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Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada's "colonial symbolism": federal study
OTTAWA - Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its "deep colonial symbolism and associations," says an internal government presentation on efforts to modernize the Canadian honours system.The April presentation, prepared for the Order...
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EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Accidental fire contained at North Battleford fourplex
The North Battleford Fire Department responded to an accidental early morning fire Monday at a fourplex on the 200 block of 18th Avenue.The building was occupied when the fire started. One person was assessed by WPD Ambulance at the scene and released without injury.Fire crews contained the blaze to one room. Officials...
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30 Years of Sharing Success
SIGA releases financial results, record-breaking profits as a gaming operator
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Accidental fire contained at North Battleford fourplex
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Extreme weather
VIDEO: Intense storms brought at least one tornado and large hail to eastern Sask. on Sunday
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EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Accidental fire contained at North Battleford fourplex
The North Battleford Fire Department responded to an accidental early morning fire Monday at a fourplex on the 200 block of 18th Avenue.The building was occupied when the fire started. One person was assessed by WPD Ambulance at the scene and released without injury.Fire crews contained the blaze to one room. Officials...
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red, white and local
What's happening for Canada Day in your communities
From sunrise pancake breakfasts to fireworks after dark, communities across Saskatchewan are preparing to celebrate Canada Day on Wednesday, July 1, with a full day of family activities, live entertainment and local traditions.In North Battleford, festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the InnovationPlex, where...
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immigration
Why more newcomers are choosing to build their lives in the Battlefords
More than 10,000 visits from countries including China, Singapore and Germany showed up in North Battleford's website analytics last year - an unexpected finding in the city's 2025 annual report that prompted a closer look at how the prairie community is quietly becoming more international.The answer isn't found in web...
Jun 27, 2026
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NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Battleford Arena Wall of Fame seeking second class of inductees
Nominations remain open for the second class of the Battleford Arena Wall of Fame, with the Town of Battleford encouraging residents to recognize athletes, teams and builders who have helped shape local ice sports.The Wall of Fame honours contributions to hockey and figure skating by those with a strong connection to B...
Jun 27, 2026
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GRADUATION SEASON
Onto the next chapter: Sakewew High School celebrates graduation
June 26 was a sunny Friday for high school graduations around the Battlefords, including Sakewew High School's ceremony at Don Ross Arena. Just shy of 30 graduates had the opportunity to hear their names called and receive the diplomas they had been working toward over the last four years. Two of those graduates were c...
Jun 26, 2026
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FIFA FANDOM
Battlefords soccer fans set for World Cup watch party
The Battlefords will be part of Canada's World Cup excitement this weekend, as fans gather to take in a historic knockout match together.Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc., Battleford United FC and the City of North Battleford are hosting a watch party Sunday, June 28, at the Don Ross Community Centre as Canada takes on Sou...
Jun 26, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Extreme weather
VIDEO: Intense storms brought at least one tornado and large hail to eastern Sask. on Sunday
Severe thunderstorms brought at least one confirmed tornado and hail as large as golf balls to eastern parts of Saskatchewan on Sunday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the confirmed tornado was observed near Pelly, northeast of Yorkton, shortly after 6 p.m. The weather service said it received multip...
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"Please pray for Venezuela"
Sask. woman from Venezuela heartbroken for those missing after disastrous earthquakes
A Venezuelan woman living in Saskatoon says the emotional toll of the disaster that struck her home country is being felt far beyond its borders.On Wednesday, two powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck the country, killing hundreds and injuring thousands more. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes were some of the stronge...
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'We are 26'
Canada advances to World Cup round of 16 with stoppage-time win over South Africa
Canada's first FIFA World Cup knockout stage match in Los Angles on Sunday ended in a 1-0 victory, with the country taking on South Africa in a highly anticipated showdown.A late goal from Stephen Eustáquio sealed the win for Team Canada, who are now off to the round of 16 where they'll play the winner of Nether...
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education
STF warns of teacher shortage and burnout despite classroom gains
The final bell may have signalled the end of the school year, but for Saskatchewan teachers the pressures of the classroom aren't packing up for summer.Samantha Becotte, President of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said new supports are starting to make a difference but warns that crowded classrooms, rising comp...
Jun 28, 2026
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"he’s not aggressive, he’s just scared."
A frightened young emu escaped a farm in Luseland. Now its owner is racing to bring it home
Kim Sheppard-Lee watched the young emu squeeze through a small gap in a fence the Wednesday before last and disappear across an alfalfa field just hours after it arrived at her hobby farm in Luseland."I actually saw him do it," she recalled. "By the time that I could get the fence undone and get out to h...
Jun 27, 2026
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innovation
USask researchers discover new, fifth way human bones regenerate
Our bodies completely overhaul our bones every seven to 10 years, breaking down old or damaged bone tissue and replacing it with new bone, and for decades global medical experts have operating under the assumption that there were only four biological processes through which bones regenerate.Now, a groundbreaking discov...
Jun 27, 2026
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Local Sports
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Riders, Argos set to clash in early season CFL showdown at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to continue their hot start during the Prairie Blizzard game.Saskatchewan is 2-0, and will take on the 1-1 Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium on Friday. The Riders will be in their white Prairie Blizzard jerseys, as they are technically the away team in the game. This will count ...
Jun 26, 2026
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One last chance
Meadow Lake native getting set for final crack at NHL Draft
The NHL Draft is coming up this weekend, and a Meadow Lake local is hoping to hear his name called from the draft floor in Buffalo. This is the third and final year of eligibility for Dawson Gerwing, a soon to be 20-year-old forward for the Kelowna Rockets and a former Battlefords U18 AAA Star. Last year, Gerwing was r...
Jun 25, 2026
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Riders Vs. Argos
'Lot of respect for those guys': Riders' defence looking forward to Argos challenge
Defensive coordinator Josh Bell will take on some familiar faces as his Saskatchewan Roughriders meet the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.Bell was on the Corey Mace defensive staff in Toronto from 2022-23. Those teams featured current starting quarterback Chad Kelly and current head coach Mike Miller, who was the quarterba...
Jun 25, 2026
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HITTING THE LINKS
North Battleford golfers represent at NextGen Prairie Championship
The NextGen Prairie Championship was held last weekend at Neepawa Golf and Country Club in Neepawa, Man. Six players represented the Battlefords and North Battleford Golf and Country Club (NBGCC) in the tournament. Out of those six, the highest-placing player was Shae Maunula, who finished in the top 10 in ninth place,...
Jun 23, 2026
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SJHL SCHEDULE RELEASE
Battlefords North Stars to kick off 2026-27 regular season against the Kindersley Klippers
The SJHL schedule has been released, and the Battlefords North Stars will open the 2026-27 season at home against the Kindersley Klippers on Sept. 18. Unlike previous seasons, when the North Stars typically opened with a home-and-home against Kindersley, the team will remain in the Battlefords for the entire opening we...
Jun 22, 2026
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Road victory
Riders out-gallop Stamps in overtime thriller, win 40-37
It was another thriller in the 2026 CFL season as the Saskatchewan Roughriders left Calgary with a 40-37 win over the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.The Riders led 23-7 at one point but with only 34 seconds left in the game, Calgary's quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. connected with Tevin Jones for a touchdown to...
Jun 21, 2026
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30 Years of Sharing Success
SIGA releases financial results, record-breaking profits as a gaming operator
SIGA hit a record $418 million in gross revenue, and $167 million in a final distribution of income for its 2025-26 fiscal year. June 23, 2026 - Saskatoon, SK - The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is reporting record-breaking profits for the fourth year in a row, achieving $418 million in gross revenue and ...
Jun 24, 2026
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Winnings
Lucky guest at Gold Eagle Casino hits $1.9 million Smoke Signals jackpot
The Smoke Signals Progressive Jackpot must hit before it reaches $2 million and for Yvonne Greenwald, it was as close to the limit as possible.Yvonne, from Unity, Sask., became Saskatchewan's newest millionaire on Wednesday when she officially won a total of $1,924,070.69 at the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (...
Jun 16, 2026
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Summer adventures
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word.
Ask someone from Calgary or Vancouver what you do in Kelowna and you'll get the same answer: wine tours. Fair enough. The Okanagan earned that reputation. But spend a summer day here with one of the region's local guides and you'll come home with a different story.You might spend a morning rappelling down a canyon wall...
Jun 15, 2026
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Canada
Canada's former trade chief expects no tariff deal before U.S. midterms
Canada's former chief trade negotiator says he doesn't expect Ottawa to reach a tariff deal with Washington before the U.S. midterm elections. Steve Verheul says while there could be a window ahead of the midterms this fall when the U.S. administration...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta separatists gain partial win in court on referendum petition
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge says signatures on a separation petition can be counted and verified. The petition calls for the province to hold a vote on leaving Canada. More to come. Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
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Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal to face MPs' questions
OTTAWA - Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal is set to be questioned by MPs on the House of Commons justice committee Monday afternoon in advance of his appointment to the nine-member court. Joyal has been chief justice of the Court of King's B...
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Environment Canada warns of high heat and humidity for southern Quebec and Ontario
MONTREAL - Environment Canada is warning about an extended period of hot and humid weather forecast for southern Quebec and Ontario this week. The agency has issued yellow heat warnings for Sarnia, Windsor and several other Ontario communities at risk ...
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Tom Siddon, cabinet minister during Oka crisis, dies at 84: family
Tom Siddon, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the Oka crisis and later helped to establish Nunavut, has died at 84. His daughter, Katie Siddon Karn, confirmed his death Sunday in a post on social media. She say...
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Rescue officials suspend search for six after charter boat sinks off B.C.
RICHMOND - Rescue officials have suspended their search for six people who were believed to be missing in the Strait of Georgia in waters near Vancouver after a charter boat sank on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Vic...
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World
3 firefighters killed in blazes along Colorado-Utah border are identified
BEAVER, Utah (AP) - The three firefighters killed over the weekend in wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires, federal officials said Monday. The three were kil...
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Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal
NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government's widening gambling investigation, authorities said Monday. When he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2...
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half t...
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Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican push to enforce Arizona voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a Republican push to enforce strict Arizona voting laws passed in the swing state after the 2020 election. The high court has allowed some similar rules to take effect tempo...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury's finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. ...
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Shooting in northern Germany leaves 6 people dead. Suspected shooter arrested
BERLIN (AP) - A shooting at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday left six people dead, police said. The suspected shooter was arrested. Five people - four women and one man - died at the scene of the shooting in Stade, p...
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