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From Porcupine Plain to Prince Albert, convoy donations rolled in from Northern Saskatchewan

With one donation valued over $2,000, but many smaller contributions averaging between $50 and $100, the GiveSendGo donations for the Freedom Convoy included money from Prince Albert and across the no...

Feb 23, 2022

Project co-founder proposes Better Together signs at town entrances

The Better Together T-shirt Project co-founder would like to see entrances to the Battlefords have signs promoting the popular campaign.Deb McNabb visited Battleford town council Tuesday evening with ...

Feb 23, 2022

Schwab shutout headlines Stars 3-0 win over Wings

Goaltender, Austin Schwab stopped all 24 shots he faced for his first career shutout, while the Battlefords North Stars fired 45 the other way, on their way to a 3-0 win over the visiting Weyburn Red ...

Feb 23, 2022

City of North Battleford votes against extending mandatory masking

The City of North Battleford will not extend mandatory masking past Feb. 28, when the province is expected to lift the measure.Following a spirited debate between members, City Council voted 5-2 again...

Feb 22, 2022

Federal funding of $2.78 million announced to help with search efforts

The federal government has announced $2.78 million of funding over three years to support Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc.'s (BATC) work "to research, document and honour" the memory of those who...

Feb 22, 2022

Winter Festival event promotes community and culture

The Prince Albert Winter Festival is based on promoting culture and community, and a Pow Wow dancing demonstration was included with a family event Tuesday afternoon at the Prince Albert Exhibition Ce...

Feb 22, 2022

North Stars kick off back-to-back with Red Wings, Tuesday

With just 10 games to go in the regular season, the Battlefords North Stars will enter the final stretch-drive of their schedule Tuesday night in North Battleford, when the team plays host to the Weyb...

Feb 22, 2022

Local coffee shop upgrades fundraising option

A local Prince Albert business is hoping the launch of its new website, will help more groups raise important funds.For roughly the past two years, Dr. Java's has been running an in-store promotion wh...

Feb 22, 2022

Sask. considering joining others in challenging Emergencies Act in court

Saskatchewan may follow the lead of the Alberta government and other organizations in launching a legal challenge of the Emergencies Act.A spokeswoman for Premier Scott Moe said in a statement to The ...

Feb 22, 2022

SGI offering option to leave sex designation field blank on licences

Driver's licences in Saskatchewan are now more inclusive.As of Tuesday, SGI is introducing the option to leave the sex designation field blank on licences or photo ID cards instead of having an "M" fo...

Feb 22, 2022