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Widespread Rogers outage affects 911 calls, passport offices
A widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc. has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning and is causing problems for police, radio broadcasters and Servic...
Jul 08, 2022

Cattle producers struggling with high cost of feed
While moisture levels are improving in the north-west region, cattle producers are concerned about high feed-prices this year to meet the needs of their livestock. Arnold Balicki, chair of the Saskatc...
Jul 07, 2022

Fuel prices start to drop in northern Sask.
Looks like gas prices are starting to drop in parts of northern Saskatchewan.According to GasBuddy, at least two stations in Prince Albert are sitting at 189.9 c/litre as of Thursday morning, a drop o...
Jul 07, 2022

AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes
It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved.Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolution that cal...
Jul 07, 2022

Wildcard games to clear playoff picture in NSRBL
It's "win to stay in" tonight (Wednesday) in the North Sask River Baseball League, with a pair of wildcard games to determine the playoff picture.The #7 seed, St. Walburg Reds (4-9) will host the #10 ...
Jul 06, 2022

July 4 shooting suspect charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police Tuesday as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree ...
Jul 06, 2022

NSRBL announce MVP nominees for 2022
As the senior baseball regular season draws to a close, the North Sask River Baseball League (NSRBL) has announced its nominees for 2022 MVP.Each of the league's 10 teams selected a player as their MV...
Jul 05, 2022

Nearly 200 graduate from North West College
The Class of 2022 was celebrated last month at North West College (NWC).Two convocation ceremonies were held for the Battlefords and Meadow Lake campuses, the first in-person graduation events the pos...
Jul 04, 2022

Sask. riders sweep the podium at Elk Ridge PBR event
It was a Saskatchewan dominant competition in the '8 Seconds At The Ridge' Touring Pro Division event in Elk Ridge this past weekend, as five competitors were native to the province. The 20-year-old A...
Jul 04, 2022

Luke Tournier wins Onion Lake CPCA show
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) standings were upended again over the weekend in Onion Lake Cree Nation.Luke Tournier of Duck Lake, SK was the aggregate winner from the first f...
Jul 04, 2022