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Prairie Apparel: High school entrepreneurs turn business into community impact

What started as a high school entrepreneurship class project has quickly turned into a way to give back to the community. Prairie Apparel Co., a clothing brand founded by three high school students fr...

Feb 05, 2025

Police ask for public assistance in finding missing Cumberland House man

RCMP are asking the public to help find a 50-year-old man from Cumberland House. Jason Laliberte was last seen on Tuesday in the evening and is described as being 5-7 and 140 pounds. Anyone with infor...

Feb 05, 2025

The Battlefords working on a resolution following miscommunication over regional plan

The City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford are working towards finding a resolution after some miscommunication about funding for a 2023 Regional Emergency Management Plan.The City claims...

Feb 05, 2025

Local charity startup looking for '100 Women Who Care’

It is a simple and efficient approach to group philanthropy: 100 women commit to $100 charity donations four times a year, ultimately leading to four different organizations receiving $10,000 each.Pat...

Feb 05, 2025

'A commitment to improvement': BUFC players step up to division one at the Lakewood Cup

Young soccer players from Battlefords United FC took on a major challenge this past weekend at the Lakewood "Just Kick it" Cup in Saskatoon, stepping up to Division One for the first time. While the s...

Feb 05, 2025

Major Investments Made to End Gender Based Violence

Saskatchewan is investing a total of $3.8 million to 16 agencies over the next two years under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence.The investment will provide for enhanced programs, ...

Feb 05, 2025

New funding helps Lloyd Interval Home strengthens support for domestic violence survivors

Survivors of domestic violence in Lloydminster will soon have greater access to enhanced support services due to a $80,000 investment in the city's Interval Home Society. The funding, part of Saskatch...

Feb 04, 2025

'Destabilizing': Grain farmer; Cereals Canada brace for uncertainty amid tariff threat

Uncertainty. That word and feeling has become a unifier across the country since US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canada. "That's really what the biggest problem right now is, there's n...

Feb 04, 2025

Group of 16 claims $216K Stanley Mission Chase the Ace prize

A group of 16 people are the winners of the Stanley Mission Chase the Ace prize of $216,000. The top prize was claimed on Feb. 2 with the Ace of Spades being picked with only two cards remaining. Thos...

Feb 04, 2025

Town introduces Earned Days Off policy to recognize managers' extra work

The Town of Battleford has introduced a new Earned Days Off (EDO) Management Team Policy for its non-unionized managers to bring clarity and fairness, as such a plan wasn't previously available.Todd F...

Feb 04, 2025