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Fond Memories
North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 2
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#19 Brad BlakeComing c...
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Cockrill's Gaff
Cockrill apologizes for 'first-born' comments during Question Period
Battlefords MLA and Minister for Education Jeremy Cockrill is under fire for comments he made to a mother whose daughter passed away last year due to medical complications. During Question Period, MLA for Regina University Aleana Young shared a story about her constituent Taya Thomas coming to the legislature for a mee...
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Fond Memories
North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 1
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#10 Riley GirodWhole-h...
19h ago
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CUPE Rally
Heathcare workers rally for better wages, retention
On a cold, blustery day, a group of healthcare workers came together outside the Battlefords Union Hospital with a message of alarm. "That challenge in terms of recruitment and retention...it has to do with the daily battle of our members - that is the rising cost of living," said Bashir Jalloh, president of ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Saskatchewan

Community support
Arts mentorship program receives $700K boost
A program that brings music education to remote and underserved communities in Saskatchewan, is receiving a big financial boost. The Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) has been named the first recipient of the Downie - Wenjack Blanket Fund Capacity Building Grant - and will receive $175,000 per year for four year...
16h ago
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NEW HORIZONS
New aircraft bringing more capacity, flights to northern Sask.
It's not every day that a new airplane brings plenty of excitement, but for those who travel to the far north of Saskatchewan, it means more open doors and opportunities for the region. Last week, Rise Air announced it added a second ATR 42-500 aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop plane to its fleet. CEO of Rise Air Derek...
17h ago
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SELF GOVERNANCE
Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll stay on the path toward self-government, despite the uncertain future of a contentious bill meant to do just that. The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan withdrew its support Wednesday for federal legislation designed to recognize Métis governments in...
20h ago
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Teachers response
Bargaining went nowhere, STF says. Teachers to vote on latest offer
Whether Saskatchewan teachers will accept the deal offered by the province is up in the air.At a virtual news conference on Wednesday morning, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) President Samantha Becotte said that despite high hopes last week, the offer from the province did not address the STF's concerns. She ad...
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Saskatchewan invests $300K in agricultural manufacturing initiative
The Saskatchewan government is helping the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) as it tries to grow the workforce in that sector.The province announced Thursday it had invested $300,000 to help the AMC create a mobile, virtual-reality skills lab. The lab is to visit school campuses and community events to promote...
21h ago
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Bootcut
Bahamas goes country before country-wide tour
Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, is leaning into country music with his recently released album Bootcut - a fresh collection of songs on an upcoming tour through Canada, starting in the West.Rolling Stone magazine recently hailed Nova Scotia-based Jurvanen for creating one of Nashville's most authentic country rec...
23h ago
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Canada

In the news today: New attempt to save stranded orca
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to...
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Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like d...
7h ago
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Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
OTTAWA - Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday's federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration...
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Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
BURNABY, B.C. - The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. Chris Dibblee told the inquest jury that he almost immedia...
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to...
18h ago
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Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
TORONTO - The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can...
21h ago
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World News

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday's vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in t...
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Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. After a jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday, lawyers are now expected to turn their attention t...
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Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
CAPRI, Italy (AP) - The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received "last minute" information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy's foreign minister said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countrie...
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2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he liv...
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The Latest | Iran fires air defense batteries and diverts flights after explosions
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday and some flights were diverted or grounded after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted. It was unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions are high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli...
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The Latest | Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not i...
10h ago
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