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Sonningdale's Ty Ellis named co-winner of PBR event

After a nearly 140-day hiatus from competition, the premier PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Monster Energy Tour made its return with a bang this week, with the PBR Cooper Tires Invitational in L...

Jul 24, 2020

Rainy summer season leads to increase in mosquito population

Exceptionally wet weather followed by hot and humid temperatures has created a perfect storm for mosquitos to proliferate in the Battlefords.Sean Prager, a plant sciences and biology assistant profess...

Jul 24, 2020

A new 'no dancing' chapter for Danceland at Manitou Beach

Leave your dancing shoes at home the next time you visit Danceland at Manitou Beach.The iconic dance hall is set to reopen next month but will only be able to offer concerts while dancing is not permi...

Jul 24, 2020

Western Development Museum in North Battleford to open in August

Western Development Museum will reopen the North Battleford, Moose Jaw and Yorkton locations in next month, with members and volunteers able to visit on Aug. 5 and full public access on Aug. 12. The S...

Jul 24, 2020

15-year-old Fry becomes first Sask golfer to win both amateur women's and junior provincials since 2010

Brooklin Fry can't stop winning golf tournaments and accomplishing rare feats nobody in the province has done in the past decade. After winning the 102nd Saskatchewan Amateur Women's Championships at ...

Jul 23, 2020

Parenteau prepares for return of live crowd experience

A special concert series announced for next month at Saskatchewan's TCU Place marks the first live concert in nearly five months in an auditorium or theatre setting, and a well known Prince Albert mus...

Jul 23, 2020

Fifth anniversary of fire that reshaped downtown North Battleford

It was five years ago today that a fire erupted at the corner of 101 Street and 12th Avenue and reshaped downtown North Battleford.The fire was reported to have started at the Bargain Shop that was lo...

Jul 23, 2020

North Stars' McCabe looking forward to fall following commitment to hometown Cougars

For blue liner, Dylan McCabe, this fall will mark his first in over four years he won't be suiting up for a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) training camp. Instead, the rearguard will turn the...

Jul 23, 2020

'We have tried everything': Southend family searches for closure

Thirty-eight years have passed since Leonard Bear's old brother Simeon went to work at Lawrence Bay and was never seen or heard from again.Simeon Ernest Bear, would have been 62 years old this year. A...

Jul 22, 2020

Garage sale season set for takeoff in the Battlefords

It is said one person's trash is another's treasure, and for Battlefords and area residents - like so many others across Saskatchewan - treasure hunting season is set to begin this week. Tuesday after...

Jul 22, 2020