate Basketball
John Paul II Collegiate Basketball teams medal in home tournaments to start the season
The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) basketball season kicked off recently and John Paul II Collegiate has already hosted their home tournament for the boys and girls Sr teams. The girls kicked off their season with the home tournament in the Amanda Cave Invitational Tournament and finished in seco...
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
North Battleford signs agreement clearing path for urban reserve application
North Battleford city council has approved a municipal services agreement with Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM), clearing the way for the band to apply for urban reserve status for the post office property downtown.City Manager Randy Patrick told council Monday the city has no authority to cr...
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Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament
Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks preparing for Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament in Wilcox
Starting on Dec. 11, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks will be in Wilcox, Saskatchewan to take place in the Mandi Schwartz Memorial tournament which is the largest female tournament in Western Canada. The Sharks have high hopes heading into the tournament after winning the Calgary Firestarter Tournament earlier this...
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Saskatchewan

POLICING
Hotel noise complaint leads to sexual assault investigation in Lloydminster
A noise complaint at a Lloydminster hotel early morning last week led RCMP to a sexual assault investigation and the arrest of three men.Police say officers were called to the hotel around 3:47 a.m. on Dec. 5. When they arrived, someone in the lobby reported they had been sexually assaulted by individuals inside the bu...
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snowmobile registration
Snowmobile registration fees increase to help clubs across the province
Snowmobile registration fees are rising to better support clubs facing higher operating expenses. The Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association (SSA) collects the money from each registered snowmobile, then distributes 80 per cent of it to each club once a year. Previously, riders paid $110 per snowmobile; now they will pay ...
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Goose rescue
Goose rescued from Prince Albert riverbank had injured wing
At the tail end of fall, a goose that did not head south with the rest of its flock was recently rescued from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert. The goose was posted on a local social media page after people noticed it remaining there for several weeks but is now healing in a wildlife rehabilit...
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Reconciliation momentum
'The doors are opening': Sask. First Nation chief sees hopeful shift in Ottawa
Having witnessed sacred belongings return to their homelands and taken part in national conversations in Ottawa, a Saskatchewan First Nation chief says he senses the federal government opening its doors a little wider to First Nations voices.Flying Dust First Nation Chief Tyson Bear was in Montreal on Dec. 6 when 62 lo...
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WEATHER
Highways closed as freezing rain, high winds and snow hammer parts of Saskatchewan
Parts of Saskatchewan are being hit by freezing rain, strong winds and a dump of snow, creating difficult driving conditions and leaving some highways closed.Environment Canada issued a range of weather warnings across southern and central Saskatchewan early on Tuesday morning, as a blast of winter weather arrives in t...
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POLICING
Lloydminster man faces hate-crime, firearms charges after RCMP search
RCMP have charged a 38-year-old Lloydminster man after officers seized multiple firearms during a search warrant connected to threats of violence toward identifiable groups.Police say members of the Lloydminster Crime Reduction Unit executed the warrant at a home on Dec. 2 as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers ...
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Canada

Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they have used the Charter's notwithstanding clause. Members...
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In the news: U.S. poised to meddle in Canadian politics? Pipeline popularity up?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America's new national security strategy coul...
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B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool
VANCOUVER - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, should legal justification exist. Have they engaged i...
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Hoekstra downplays fears of Trump administration meddling in Canada's politics
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America's new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. While Hoekstra says he doesn't see the U.S. getting in...
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Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll
OTTAWA - Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can't be assigned a margin of err...
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Bank of Canada set to announce last interest rate decision of 2025
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to announce today its last interest rate decision of the year. In its most recent decision in October, the central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent. Market data shows most e...
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World News

A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP
A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on W...
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. Machado last appeared in ...
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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI (AP) - Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last elec...
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Florida executes a man convicted of killing a woman during a 1989 home invasion
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally stabbing and beating a woman during a home invasion decades ago was executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Mark Allen Geralds, 58, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a th...
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Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting near a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, officials said. Police in ...
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San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego City Council on Tuesday approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old youth killed by police in one of the largest such settlements in the U.S. The settlement exceeds the $27 m...
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