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North East School Division getting ready for upcoming school year
As students prepare their back-to-school gear, so too is the North East School Division. Director of Education Stacy Lair said a new school year beginning is always exciting. The division has been wor...
Aug 21, 2025

Meadow Lake woman wins $100,000 on lottery ticket
"I was definitely taken aback!" Trina Alexander received quite the surprise when she realized she had won $100,000 on her DAILY GRAND and EXTRA ticket."I told my whole family at breakfast, and they we...
Aug 21, 2025

Cleanup underway after severe storm and tornado winds rattle Battlefords area
Residents in and around North Battleford are assessing damage and cleaning up debris today after a powerful storm system tore through the region Wednesday evening, prompting a tornado warning and brin...
Aug 21, 2025

Villanova University reports an active shooter on campus, tells students to barricade doors
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. Students shared a text from the Villanova aler...
Aug 21, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal hockey players' acquittals on sex assault charges
A lawyer for one of five former junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault charges last month says the Crown will not be appealing the ruling. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 21, 2025

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court de...
Aug 21, 2025

Last sentence made in Wendy Bird death case
Outside the Court of King's Bench in Battleford on Thursday, the mother of Wendy Bird said she was frustrated after the final offender in her daughter's death, Melissa Kaponyas, was sentenced."[The] s...
Aug 21, 2025

Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations
MONTREAL - The provincial agency in charge of Quebec health care says the number of infants hospitalized from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has fallen significantly following a successful vacci...
Aug 21, 2025

Artifact staff honoured at Poundmaker Powwow
Poundmaker Cree Nation had a special cultural symbol present at their powwow last week: a staff from the late 1800's that was present at the Battle of 1885 and has not been seen publicly since 1935. T...
Aug 21, 2025

Prince Albert still managing to keep Dutch Elm Disease at bay
While other towns and cities in the area are removing a number of trees due to Dutch Elm Disease (DED), the City of Prince Albert has been able to keep the threat away so far. From last year's survey,...
Aug 21, 2025