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SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike
Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months - and their energy bills could be going up too.In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it ...
Jul 11, 2022

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.
A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...
Jul 10, 2022

'Exhilarating': local describes seeing tornado up close
A motorist driving through the Maidstone area had as close a view of Friday's tornado as one can get.Warren Furman told battlefordsNOW that he was disappointed he didn't get a glimpse of the system th...
Jul 10, 2022

Annual 'Ride for a Vet' charity event brings out supporters
Bikers from across the North West region came out to ride and donate for the cause during the annual "Ride for a Vet" rally Saturday. The event kicked off with a breakfast hosted by the Royal Canadian...
Jul 09, 2022

Tight opening night of chuckwagon racing at NACC
Despite the threat of bad weather, the North American Chuckwagon Championship (NACC) kicked off strong on Friday in Lloydminster.In the second running of the event, which brings together drivers from ...
Jul 09, 2022

Interac services 'fully available' again after Rogers outage
Interac says its services are fully available again after debit transactions were halted by a widespread Rogers network outage impacting mobile and network services across much of Canada.Interac issue...
Jul 09, 2022

Big plays in second-quarter help lift Riders to win over Redblacks
Instead of celebrating a 28-13 win over the Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson had to address the ejection of defensive tackle Garrett Marino from the game.In the fo...
Jul 09, 2022

Storm chaser sees three tornadoes touch down near Paynton
Storm chaser Jenny Hagan caught up with a big one Friday northwest of North Battleford."We've just seen three tornadoes touch down in the area - one north of Highway 16 (and) two south of Highway 16,"...
Jul 09, 2022

Public information session scheduled for Walking Path project
Community feedback will be the final piece before construction begins to further connect Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation.A public information session is being held at the Meadow Lake Civic Ce...
Jul 08, 2022

Canada lost 43K jobs in June while Sask. unemployment rate drops
The Canadian economy recorded a loss in jobs for the first time since January while the unemployment rate dropped to another record low. In its latest labour force survey released Friday, Statistics C...
Jul 08, 2022