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Edward Teller, the famous theoretical physicist known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb" for his work on the World War II-era Manhattan Project, died in 2003, but his daughter Rene told The Free Press of Kinston, N.C.

Master of Ceremonies, Taylor Morrison, welcomed a good crowd of about 100 to the fun, symbolic Robbie Burns Day. The Selkirk Grace and the Haggis was piped in by Ferne Katzberg and Bearer Jordan Craib-Petkau.

It's nearing deadline time once again. The deadline for making your 2013 contribution to investments held in your Registered Retirement Savings Program (RRSP), that is.

Steven Boucher is passionate about le langue français and in promoting French language education in Saskatchewan. "I think French education is important," he enthused.

Nellie McClung (1873 - 1951) was one of Canada's "Famous Five" who fought for the recognition of women as persons under the British North America Act.

Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) announces that it has reached agreement with Sinochem Fertilizer Macao Commerical Offshore Ltd (Sinofert) for the supply of 700,000 metric tonnes (MT) of potash to China during the first half of 2014.

While fierce weather at the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 slowed down pretty much everything, one thing it did not curtail was the need for blood donations leaving Canadian Blood Services (CBS) scrambling to catch up.

Two Good Spirit schools slated for a review considering grade discontinuance or closure have received a reprieve.

Tourism Yorkton made its annual report to Yorkton Council Monday covering 2013 operations.

Yorkton Council began the process at its regular meeting Monday to help facilitate possible development of a new seniors housing facility in the city.