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‘Not true reconciliation:’ FSIN reacts to federal bill on water
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is not impressed with new federal legislation on clean water.The Canadian government announced Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water A...
Dec 11, 2023
Little Pine man charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses
Arrests have been made following a traffic stop just outside North Battleford on Highway 40 on Saturday, Dec. 9. A news release said following the stop, the officer from the North Battleford Crime Red...
Dec 11, 2023
Buckland business owners call on council to address crime
Frustrated by what they described as an increase in property crime and transient activity, business owners in the Redwing area of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland, are calling for help.Andrew S...
Dec 11, 2023
North Battleford's Healey lands spot on Baseball Canada's winter roster
Heather Healey remembers the moment she knew she would be a pitcher.It was during a game in St. Johns, Newfoundland when the girl - about seven or eight-year-old - stepped up onto the mound. This came...
Dec 11, 2023
Man seriously wounded in Nipawin shooting
RCMP in Nipawin are looking for two men suspected of shooting another man early Monday morning. Officers first learned of the shooting about 3 a.m. and found the victim who was taken to hospital with ...
Dec 11, 2023
Car theft in Melfort under investigation
RCMP in Melfort are looking into a car theft.A white 2015 Ford Fusion with Saskatchewan license plate 351 MSF was stolen from the 200 block of First Avenue South over the night of Dec. 10.There were p...
Dec 11, 2023
New app helps active women understand menstrual cycle for best possible training
When Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt was 20 years old, doctors advised her to have an intrauterine device implanted to help with her anemia. A naturally inquisitive person, she said that the only ques...
Dec 11, 2023
Macklin Celebrini turning heads at Canada's world junior camp: 'He's already a pro'
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Macklin Celebrini arrived as a bit of an unknown. Sure, his fellow invitees at Canada's selection camp for the 2024 world junior hockey championship had seen the highlights and heard ...
Dec 11, 2023
'You never want to give up': Paralympic swimmer Diehl shines in pool despite injury
Paralympic swimmer Ali Diehl didn't let a wrist injury stop her from competing at the Ken Demchuk International Para Swimming Championships in Surrey, B.C. earlier this month.Diehl, who was born in Sa...
Dec 11, 2023
Battlefords Emergency Shelter to make sure homeless have festive meal for Christmas
The Battlefords homeless shelter, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), will help make sure homeless people using the facility aren't left out this Christmas season.Acting coordina...
Dec 11, 2023