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Hanbidge on Horticulture: Fight climate change with trees

Hanbidge on Horticulture: Fight climate change with trees

Trees and the Environment – Part II.
Stockpiled railway ties concern Denholm residents

Stockpiled railway ties concern Denholm residents

Residents are concerned about a fire hazard and the safety of children.
Photos: Library scene of Battlefords Pride Week reading and magic

Photos: Library scene of Battlefords Pride Week reading and magic

Drag Royalty Story Hour and Magic Show.
Lloydminster man sentenced to 5.5 years for 2020 armed car jacking

Lloydminster man sentenced to 5.5 years for 2020 armed car jacking

Jesse Heathen was given 1,617 days enhanced credit for the 1,078 days he served while waiting for trial. This means he has 392 days left to serve of his 5.5-year sentence.
Shelly Palmer - AI Chatbots' Safety Measures: Vulnerable and Unpredictable

Shelly Palmer - AI Chatbots' Safety Measures: Vulnerable and Unpredictable

The research exposes the potential for chatbots to generate harmful, biased, and false information.
Photos: Drag Show part of Battlefords Pride Week

Photos: Drag Show part of Battlefords Pride Week

Battlefords Pride Week event.
Battlefords RCMP and city challenge accuracy of 'Crime Town' label

Battlefords RCMP and city challenge accuracy of 'Crime Town' label

To call North Battleford the ‘crime capital of Canada’ or ‘Crime Town,’ is a short-sighted and oversimplified dismissal of what are much deeper societal issues impacting much of Saskatchewan: City of North Battleford.
Police arrest Witchekan Lake man wanted for manslaughter

Police arrest Witchekan Lake man wanted for manslaughter

Nathaniel Sakebow's co-accused, Chase Cardinal from Alberta, appears in North Battleford Provincial Court July 27.
"My bones are talking to the dust," says Sask.'s newest Poet Laureate

"My bones are talking to the dust," says Sask.'s newest Poet Laureate

dee Hobsbawn-Smith, the author, chef, journalist and poet who's left her mark on B.C., Alta., and now Sask. has journeyed from writing "terrible" sci-fi stories as a teenager to becoming the province's 10th Poet Laureate.
Crop report: without rain soon, crops will drop yield potential

Crop report: without rain soon, crops will drop yield potential

Livestock producers are hoping for a large precipitation event in order to make a second cut of hay in September.
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