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Motor vehicle accident at Highway 4 North

A motor vehicle accident on the weekend has sent two people to hospital with undetermined injuries. The incident happened Saturday at 9:24 am at Highway 4 North, north of the Lessard Road intersection.

Jumping through hoops

There's too much bureaucracy in the world. I found this out a long time ago, but the truth of this statement was recently reinforced when I finally went in to switch my vehicle insurance over to Saskatchewan.

Young offender released on bail

A young offender has been released on bail to his mother for $200, pending his hearing Sept. 16. The 15-year-old boy, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces charges in relation to three break and enters and thefts.

ATV fatality

Pierceland RCMP are currently investigating an ATV fatality which occurred Aug. 19 at 10:30 a.m. in a wooded pasture near the community of Pierceland. The operator of the ATV was in a remote area when he lost control and was thrown from the ATV.
Shiloh settlement celebrates a century

Shiloh settlement celebrates a century

Most of the time the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery north of Maidstone sit as silent reminders of time long ago, the only physical remnants of what was once a busy community of African American settlers. Aug.
The tale of the Ginger Ale hand grenade

The tale of the Ginger Ale hand grenade

I was lying lazily on my bed, watching a bit of weekend afternoon TV, when my three-and-a-half-year-old son brought me a 2 litre bottle of pop, putting it beside the bed.

Sauvie in court

A man picked up in Calgary last week in relation to longstanding charges from a November 2008 shooting incident in North Battleford was in court Monday.

Free fare for foundation

A local taxi company is giving back to the community, one fare at a time. Between noon and 4 p.m. Aug. 11, anyone who took a Crown Cab received free fare if they made a donation to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

Credible, reliable data important to Canadians

The recent controversy over the federal Conservative Party's plan to scrap the mandatory long-form census is about a lot more than some StatsCan survey.

Where do you want their home to be?

Dear Editor, In response to Lorraine Wright's letters, I would like to ask how she still has a job? Complaining that there are young handicapped people in this world, heaven forbid, taking up beds in the facility that she works in, does not sound pro
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