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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

With a return to more indoor spaces, it’s necessary to examine your extended household and potentially reduce your number of regular contacts.

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The Town of Battleford has found its new chief administrative officer. Filling the role is Ash Alam, who comes to the Town from Buffalo Narrows where he had served as chief administrative officer.

The leader of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservatives was looking for potential votes from the Battlefords and area on Monday. Ken Grey, who is himself running in Regina Walsh Acres, was in North Battleford on Monday.

With two nurses and the Regina Pasqua Hospital behind him, New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Ryan Meili promised to increase the ranks of doctors, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and clinical care assistants by over 1,000 if elected to g

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe announced two child-based initiatives while in Prince Albert on Oct. 5. The first is restoring a previously cancelled tax credit, and the second is an increase of 750 childcare spaces throughout the province.

With just one day left before the nomination deadline in Battleford, there remains no challenger yet to incumbent Ames Leslie in the race for mayor. But the race for council looks competitive.

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 5, bringing the total to 1,968 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1), Central East (5), Regina (1), South Central (1) and South East (1) zones.