A 54-year-old man from Edmonton has died after hitting a moose at around 10:30 on April. 13, near Fielding on HWY 16. Warman RCMP responded, and the emergency personnel declared the rider dead on the scene. His family has been notified. --cjnbnews@pattisonmedia.com

Music and classic automobile lovers will be in for a treat at this upcoming show coming to the Battlefords. Guitars and Cars Show 'n Shine will take place at the Dekker Centre Parking Lot on Sunday, June 9. It will include several live bands to add to the relaxing atmosphere of the event. The Beer League, the Battle Ri...

An investigation is underway following an employee's termination from Living Sky School Division No. 202 for alleged misappropriation of funds. According to a release issued by Boards of Education, the loss of public funds in the amount of $15,152 took place from September to December of 2022 and was included in the re...

Battlefords North Stars forward, Hunter Burgeson is headed to the west coast for the next chapter in his hockey journey, having recently announced his commitment to the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). The move out west brings with it some familia...

The winning bidder of more than a dozen unopened boxes of classic hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home says he's feeling remorse over his $3.7-million-dollar purchase after hearing how sad the runner-up was upon losing out."When I heard the runner-up bidder was literally devastated by missing out on acquiring t...

Saskatchewan and the RCMP have inked a deal that would see the province fund hundreds more officers if Mounties can recruit to fill those positions. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer for Saskatchewan's RCMP, says it's a game-changer for the force, which has long been understaffed. She says...

Francophone families throughout Saskatchewan are getting a boost of support from the province's municipalities. During its annual convention in Regina, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) announced a partnership with the Assemblée Communautaire Fransaskoise (ACF). The partnership helps engag...

Midwives in Saskatchewan will have new powers to prescribe more drugs and order X-rays and other tests under updated provincial regulations.According to the Ministry of Health, the government is making amendments to The Midwifery Regulations through amendments first proposed by the Saskatchewan College of Midwives.Unde...

It's looking like it could be another dry year for farmers.In its most recent report, the Water Security Agency said drought-like conditions could be prevalent again this year, and that many different areas could potentially face water shortages.According to the report, warm temperatures in the middle of March led to s...

The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March.Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and all four Atlantic provinces will receive the first of four instalments today if they filed their 2023...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government pl...

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set. It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale will depend on weather and the a...

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than three weeks. Veterinarian Martin Haulena says he got a good look at the calf during Friday's failed attempt to corral the...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the document. Here's what the federal Liberals have already promised. Housing plan On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an...

OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats is insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh is refusing to say explicitly whether he supports Canadians having to pay it on consumer items like gasoline. Singh met with reporters today for the first time since a speech last w...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says people can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canadian security. The finding comes today in a pair of rulings involving men from Ethiopia who were found inadmissible to Canada for bein...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - One of Copenhagen's oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark's financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. The building, which is situated next to the Christiansborg Palace where th...

SYDNEY (AP) - Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after the stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that injured Bishop Mar M...

NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career, and she will now try and help revive the Indiana franchise along with last season's No. 1 p...

The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy's family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do. The child's father, 36-year-old dentist ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provi...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military chief said Monday that Israel will respond to Iran's weekend missile strike, but did not immediately elaborate on when and how. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said that Israel is still considering its steps, but he said that the Iranian strike of missiles and attack drones "will be met wi...