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Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundr...
Nov 29, 2022
Local MLAs shower praise while union leaders criticize fiscal update
While the provincial government is celebrating a large surplus, others believe bragging about that extra money is not the right course of action.In the report, released Tuesday morning, the province s...
Nov 29, 2022
Trump's dinner disaster sparks new rules for his campaign
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is betting he can win his way back to the White House by reviving the outsider appeal that fueled his success in 2016. But his dinner with a Holocaust-denying white nation...
Nov 29, 2022
Book on Delmas residential school fire to be available next month
A new book, called Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School will be available in the Battlefords area in a couple of weeks. Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and educat...
Nov 29, 2022
Lawsuit alleges councillor in conflict with arena vote
UPDATEDIn a copy of a legal action filed against Councillor Dawn Kilmer and the City of Prince Albert, former councillor Evert Botha claims Kilmer was in a conflict in dealings related to the new aren...
Nov 29, 2022
La Ronge byelection to fill open councillor position scheduled for Wednesday
La Ronge is set to have a full council of seven for the first time since July. A byelection is scheduled for tomorrow to fill a councillor position left vacant after Joe Hordyski won a previous mayora...
Nov 29, 2022
City approves Petro-Canada project, access road improvement
The City of North Battleford has approved a proposal for an expansion of the Petro-Canada gas bar and convenience store, located along the Highway 16 bypass. As part of the effort, the city also autho...
Nov 29, 2022
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department...
Nov 29, 2022
Austrian skier Nina Ortlieb fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run
LAKE LOUISE, Alaska - Austria's Nina Ortlieb posted the fastest time Tuesday in the first downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Ortlieb ...
Nov 29, 2022
Meota Combines primed to build on last year's championship
Coming off an undefeated campaign last year, capped off by a league championship on home ice, the Meota Combines are closing in on their long-awaited season opener, this weekend.Opening their schedule...
Nov 29, 2022