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Trades in Sask.
Skilled trades need not limited to building homes
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Helping Hand
P.A. Food Bank receives record-breaking $25K donation
Weather issues
Old man winter returns for one more round
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snowfall
Extreme weather leads to cancelled flights at La Ronge Airport
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Power outages
Several communities affected by power outages
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Battlefords Volleyball Club
13U BVC Impact take provincial silver in Warman
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Saskatchewan
FINAL OFFER
Gov't says it has tentative agreement with STF, teachers to vote on 'final offer'
The labour dispute between Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government could be nearing an end.In an email sent out Wednesday evening, the chair of the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) said the sides had reached a tentative agreement."The GTBC feels this is a fair and reasonable agreement t...
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Trades in Sask.
Skilled trades need not limited to building homes
A demand for construction trades exists in Saskatchewan, but while many workers are needed to build homes, many are also needed in areas like mining and industry, said the Sask. Apprenticeship and Trades Commission in the wake of the federal and provincial budgets. Shaun Augustin, CFO of the SATCC, told paNOW the mix o...
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DUTY TO CONSULT
First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, was joined by First Nations leaders and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council to draw a...
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Outstanding people
Miss Indigenous Canada competition will include strong representation from Sask.
The Miss Indigenous Canada competition will be held in Ontario this summer, and three women from Saskatchewan have been selected to be a part of it. Lauren Bear is from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and in addition to being a proud mother, is also pursuing a nursing degree and owns her own lash business. When asked what it m...
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Prince Albert
CUPE Rally
Heathcare workers rally for better wages, retention
On a cold, blustery day, a group of healthcare workers came together outside the Battlefords Union Hospital with a message of alarm. "That challenge in terms of recruitment and retention...it has to do with the daily battle of our members - that is the rising cost of living," said Bashir Jalloh, president of ...
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DUTY TO CONSULT
First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, was joined by First Nations leaders and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council to draw a...
12h ago
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Battlefords Volleyball Club
13U BVC Impact take provincial silver in Warman
The Battlefords Volleyball Club's 13U Team Impact is coming off a silver medal showing to cap their season at provincials in Warman. Playing seven matches total at the weekend tournament, the Impact showed resiliency on their road to the podium, bouncing back from three-set defeats to Saskatoon's Huskie Premier team (2...
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Spirit Group
Battleford Community Spirit Group needs members to stay open
Have a drive to help bring people together? The Battleford Community Spirit Group wants you. "They follow their motto which is 'Building a better community together,'" said President Kelly Halstead. She explained it was a friend of hers that brought her into the group last year when she first moved to the tow...
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Battlefords
CUPE Rally
Heathcare workers rally for better wages, retention
On a cold, blustery day, a group of healthcare workers came together outside the Battlefords Union Hospital with a message of alarm. "That challenge in terms of recruitment and retention...it has to do with the daily battle of our members - that is the rising cost of living," said Bashir Jalloh, president of ...
10h ago
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DUTY TO CONSULT
First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, was joined by First Nations leaders and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council to draw a...
12h ago
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Battlefords Volleyball Club
13U BVC Impact take provincial silver in Warman
The Battlefords Volleyball Club's 13U Team Impact is coming off a silver medal showing to cap their season at provincials in Warman. Playing seven matches total at the weekend tournament, the Impact showed resiliency on their road to the podium, bouncing back from three-set defeats to Saskatoon's Huskie Premier team (2...
16h ago
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Spirit Group
Battleford Community Spirit Group needs members to stay open
Have a drive to help bring people together? The Battleford Community Spirit Group wants you. "They follow their motto which is 'Building a better community together,'" said President Kelly Halstead. She explained it was a friend of hers that brought her into the group last year when she first moved to the tow...
17h ago
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Raising concerns
Battlefords and Meadow Lake MPs weigh in on new federal budget
Battlefords and Meadow Lake area MPs are raising their frustrations about the new federal budget released this week.Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk and Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal both said they found some significant gaps in the budget they found disconcerting. "Life has ne...
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Mr. Volleyball
Wayne Hellquist reflects on induction to Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
There are few names across Saskatchewan as synonymous with the sport of volleyball as Wayne Hellquist. A longtime president of the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association, who also served as Volleyball Representative to the Canadian Olympic Committee for two decades, and Chef de Mission for the National Paralympic Team at ...
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Meadow Lake
DUTY TO CONSULT
First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, was joined by First Nations leaders and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council to draw a...
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DRUG WARNING
RCMP warn of fentanyl use in Thunderchild First Nation
Two sudden deaths on the Thunderchild First Nation have prompted a warning from RCMP regarding illicit drugs.On April 11, Turtleford RCMP starting investigating two deaths in the First Nation and believe fentanyl may have been involved. The results of a toxicology report are still to come in which could confirm the pre...
Apr 13, 2024
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Back to School
'Back to school': Schools welcome students' return
Students in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords will head back to a normal classroom setting on Monday following the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's lifting of sanctions.According to an online letter on Light of Christ Catholic School Division that was addressed to families, all schools within the board will go back to...
Apr 12, 2024
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Agriculture
Ag content lacking in the Federal Budget
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was disappointed to see insufficient investment in Canadian agriculture in the 2024 budget. CFA President...
12h ago
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Missed opportunities for ag in the federal budget
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) expressed disappointment in several policy areas that were missed in today's federal budget. This include an extension t...
Apr 16, 2024
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Trucker training for Alberta farmers
The Alberta government is making changes to the training pathway for Class 1 commercial drivers, and offering a new, farm-restricted Class 1 driver's ...
Apr 16, 2024
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