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Minor football season underway in P.A. after abundance of registrations
Prince Albert Minor Football's season got underway on Sunday with both the peewee and bantam River Riders teams in action."For the first time that I can remember we actually had to cut off registratio...
Sep 11, 2023

RCMP searching for men who allegedly threatened two people in Nipawin
Police in Nipawin say a group of men threatened two other people in the town and they are still on the run.On Sept. 7, around 6 a.m., RCMP received a report of suspicious people around 5th Street West...
Sep 11, 2023

Three arrested after cocaine & firearm seized in Town of Battleford
An earlier version stated the search warrant was executed in North Battleford when, in fact, it happened in the Town of Battleford. battlefordsNOW apologizes for the error.Three men from North Battlef...
Sep 11, 2023

City of P.A. not budging despite inside workers on strike, contingency plan in place for six months
The City of Prince Albert is prepared to run operations normally for the next six months despite inside workers going on strike.Members of CUPE 882 officially hit the picket line on Monday after their...
Sep 11, 2023

La Loche detachment commander wins international policing award
Staff Sgt. Jillian McLaren, the current detachment commander in La Loche and a 19-year officer with the RCMP, has received a 40 Under 40 Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police.Th...
Sep 11, 2023

New dental therapy program hopes to address needs in rural and remote communities
A first-of-its-kind dental therapy program has now started with hopes of benefiting patients across Saskatchewan, including those in the North.On Aug. 28, the University of Saskatchewan's new Bachelor...
Sep 11, 2023

American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill
TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) - Rescuers pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave on Monday, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entra...
Sep 11, 2023

Saskatchewan gov’t attacks Trudeau again over trade with India
The Saskatchewan government is again speaking out against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal government, this time over the trade situation with India.Canada and India had been working towa...
Sep 11, 2023

Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the fo...
Sep 11, 2023

Battlefords North Stars, Ice Wolves set for preseason game at Flying Dust First Nation
Residents of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation will get a taste of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action this evening during a preseason game at PineRidge Ford Place. The Battlefords ...
Sep 11, 2023