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Women play active role in protecting wetlands in Northern Sask.
Peatlands, also commonly known as muskegs, are an important part of the eco-system in Northern Saskatchewan and many other parts of the world. They not only provide a crucial role in maintaining the c...
Sep 11, 2025
Labrador tea, cranberries among top plants harvested from muskegs
Peatlands, also commonly known as muskegs, are an important part of the eco-system in Northern Saskatchewan and many other parts of the world. They not only provide a crucial role in maintaining the c...
Sep 11, 2025
"I'm hoping you used it well": Produce taken from Battlefords food bank garden project
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) said its community garden is still doing what it was meant to do - feed people - even though much of this year's harvest slipped away before s...
Sep 11, 2025
Suspect in dangerous person alert has multiple charges
A man who was being sought by Big River RCMP, has been found and is now in police custody facing multiple weapons-related charges. Drayden McAdam, 19, was the subject of a dangerous person alert issue...
Sep 11, 2025
'He can't be replaced'; Ballantyne death results in 8 year sentence
Wiping away tears, Trisha Badger says no sentence will ever be enough.The mother of two children made the comment outside Court of King's Bench on Thursday after hearing the man responsible for her fo...
Sep 11, 2025
Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER - A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack. Judge Reginald P. Ha...
Sep 11, 2025
Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks
OTTAWA - The newly appointed Indigenous advisory council marks the start - not the end - of talks with community leaders on how to move the government's major projects agenda forward, Indigenous Servi...
Sep 11, 2025
Getting to know new Battlefords North Stars head coach Connor Logan
Back in May of 2025, the Battlefords North Stars named Connor Logan as their new head coach and general manager. Moving from Victoria, B.C., to North Battleford, SK is a big change, but for Logan the ...
Sep 11, 2025
NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contract, play this season
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL is reinstating five players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018 when they were members of Canada's world junior team, announcing Thur...
Sep 11, 2025
Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days
MONTREAL - The head of Montreal's public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drasticall...
Sep 11, 2025