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It was a highly unusual Beef on a Bun fundraiser event in 2020 for North Battleford Fire Department. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was no opportunity for local residents to line up and sit inside the fire hall to eat during the noon hour.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received the report of a home invasion that occurred at a residence in the town of Lashburn.

Council race now up to 11 names

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared a multi-jurisdictional community transmitted outbreak. Dr. Khami Chokani, Medical Health Officer, officially declared the outbreak on Oct. 7.

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 7, bringing the total to 1,994 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (4), Central West (1), Central East (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones.

Fire crews were on the scene battling a significant structure fire at a house in Battleford Tuesday. The fire happened at 222 28th Street in Battleford. According to the town’s public safety officer Ross MacAngus, the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m.

Tiki Brook-Lyn Shirley Laverdiere’s body was found in a rural area outside of North Battleford on July 11, 2019. Her family members spoke after an Oct.

The Town of Battleford has received official confirmation from the province of funds from the Safe Restart Canada Plan. The Battleford allocation is $264,208.

The committee for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards along with the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce have announced the finalists for their 27th BBEX Awards – BBEX Goes To The Movies.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a man from Saskatoon with child pornography offences in relation to an investigation that began in May 2020 of a person using multiple online accounts to share child pornography through a