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Four people charged with a home invasion appear in Saskatoon court

Heather Peequaquat, Jordan Gamble, Carolyn Sutherland, Twyla Ahpay, and Gerek Slippery are accused of a targeted home invasion

Dec 28, 2021 6:40 PM Read more >

Study of runoff chemical impact on fisheries granted $600,000

USask researchers angling to protect fish from chemical contamination

Dec 28, 2021 10:48 AM Read more >

Extreme cold warning continues for North Battleford area

Wind chill values of -40 to -50 look to persist through to the end of the week

Dec 28, 2021 6:41 AM Read more >

Update: P.A. RCMP locate and arrest suspect

Joshua Naytowhow has been charged with robbery with a firearm

Dec 27, 2021 5:56 PM Read more >

Edam manor hosts Santa Day

Mayfair News: Ice shacks dot the lake in spite of Arctic conditions

Dec 27, 2021 2:10 PM Read more >

Holiday travels fraught with COVID-induced delays

Mayfair News: Family members travel long distances to share holiday festivities

Dec 27, 2021 1:52 PM Read more >

CTF releases New Year's Tax Changes for 2022

“A pandemic is the worst possible time to be raising taxes.” - Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director with the CTF

Dec 27, 2021 9:51 AM Read more >

Christmas 1980 Joyce Milgaard fights for son's innocence, commission for wrongful convictions only now being created

Two judges - appointed by federal justice Minister David Lametti to head the creation of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission to look into wrongful convictions - have released their final report with 51 recommendations

Dec 26, 2021 7:00 PM Read more >

North Battleford library welcomes children for first vaccine clinics

Head librarian Oksana Moshynska says the library invites their community to not only read, but to play games, connect with others, exercise their right to vote and, when a global pandemic strikes, get vaccinated

Dec 26, 2021 5:18 PM Read more >

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