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Food Bank employee saddened to have car stolen days before Christmas
It doesn't feel much like Christmas for a local employee from the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre who had his car stolen from the back of the building in North Battleford Monday, while h...
Dec 23, 2021

Sale of Fletcher's Fields comes with historic boost to Canadian Rugby Foundation
TORONTO - Canadian rugby has received a historic boost in the form of an $11.65-million donation. The money, which is going to the non-profit Canadian Rugby Foundation, comes from the $21.5-million sa...
Dec 23, 2021

Military sex response centre facing more calls for help after year of allegations
OTTAWA - The head of the response centre set up to help victims of military sexual misconduct says her organization has seen an explosion in calls for assistance over the past year. Denise Preston, ex...
Dec 23, 2021

'I think when you hear the same story enough times, it's pretty safe to believe that kind of stuff is going on': legal aid responds to inmate abuse allegations
The president of the union representing legal aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan said she was horrified, but not terribly surprised, to read about allegations surrounding inmate abuse at Pine Grove...
Dec 23, 2021

Discovery of unmarked graves a turning point for LLRIB in 2021
The search and discovery of unmarked graves at a historical La Ronge residential school cemetery grabbed the attention of Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) members in 2021. The search for local unmarke...
Dec 23, 2021

Collision on Highway 3 South of P.A. leads to ticket being issued
The Prince Albert RCMP are reporting the collision that temporarily blocked Highway 3 two miles South of the city on Wednesday was between a car and a truck.Police say a third vehicle, an SUV, drove i...
Dec 23, 2021

Duck! Flying squirrels take to the air in Nebraska city
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising find - flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a cons...
Dec 23, 2021

Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the...
Dec 23, 2021

Winter weather ahead for holiday travel
Driving conditions are increasingly less ideal ahead of Christmas Eve.Highway Hotline is reporting winter conditions on nearly every road north and south of Highway 16 between Lloydminster and the Bat...
Dec 23, 2021

Depleted Raptors sign three players to 10-day contracts via COVID hardship exception
TORONTO - The depleted Toronto Raptors have signed forwards Juwan Morgan and D.J. Wilson and guard Tremont Waters to 10-day contracts. The players join the Raptors from the NBA G League via the COVID ...
Dec 23, 2021