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Delmas project will need intensive record search

Delmas project will need intensive record search

Karen Whitecalf, the project lead for the ongoing search of marked and unmarked graves at residential schools, said they would be looking for more records of all Indigenous children who attended the facility in Delmas.
Dangerous offender from N.B. arrested in Onion Lake with semi-auto rifle

Dangerous offender from N.B. arrested in Onion Lake with semi-auto rifle

A North Battleford man facing weapons-related charges wasn’t granted bail today in Lloydminster Provincial Court. Robin Wuttunee, 43, was remanded after his court appearance July 19.
A Prairie Love Story coming to North Battleford

A Prairie Love Story coming to North Battleford

The Free Flow Dance Company is announcing a performance coming to the Battlefords in August.
Three of Jupiter’s Galilean moons caught in the sunlight

Three of Jupiter’s Galilean moons caught in the sunlight

The moon and Uranus are just 1.8 degrees apart Aug. 1. Look in the northeast before dawn, near the Pleiades, which are just to the east of the pair. New moon is Aug. 8 (Lunation 1220). Aug. 10, the thin crescent of a 2.
Rutherford working to become a Maverick MP

Rutherford working to become a Maverick MP

The newly-nominated candidate for the Maverick Party in Battlefords-Lloydminster is already hard at work getting his name out. Ken Rutherford, who runs his own appraisal business and is a Lakeland College instructor, lives in the Lloydminster area.
Cameron: Simon’s appointment long time coming

Cameron: Simon’s appointment long time coming

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron has welcomed the recent appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s Governor General, but adds it should have been done a long time ago.
July 19 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 1.35M vaccinations, 16 new cases, 37 recoveries

July 19 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 1.35M vaccinations, 16 new cases, 37 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,704 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,350,671.
Sask. lifts provincial fire ban as weather cools, active fires number 161

Sask. lifts provincial fire ban as weather cools, active fires number 161

The Saskatchewan public Safety Agency lifted the provincial fire ban Monday, as approaching weather bringing cooler temperatures and rain is expected to aid the ongoing dry conditions.
Bail conditions eased for Lloydminster man facing forcible confinement, assault with weapon charges

Bail conditions eased for Lloydminster man facing forcible confinement, assault with weapon charges

A Lloydminster man accused of forcible confinement and assault with a weapon had his bail conditions eased. On July 19, a lawyer for Jason Palsich, 37, asked the Lloydminster Provincial Court to ease two conditions.
Reduced air quality in the city

Reduced air quality in the city

City Hall in North Battleford has issued a news release warning the public of reduced air quality within the community. The city has experienced smoky conditions for the past number of days due to wildfires in northern Saskatchewan.
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