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Norway's prison system is regarded as among the most inmate-friendly in the world, but convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik is still not impressed.

Cpl. Rodney Levesque was patrolling Highway 16 near Foam Lake last May when he got the call to be on the lookout for a vehicle that had nearly run down a flag person in a work zone. Cpl.

Kathy Morrell The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Association will hold its annual Symposium at St. Gerard's in Yorkton Saturday, April 26.

April is Oral Health Month. During this month, you may see information about oral health for children, adults and seniors.

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is converting four of its liquor stores to rural franchises. The stores are located in Langenburg, Ituna, Ponteix and Kerrobert.

This year's Victims of Crime Awareness Week (April 6 - 12) is about "Taking Action." Cheryl Tiller, the coordinator of Parkland Victims Services said everyone can have a role in helping victims of crime. "How are you taking action?" she said.

Parkland College's scholarship program just keeps on growing with the help of the Province's Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program and civic-minded businesses and organizations across the Yorkton region.

The Government of Saskatchewan will increase the province's minimum wage from $10 to $10.20 per hour effective October 1, 2014 and will soon introduce regulations to provide for regular indexing of the minimum wage each year.

Easter Tea & Bake Sale - Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium, Wed., Apr. 9, 38 Bradbrooke Dr., Yorkton, 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by U.W.A.C. Yorkton Branch. --- New Horizons Friday Nigth Dance, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton, Sk.

Local members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) demonstrated March 31 in front of the First Avenue office of Yorkton-Melville MP Garry Breitkreuz to protest the federal government's refusal to negotiate a new health accord with the pro