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Taste of Culture event returns to the Battlefords

Food lovers will have an opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of dishes from around the world when Taste of Culture returns to the Battlefords on Saturday.The event will take place at the Agrivilla and...

Sep 24, 2021

Youthful North Stars ‘excited and ready’ for season opener Friday

Over 570 days since they last took to the ice for a regular-season game in their home barn, the Battlefords North Stars will open the 2021-22 season Friday, in front of the hometown crowd in North Bat...

Sep 24, 2021

Saskatchewan reaches 80 per cent mark for first doses of COVID vaccines

Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its response to COVID-19.In a media release Friday, the provincial government said 80 per cent of all residents who are eligible to get their first dose of a CO...

Sep 24, 2021

Ronald McDonald House Charities SK Radio Blitz

Join us as we celebrate 5 years of serving families in Saskatchewan through the Ronald McDonald Family Room in Prince Albert. At Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan (RMHC-SK), families are ab...

Sep 24, 2021

Terry Fox Trail Ride 2021

The 40th Annual Terry Fox Trail Ride (yes, we have been going continuously for 40 years!) took place Sunday September 19 at Wheatfield Soul Equine Centre (formerly Hidden Meadows Ranch) near Battlefor...

Sep 24, 2021

Minimum Wage and Reporting for Duty Pay

Minimum WageEffective October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is $11.45 per hour. On October 1, 2021, the minimum wage will change to $11.81 per hour. Most employees must be paid at least minimum wage for e...

Sep 24, 2021

Marshall mayor ‘shocked’ to hear of arrest of man living at home-based daycare

The mayor of a small Saskatchewan town is heartbroken after learning a resident of her town has been arrested on charges of child pornography and sexual assault.Darlene Puckey is a long-term resident ...

Sep 23, 2021

Case adjourned for Marshall man facing child pornography charges

A man facing charges that include sexual assault and distribution of child pornography had his case adjourned in Lloydminster provincial court Thursday.Joseph Sproull, 40, of Marshall, who is in custo...

Sep 23, 2021

North Stars name office assistant ahead of 2021-22 season

The Battlefords North Stars have announced Kennnedy Schmidt as their new game day and office assistant, ahead of the start of the 2021-22 hockey season.Kennedy, who has already been hard at work since...

Sep 23, 2021

Triple-A Stars to open season in Yorkton this weekend

The Battlefords Triple-A Stars will open their regular season this weekend with a back-to-back versus the Yorkton Maulers at Westland Arena in Yorkton.Puck drop Saturday will be at 2 p.m., followed by...

Sep 23, 2021