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Elks play spoilers, down Lions 21-16 for first win of 2021 CFL season
VANCOUVER - A new local owner in attendance. Fans back in the stands. There were plenty of reasons to party at B.C. Place on Thursday, but the visiting Edmonton Elks spoiled the festivities by notchin...
Aug 19, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime through to quarterfinals in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched his spot in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati Thursday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Matteo Berrettini of It...
Aug 19, 2021

Celebrating Humboldt's downtown with the return of Streetfest
After a summer of silent streets, the Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) has returned with their annual Streetfest.This year was only a one-day event on Aug. 19 compared to the mult...
Aug 19, 2021

Battlefords Ag. Society kicks off summer celebration with rides, games and fair food
The Battlefords Agricultural Society kicked off the opening of their summer Midway celebration Thursday in North Battleford. The Ag. Society's summer festivities feature a Midway of rides, games, and ...
Aug 19, 2021

Taste of Culture returning to the Battlefords
After a year's absence, residents in the Battlefords can show their taste a wholly different set of flavours in food, fashion, and more.A Taste of Culture, a multicultural food, art, and entertainment...
Aug 19, 2021

Firefighters tackle blaze at North Battleford building
North Battleford firefighters were busy Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. quickly putting out a fire at a four-plex building on 101st Street and 17th Avenue. Fire chief Lindsay Holm says there was n...
Aug 19, 2021

Barney ready to see Broncos back in EPA
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will be back in action on Sept. 24, including the Humboldt Broncos making their return to the Elgar Petersen Arena (EPA).Scott Barney, head coach of the Humboldt ...
Aug 19, 2021

Williment ready for next step in life after facing personal health issues
Retired Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) superintendent of education Mark Williment wants people to know he's happy, well and feeling better as he embarks on the next chapter of his life. Willim...
Aug 19, 2021

Edmonton man charged with sexual and luring offences
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged an Edmonton man with numerous sexual and luring offences in relation to an investigation through an online social media application....
Aug 19, 2021

Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped...
Aug 19, 2021