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Like a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex tearing through its prey, a 52-ton excavator equipped with large hydraulic shears tore through the last skid-mounted building of what was once a Saskatchewan based drilling rig on Sept. 14.

A bail hearing for an Onion Lake man arrested by the RCMP Crime Reduction Team was adjourned. Lyndon Belly, 34, had a show cause hearing scheduled Sept.

How does the “Access Communications Civic Centre” sound? Hockey fans might want to get used to that name or something similar, because that could soon be the new name for the North Battleford Civic Centre, home of the SJHL Battlefords North Stars.

Submitted by LOCCD Light of Christ Catholic Schools believes that a team is most effective when they focus on how individuals’ strengths can work with others to create greatness.

Daryl Wright grabbed a machete and hacked at a wall of an invasive reed called phragmites growing as high as 15 feet. The job was one of the highlights of his summer since completing his Master’s thesis on invasive plants on Indigenous lands.

It’s been just over a year since two Port Alberni teenagers left their homes and for reasons still unknown went on a random killing spree through northern B.C., sparking a two-week nationwide manhunt.

A Battleford resident has voiced concerns after numerous trees on his land were removed by SaskPower last week.

A trial for a Macklin man charged in connection to a violent home invasion in Unity was adjourned for the third time. The trial for Drayden Clinton, 25, was scheduled to start on Sept. 14 but was adjourned until Dec. 16.

On Sept. 14 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Blaine Lake RCMP received the report of an adult male victim who was lying on the ground in front of a building in Blaine Lake.

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 15, bringing the total to 1,741 reported cases. Of the 1,741 reported cases, 101 are considered active. A total of 1,616 people have recovered.