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Living Sky met two, partially met one of four 2017 recommendations: Auditor's report
A follow-up by the provincial auditor of Living Sky School Division found it met two, partially met one but missed one of four recommendations from a 2017 audit on engaging students from Grade 7 to 12...
Jun 06, 2019 (file photo/CKOM)
Enbridge seeks court ruling on Great Lakes oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it will go to court after failing to strike a deal with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on building an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that co...
Jun 06, 2019
Dekker Centre Season launch a celebration of what’s ahead
The Dekker Centre is hosting its 2019-20 Season Launch June 12. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., General Manager of the Dekker Centre, Kali Weber, said the event is all about getting the community involved in ...
Jun 06, 2019 The Dekker Centre's Season Launch will feature live music, food and a look at what’s to come this season. (Facebook/Dekker Centre)
Students go back to the past during Museum Days at WDM
It was hands-on learning at its best.A total of about 1,200 elementary-school students in the Battlefords and surrounding area stepped back into history this week at the Western Development Museum to ...
Jun 06, 2019 Students take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage during Museum Days at the Western Development Museum, Thursday. The event continues on Friday, June 7. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Northern teacher walking, biking and rollerblading to Prince Albert
A physical education teacher from northern Saskatchewan is on a mission to raise awareness about the consequences of inactivity. Blair Sands has been a teacher at Deschambault Lake's Kimosom Pwatinahk...
Jun 06, 2019 Blair Sands embarked on his trip about two weeks ago. (submitted photo/Blair Sands)
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In ...
Jun 06, 2019
Police searching for two men after assault, shooting at home in Meadow Lake
Police are searching for two male suspects after an assault and shooting at a home in Meadow Lake. Police said in a press release they were called for a report of two people entering a home at around ...
Jun 06, 2019
Education of Nunavut high school students, adult learners found wanting: auditor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is failing to prepare its high school and mature students for further education or for the working world, says a highly critical report from the federal auditor general...
Jun 06, 2019
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat beats forecasts in 1Q
Beyond Meat's shares soared after the plant-based meat company beat Wall Street's expectations in its first earnings report since its IPO in May. The El Segundo, California-based company lost $6.6 mil...
Jun 06, 2019
US and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials laboured for a second day Thursday to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as he tries to strong-arm Mexico into stemming t...
Jun 06, 2019