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Handful of locals win provincial apprenticeship award
A total of six people from the northeast were recently awarded a provincial apprenticeship award from the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC).The Apprenticeship Awar...
Nov 10, 2022
Veteran running back Andrew Harris eager to rejoin Argos in time for East final
TORONTO - Andrew Harris's recuperative powers haven't diminished with age. The Toronto Argonauts veteran running back will play in the East final Sunday at BMO Field against the Montreal Alouettes. Ha...
Nov 10, 2022
B.C. Indigenous scholar Margo Greenwood appointed as senator
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator, Margo Greenwood, who will represent British Columbia. Greenwood is a decorated scholar of Cree ancestry who has e...
Nov 10, 2022
Cameco announces start of production at Key Lake mill
Cameco has announced the first pounds of uranium ore from the McArthur River mine have now been milled and packaged at the Key Lake mill.According to a media release, it marks the achievement of initi...
Nov 10, 2022
Widow of James Smith stabbing victim honoured at Remembrance Day ceremony
On a day when bitter windchills hit the city outside, hundreds gathered indoors to pay tribute to Indigenous men and women who fought for Canada, including one who was taken in a tragic crime in Septe...
Nov 10, 2022
Sharks forward, Salewski commits to Lakeland College
Wilkie's Brooklyn Salewski has committed to the next chapter of her hockey journey with the Lakeland Rustlers for the 2023-24 season. Salewski, who is currently in her third year with the Battlefords ...
Nov 10, 2022
RCMP warn of new type of fentanyl circulating in the Battlefords area
Battlefords RCMP is warning the public that a new type of fentanyl is now in the Battlefords area. Fentanyl is often mixed in with other illegal street drugs and can be deadly even in small quantities...
Nov 10, 2022
Prince Albert Police Chief responds to external review
The Chief of Police for the Prince Albert Police Service says he welcomes an independent inquiry that will conduct a thorough review of the operations of the organization, as well as the needs of the ...
Nov 10, 2022
Expansion St. Louis City gets to pick up to 5 players in MLS expansion draft Friday
Expansion St. Louis City FC gets to grow its roster Friday via the MLS expansion draft. The league's 29th team already has 12 players on its roster including two designated players - German midfielder...
Nov 10, 2022
Slipchuk happy to see Russian doping scandal at Beijing Games has gone to CAS
Mike Slipchuk is pleased to finally see movement on the controversial team figure skating event at last year's Beijing Olympics. But he laments the lost moment on the medal podium for all the affected...
Nov 10, 2022