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Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena
MARKS, Miss. (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House co...
Nov 12, 2021

Alberta deletes Nazi 'both sides' reference in decades-old school guidance document
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is deleting a decades-old reference in a curriculum guidance paper that urges teachers to focus on positive and negative aspects of the Nazi Germany regime. Education...
Nov 12, 2021

Local businesses supporting Meadow Lake community Christmas campaign
Despite snow covering the city and making roads a little more slicker than desired, one of Meadow Lake's signature Christmastime campaigns is picking up traction heading into the holiday season. The M...
Nov 12, 2021

Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern Ne...
Nov 12, 2021

Unity resident wins BUHF $100,000 Cash Lottery
A couple from Unity were the big winners of the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation $100,000 Cash Lottery.Sandy Richards received the call from BUHF Friday morning, telling her that she and her husb...
Nov 12, 2021

Australian-born forward Corey Thomas relishes time with Canadian rugby team
A meeting at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan set Australian-born forward Corey Thomas on the path to representing Canada. Thomas was playing club rugby in Kamaishi where Canada was due to play Namib...
Nov 12, 2021

Province reports 122 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government 122 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 79,334 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (one), North West ...
Nov 12, 2021

She-NANIGANS to feature busy weekend of live music
It is a big weekend ahead at She-NANIGANS, as the local live entertainment boutique will host a pair of live musical performances Friday and Saturday evening in the community.Chickadee Songwriters Cir...
Nov 12, 2021

Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York
Laryn Oakes can fondly recall her days as a young girl, watching her mother dance, dreaming of the day when she herself may get a chance to perform for an audience.That dream is now becoming a reality...
Nov 12, 2021

Trade Minister Ng disappointed, not daunted by US protectionism
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister says she's disappointed at some of the protectionist measures being pushed by the new Biden administration in Washington, but she's not discouraged from partnering wit...
Nov 12, 2021