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North Battleford Friendship Centre holds 4th Overdose Awareness Day
The only person that can stop drug use is the addict themself.That was part of the message that resonated with people who attended the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day at the Battleford Indian and Mt...
Aug 29, 2025
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel indu...
Aug 29, 2025
Fireworks tonight, and other long weekend events in P.A.
Folks will be giving summer one last hurrah this long weekend, and they'll have the weather and the fireworks to go out with a bang. The fireworks display originally planned for National Indigenous Pe...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely after 2019. Ministry spokeswoma...
Aug 29, 2025
Man charged with sparking one of Sask’s biggest wildfires
A 29-year-old La Ronge man has been charged with starting one of the province's largest wildfires of 2025 near Weyakwin.Jason Halkett is charged with one count of arson in connection with lighting the...
Aug 29, 2025
Mustangs host AGM, appoint new president and vice-president
The Melfort Mustangs hosted their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday evening, during which the club reviewed its financials from the 2024/25 season.With another deep playoff run and a trip to t...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025
Annual Raiders golf tournament marks start of hockey season
The Prince Albert Raiders are now swapping their golf clubs for hockey sticks. The annual golf tournament hosted by the team Thursday marked the end of the off-season for the club by officially welcom...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025
'We should not be begging for money': Meadow Lake shelter faces uncertainty despite reopening
A Meadow Lake shelter for people experiencing homelessness will reopen Sept. 1, but organizers say they don't know how long it can stay open without firm funding commitments from local governments and...
Aug 29, 2025