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Western Canadian company aims to land head office in RM of Buckland
A building used this past summer as a drive-thru clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations, and was once also home to Thorpe Industries, may one day represent a home base for a company that includes helicopter...
Nov 18, 2021
Battlefords producers impacted by B.C. floods
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he...
Nov 18, 2021
Battlefords producers impacted by B.C. floods
Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he needs to haul his canola ...
Nov 18, 2021
Village of Plunkett continuing fundraising efforts for water system upgrades
The Village of Plunkett is still hoping to install a community wide reverse osmosis system, but fundraising for the equipment hasn't been easy over the course of the pandemic.A boil water advisory has...
Nov 18, 2021
Canucks 'trying to find solutions' after dismal start to season: GM
VANCOUVER - Jim Benning didn't envision the Vancouver Canucks struggling mightily to start the season. The general manger made big moves to bolster his roster over the off-season and thought he'd solv...
Nov 18, 2021
Veteran long-snapper Randy Chevrier is back with the Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Randy Chevrier is back with the Calgary Stampeders. The veteran long-snapper signed with Calgary on Thursday, along with linebacker/long snapper Ben Whiting. Both Canadians were placed on th...
Nov 18, 2021
BUH Foundation's Festival of Trees to kick off holiday season
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." That is the theme for this year's 2021 Festival of Trees; one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation,...
Nov 18, 2021
Youngster Harker looking to lead Riders to win in regular-season finale versus Ticats
It won't determine where Saskatchewan finishes in the West Division, but the Roughriders' regular-season finale means a lot to Isaac Harker. Harker will start at quarterback Saturday when Saskatchewan...
Nov 18, 2021
Canadian QB Nathan Rourke closes out the season under centre for Lions
VANCOUVER - Two teams on the wrong side of the race bar will close out their 2021 CFL seasons on Friday, when the B.C. Lions host the Edmonton Elks. For the Lions, team pride, personal milestones and ...
Nov 18, 2021
Be careful when hiring snow removal companies: BBB
The winter storm that blasted through most of Saskatchewan has come and gone and now the cleanup begins.Some areas of the province received as much as 30 centimetres of snow this week on top of high w...
Nov 18, 2021