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219 new cases and 212 recoveries of COVID-19 reported in the province
As of April 5, there are 219 new cases of COVID-19 and 212 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 34,763 cases.One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-1...
Apr 05, 2021
Virani open to change Online Harms bill, Tories say modernize current laws instead
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says he's open to amending the government's long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians against online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the L...
Jun 07, 2024
Ontario court dismisses lawsuit over bad job reference: lawyers
A man who sued his former employer for defamation over a negative job reference has lost his case after an Ontario court found the evaluation was truthful. Lawyers for Stokes Economic Consulting say t...
Apr 20, 2017
New Zealand mosque suspect to undergo mental health check
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he's fit t...
Apr 05, 2019
US Supreme Court clears way for execution of Alabama inmate
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state of Alabama to execute an inmate who contends an intellectual disability combined with the state's inattention cost him a ch...
Jan 28, 2022
Riders look like Dead Men Walking in Loss - Riderville to Calgary
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."It was interesting this week looking at...
Oct 20, 2023
Downtown BID plans festive day of activities in North Battleford
Santa and even the Grinch will be strolling through downtown North Battleford on Saturday handing out gifts during the North Battleford Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) day of events to ce...
Dec 08, 2023
'A sleek new package:' Highway Hotline receives updated look
It has come in handy not only in the past few weeks but over almost 50 years.Now the Highway Hotline has a new look online and on your phone.The Saskatchewan government unveiled the new look Wednesday...
Nov 09, 2022
Air pollution results in 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report
OTTAWA - Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilatio...
Jun 01, 2017
2016 Year in Review - November
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2016, BattlefordsNow.com is taking a look at some of the top news items that made headlines and newsmakers over the past 12 months. The Battlefords Minor Hockey Associa...
Dec 30, 2016