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RCMP holding ‘Cram a Cruiser’ event Saturday
Battlefords RCMP will hold a food drive to collect food and toys for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre.On Saturday, Dec. 10, the RCMP will have a police cruiser at Discovery Co-op Mall...
Dec 07, 2022
Hawks hit double-digits in trouncing of Terriers
The Hawks scored early and often Tuesday in a 10-2 throttling of the Yorkton Terriers.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) game was delayed an hour and 45 minutes due to the Terriers' bus havi...
Dec 07, 2022
Mint issues black-ringed toonie in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who ...
Dec 07, 2022
Duke Energy: All equipment damaged in NC shooting now fixed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy said Wednesday that it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged when it was shot up and that it expects power to be fully restored by the evening. In a st...
Dec 07, 2022
Watchdog finds many failures before Whitey Bulger's killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A series of missteps by federal Bureau of Prisons officials preceded the October 2018 beating death of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, the Justice Department's inspe...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one mil...
Dec 07, 2022
Melfort Cross Country Ski Club is helping to create safe trails for all
Melfort Cross Country Ski Club is hoping to establish sustainable family programs and ski trails for the community.With the purchase of a new trail groomer, the club will be able to provide safe and a...
Dec 07, 2022
Information on Coping with Lack of Children's Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen Products
Health Canada is working with the companies that supply pediatric/infant and children's acetaminophen and ibuprofen products to address the shortage of children's fever and pain medications.DO NOT use...
Dec 07, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous...
Dec 07, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key rate by half percentage point, signals possible pause
The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to 4.25 per cent - the highest it's been since January 2008.After its seventh consecutive increase since March, the ...
Dec 07, 2022