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How to get out of a street gang: STR8 UP shares its successful formula

How to get out of a street gang: STR8 UP shares its successful formula

There will always be street gangs but their numbers can be reduced. Saskatchewan is plagued with a violent gang problem but gang experts are optimistic there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Pride Week concludes with Drag Show Aug. 26

Pride Week concludes with Drag Show Aug. 26

Battlefords Area Pride hadn’t been sure whether it could even hold a Pride week in the Battlefords due to the challenges of COVID-19.
Battleford Co-op Food Store reopens

Battleford Co-op Food Store reopens

The Battleford Co-op Food Store has reopened as of this past weekend, following a deep cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The store closed last Tuesday evening following word of the positive COVID-19 test.
Live theatre will not be kept dark by COVID-19

Live theatre will not be kept dark by COVID-19

Submitted by Donna Challis, BCP Executive Producer Battlefords Community Players are pleased to announce we are ready to provide live theatre to the Battlefords for another season.
Words of Cheer - Communication- Soft Skill No. 4

Words of Cheer - Communication- Soft Skill No. 4

“Cheerleading is a metaphor for communication and people working together,” says Caitlyn Nelson of Cheer Factory/The Cheer Forge.
Man, 18, appears in La Ronge court on weapons offences

Man, 18, appears in La Ronge court on weapons offences

An 18-year-old Grandmother’s Bay man appeared in La Ronge Provincial Court on firearms charges. Pacey McKenzie, 18, is charged with pointing a firearm, uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and careless use of a firearm.
COVID-19 update: Three new cases, five in hospital, 10 more recoveries

COVID-19 update: Three new cases, five in hospital, 10 more recoveries

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 24 and one case deemed to be an out-of-province resident has been removed from the Saskatchewan count. This brings the total to 1,602 reported cases.
Couple facing numerous charges in string of thefts appear in Saskatoon court

Couple facing numerous charges in string of thefts appear in Saskatoon court

A couple charged in connection to numerous break ins and thefts across Central Saskatchewan had more court appearances. Cody Kemick, 37, had an appearance scheduled on Aug. 20 for plea and election but the matter was adjourned to Aug. 27.
Potential COVID-19 exposure at businesses in Swift Current

Potential COVID-19 exposure at businesses in Swift Current

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive visited the following businesses when the individual was likely infectious: · Monday, August 17 – Shoppers Drug Mart from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
O’Toole second choice to Lewis in Battlefords-Lloydminster

O’Toole second choice to Lewis in Battlefords-Lloydminster

In the Conservative leadership race, Erin O’Toole was decidedly a second choice of voters in Battlefords-Lloydminster.
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