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Saulteaux Western Days to go ahead this weekend

While many community events have been postponed or all-out cancelled this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is one celebration this weekend, going ahead on a nearby First Nation. Sault...

Sep 11, 2020

Edwards Co-op Student Program offers unique opportunity for local businesses

For the last 13 years, the Edwards School of Business Co-op Student Program has been offering a helping hand to local businesses around the region, including the Battlefords. Designed as a mutually be...

Sep 10, 2020

Local entrepreneur finds success launching apparel brand

While the outlook for many during the COVID-19 pandemic may have become increasingly negative, one young entrepreneur is looking to uplift his community and province.Tesler Mosquito launched Treaty 6i...

Sep 10, 2020

North Stars looking to make most of unique fall camp

The Battlefords North Stars will host a fall camp for team prospects and potential players Oct. 2 to 4, ahead of their official team training camp, the club has announced. No returning players, or pre...

Sep 09, 2020

Two found deceased after canoe flipped at Wollaston Lake

The Wollaston Lake RCMP have reported as of this morning at 4 a.m., the bodies of a 16-year-old and 18-year-old male were located deceased.According to a media release, on Sept. 7 at 10:30 p.m. three ...

Sep 08, 2020

Autumn signals early start as weather begins to cool

It may not be officially fall for another couple of weeks, but as is often the case, it looks this year like Mother Nature may be on her own schedule. Residents across the region, awoke to a shudder o...

Sep 08, 2020

Esterhazy boxer breaks world record, helps battle bullying

Through blood, sweat and lots of smiles, a young Esterhazy boxer has broken a world record.Zach Gehl, 19, sparred for 150 straight rounds on Aug. 29. That's 10 hours.It was a feat of endurance that to...

Sep 08, 2020

Mixed feelings for parents ahead of return to school

The first day of school is a day that often brings some anxiety for both students and their parents. This Tuesday will test that more than perhaps any other Day One in recent history.Ahead of the retu...

Sep 07, 2020

The importance of road safety in school zones

As the final days of summer slip away and the season churns to fall, heading back to school is heavy on the minds of students, parents, and teachers, alike. And while there may be a number of new chan...

Sep 06, 2020

Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth

The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...

Sep 06, 2020