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Canada, U.S. working together is no guarantee of border symmetry, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's envoy to the U.S. says just because the two countries have been working together to manage their shared border doesn't mean they were always going to be moving in perfect symmetr...
Jul 23, 2021
Government announces funding for Transit Assistance for People with Disabilities program
A number of municipalities who offer paratransit services in the province will receive funding through the Transit Assistance For People with Disabilities Program (TAPD) in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Go...
Jul 23, 2021
A $5,000 hole-in-one for Humboldt's Murray Lees
Murray Lees of Humboldt is celebrating his third career hole-in-one, and the most lucrative.The stroke earned Lees $5,000 at the Auto Clearing Senior Men's Championship at the Moon Lake Golf and Count...
Jul 23, 2021
One of accused in Damian Moosomin homicide investigation has case adjourned
One of the six accused individuals facing a charge connected to the death of Damian Moosomin last year had her case adjourned in North Battleford provincial court Friday.Melissa Semaganis is charged w...
Jul 23, 2021
Flagpoles to be installed outside village office
Five new flagpoles will be installed in Air Ronge near the village office.That's according to Mayor Julie Baschuk, who explained the flags that will be raised will represent Canada, Saskatchewan, Trea...
Jul 23, 2021
Wildfire crew looking for newly started fire finds B.C. hiker missing for two weeks
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A wildfire attack crew looking for a newly started forest fire instead found a man who had been missing in the rugged backcountry of Garibaldi Provincial Park, north of Vancouver. A s...
Jul 23, 2021
Strong storm winds felt in Battlefords, throughout region Thursday evening
It was an extremely windy night in the Battlefords, and across the region Thursday that included sporadic power outages, heavy wind gusts and even the odd tree tipped over.With north northwest wind gu...
Jul 23, 2021
Federal government to open applications for Indigenous-led shelters across Canada
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The federal government says it will soon open applications to build emergency shelters and transitional housing for Indigenous people facing gender-based violence across Canada. Spe...
Jul 23, 2021
Baker Lake mayor says fugitive was arrested at nearby mining exploration camp
A fugitive from Saskatchewan who was arrested in Nunavut last week was picked up at a mining exploration camp outside of Baker Lake, says the community's mayor.Baker Lake RCMP arrested 33-year-old Cor...
Jul 23, 2021
Mother nature leaves mess following flash storm
Editor's note: This story was ammended at 520p.m. to include an update from Sask Power.There are numerous reports of broken trees, toonie-sized hail, and power outages following a flash storm that rol...
Jul 23, 2021