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Empty Stocking Fund campaign launches this week

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre's Empty Stocking Fund will officially launch on Thursday for the 2021 holiday season.Through the program, families in need will receive Christmas hamp...

Nov 17, 2021

Corrections Canada responds to inmate escapes at Sask. Pen

Over the weekend a man serving a three-year sentence for aggravated assault was able to walk away from the minimum security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, only to be located and put back into cust...

Nov 17, 2021

Naicam, St. Brieux to host 2A Senior Girls Volleyball Provincials

The 2A Senior Girls Volleyball Provincials are set to come to Naicam and St. Brieux, this weekend.The provincials, which were supposed to happen in these towns last year, got postponed due to the pand...

Nov 17, 2021

Over 1,300 customers still without power west of Melfort

Power is still out in St. Brieux and James Smith Cree Nation after a widespread outage was caused by the recent winter storm.The outage left over 2,100 customers in the dark late yesterday afternoon w...

Nov 17, 2021

Local curler to represent Sask. at Junior Nationals

Battlefords local, Jack Reid is junior nationals bound.Reid, who began curling competitively out of North Battleford in his early teens, now serves as lead with Saskatoon's Team Bernath, who in late O...

Nov 17, 2021

Broncos off the ice tonight, praise for Barlage

The weather is taking its toll on the Saskatchewan prairies and that can cause havok on hockey schedules as well.With unfavourable road conditions being reported across Saskatchewan, the Notre Dames H...

Nov 17, 2021

Drive-by shooting results in 4.5 year sentences for driver and shooter

Two men charged after a drive-by shooting in Prince Albert last year, have each received prison sentences for their respective roles.They were both dealt with Tuesday morning at Prince Albert Provinci...

Nov 17, 2021

Underdog Crusaders boys ready for 5A volleyball provincials

The Carlton Crusaders senior boys volleyball team are considering themselves underdogs as they head into the 5A Boys Volleyball Provincials Friday and Saturday in Saskatoon.But Crusaders head coach Cu...

Nov 17, 2021

LLRIB offers hall as temporary shelter for homeless

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) and Scattered Site Outreach Program have come to a temporary solution to housing the homeless population in the tri-communities. On Tuesday, the LLRIB offered the ...

Nov 17, 2021

How to get the most out of the Highway Hotline

The Highway Hotline is giving tips on how to use the app correctly when planning for your winter road trips.After yet another snowstorm, Saskatchewan residents across the northeast are having to repla...

Nov 17, 2021