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P.A. heritage building to get $1 million renovation
The Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench is getting a $1 million face lift, but to the untrained eye, it won't look any different. And that's the point. "It's critical to us that we protect and preser...
Jun 13, 2020
Skate Park, playgrounds open as restrictions ease
Residents in the Battlefords wasted little time in getting outside to enjoy newly reopened areas of the community.The province recently announced playgrounds are open for the public to enjoy again, pr...
Jun 13, 2020
Melfort football players react to USports cancellation ahead of their first seasons
The decision from USports - Canada's national brand of collegiate athletics - to cancel their fall sports on June 8 left athletes having to readjust plans for their academic year.Fall sports cancelled...
Jun 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:47 a.m. on June 13, 2020: There are 98,209 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,666 confirmed (incl...
Jun 13, 2020
New Brunswick Indigenous man is victim of RCMP-involved fatal shooting: Chief
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for New Brunswick has confirmed that the man who died in an RCMP shooting Friday night was Rodney Levi of the ...
Jun 13, 2020
Pringle has fond memories of Baltimore Stallions '95 championship season
Mike Pringle and the Baltimore Stallions will forever be part of CFL history. Twenty-five years ago, the star running back helped Baltimore become the first - and only - American franch...
Jun 13, 2020
COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initia...
Jun 13, 2020
Weekend beach traffic, welcomed by businesses
The opening of beaches this weekend at provincial parks in Saskatchewan is great news for lake-goers, but also for the businesses which thrive on tourist traffic.Kristian Okereke and his wife have own...
Jun 13, 2020
City receives request from Rotary Club to donate old fire truck to country in need
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords submitted a request to the city to donate an old surplus fire truck to the club to benefit a country in need, when it is no longer used. "It's an interesting idea. C...
Jun 13, 2020
Queen Elizabeth's birthday marked with smaller ceremony
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's birthday was marked Saturday with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Color parade was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant disp...
Jun 13, 2020