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Prince Albert prepares for Coldest Night of the Year
Editor's note: Story amended on Monday to include how much money was raised locally - over $36,000.Anticipation is heating up one for the Prince Albert YWCA's biggest fundraisers of the year.The fourt...
Feb 25, 2022

'Please, no more war:' Capitals star Ovechkin addresses Russian invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia an...
Feb 25, 2022

'Please, no more war:' Capitals star Ovechkin addresses Russian invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia an...
Feb 25, 2022

Battlefords local Florence named Stars SJHL Community Ambassador
It wasn't that long ago Zane Florence was sitting in the crowd at the North Battleford Civic Centre with family, dreaming of one day becoming a Battlefords North Star.Now in his first full season of j...
Feb 25, 2022

Investment caution is the wise choice in times of conflict
The best thing to do with investments when there is turmoil is usually nothing says a local financial planner.Panicked decisions are the wrong choice, said Bryan Rindal, of BTR Financial Planning in P...
Feb 25, 2022

Ticats kicker Leader was part of U.S. rugby win over Canada in 2019
He's yet to play in the CFL, but Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Tadgh Leader does have prior experience with Canada. In March 2019, Tadgh played for the U.S. national men's rugby team that rallied to beat...
Feb 25, 2022

Canadian liquor stores pull Russian products amid conflict in Ukraine
TORONTO - Crown liquor stores in several Canadian provinces were pulling Russian products from their shelves Friday in light of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. In Ontario, Finance Minister ...
Feb 25, 2022

One of accused in Gatzke case sentenced for manslaughter
One of the accused individuals facing a charge related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 was sentenced for manslaughter after pleading guilty on Friday. Charles Michael Lewis McLe...
Feb 25, 2022

RCMP were short on officers in rural N.S. county before 2020 mass shooting: review
HALIFAX - An RCMP review says that a county where the Nova Scotia mass shooting occurred had a shortage of officers needed to meet the force's policing standards in the year leading up to the 2020 ram...
Feb 25, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to kick off season with or without top striker
VANCOUVER - A large question looms as the Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to start the 2022 Major League Soccer season - will top striker Brian White be fit to take the field? White travelled to Ohio with...
Feb 25, 2022