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Battlefords residents advised to remain vigilant following possible COVID-19 transmission
Community leaders in the Battlefords are advising the public to keep exercising caution when they leave their homes, following the news over the weekend of possible transmission at the Walmart in Nort...
Jun 02, 2020
Fredette presents risk to public safety, correctional documents suggest
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man found guilty of two murders poses a high risk to public safety as well as a risk of evading authorities, correctional documents filed at his sentencing hearing suggest. ...
Jun 02, 2020
Als head coach Jones says he received death threats as CFL player in Winnipeg
Khari Jones says he received death threats while he was the quarterback of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers because of his interracial marriage. Jones, entering his second season as the Montreal Alouet...
Jun 02, 2020
Students wrap up special class online
A Prince Albert teacher is continuing with his outdoor education class online.Jordan Holmen, who teaches the class at Riverside Public School explained he and other teachers along with a representativ...
Jun 02, 2020
Opposition MLA calls for improvements in long-term care facilities
Local NDP MLA Nicole Rancourt says action is needed to confront the underfunding of long-term care homes across the province, including in Prince Albert. On Friday, the provincial government released ...
Jun 02, 2020
Charles seeks to expand recreational opportunities as Stanley Mission councillor
At 29 years old, Jimmy Charles believes he can be a new, young voice in Stanley Mission as a recently elected councillor."I'm extremely happy with the support I got," he said. "I want to say a big tha...
Jun 02, 2020
Two drivers charged for driving over speed limits near North Battleford
Two drivers were charged by the RCMP near North Battleford for driving in excess of 50 km/h over the applicable speed limit.On May 29, at approximately 6:11 p.m., a Saskatchewan RCMP North Battleford ...
Jun 02, 2020
High-speed Spanish passenger train hits car on track; 2 dead
MADRID - Two people were killed when a high-speed passenger train with more than 150 people on board hit a car on the tracks in northwest Spain on Tuesday. Emergency services said the locomotive derai...
Jun 02, 2020
Country Thunder cancels 2020 festival in Craven due to COVID-19 crisis
After weeks of waiting and holding out hope, organizers of Country Thunder Saskatchewan have cancelled the 2020 event.In a statement on its website, Country Thunder Music Festivals announced Tuesday i...
Jun 02, 2020
Six ladies of Langenburg share wisdom in 100-year club
An exclusive club of six ladies in the small town of Langenburg can boast more than 610 years of collective wisdom between its members.The only qualification to join the Wise Women Wisdom Club is to r...
Jun 02, 2020