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Linda Machniak honoured for 20 years of service with Battlefords Chamber of Commerce
Linda Machniak, chief operating officer with the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, is celebrating 20 years of service this year.She was one of the Saskatchewan chambers representatives honoured with th...
Oct 25, 2021
A fatal collision outside of Wadena takes the life of a teen
A single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a 15-year-old and resulted in serious injuries for a 16-year-old.At approximately 7:20 p.m. Oct. 23, Wadena RCMP were dispatched to a single-vehicle accid...
Oct 25, 2021
Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021
COVID Rapid testing kits now available across northern Saskatchewan
Rapid testing kits for COVID-19 are finally available for the public across northern Saskatchewan.The provincial government previously stated they would be handing out over 1.3 million kits to differe...
Oct 25, 2021
CurlSask Club Championships coming to North Battleford this weekend
North Battleford's Twin Rivers Curling Club will host the 2021 CurlSask Curling Club Championships this weekend, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.This will be the 12th year of the provincial Curling Club Championshi...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Melfort sends Bacovsky to Opaskwayak Cree Nation
The Melfort Mustangs have traded 2001-born goaltender Steven Bacovsky to the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) in exchange for a player development fee ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
No thin mints this year as Girl Guide cookie campaign gets underway
It's that time of year when Girl Guides will be out to sell their popular cookies, but something will be missing this time around.Aside from extra measures in place due to COVID-19, the thin mints are...
Oct 25, 2021