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Harvest progressing in northwest region
The northwest region and Battlefords area producers continue to make progress with this year's harvest.Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, northeast of the Battlefords, says his harvest ...
Sep 12, 2021

Prince Albert Police Service win annual Terry Fox Relay Race
Many first responders from Prince Albert came out to the Harry Jerome Track at Prime Minister's Park on Sunday afternoon for the annual Terry Fox Relay Race.Members from the Prince Albert Police Servi...
Sep 12, 2021

Blue Jays hit five homers, pound Orioles 22-7
BALTIMORE (AP) - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernndez each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 22-7 Sunday, ...
Sep 12, 2021

Leaders argue over how to pay for promises as voters head to advance polls
OTTAWA - The fifth and final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Sunday with the Liberals and New Democrats each questioning whether their opponent's plan to pay for the billions of campa...
Sep 12, 2021

Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen win ice dance silver
BERGAMO, Italy - Montreal ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen won silver at the Lombardia Trophy figure skating competition on Sunday. Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri...
Sep 12, 2021

North Battleford woman wins Summer Free Ride Giveaway
Terra Karp was the lucky winner of the 2014 Dodge Charger vehicle in the "2021 Summer Free Ride Giveaway."She was among the 93 finalists, less some who didn't show up, who had a chance to win the vehi...
Sep 12, 2021

Canadian men face longer road to Rugby World Cup after loss to the U.S.
Canada coach Kingsley Jones had hoped the road to the Rugby World Cup would lie through the U.S. and Uruguay. But, in the wake of a qualifying playoff loss to the U.S. Eagles that saw Canada blow a 13...
Sep 12, 2021

Bombers earn Banjo Bowl win, season sweep after downing Riders 33-9
The Saskatchewan Roughriders couldn't overcome injuries and ejections, falling 33-9 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday at IG Field during the Banjo Bowl."We came in a little banged up but so wer...
Sep 12, 2021

California voters: Less Republican and white than in 2003
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - It's a familiar refrain among California's recall watchers: 2021 is not 2003. Yes, the state again is in the middle of a recall election that could remove the Democratic gove...
Sep 12, 2021

Updated: SHA identifies eight COVID-19 cases in six PACSD schools
UPDATE: Late Sunday afternoon, the Prince Albert Catholic School Division reported three additional COVID-19 cases had been confirmed at three schools - cole St. Mary High School, St. Francis School, ...
Sep 12, 2021