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A ninth person charged has been charged in relation to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation, according to RCMP. The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit (MCU)-North has been investigating the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere for over a year.

The hail that hammered Saskatchewan’s northeast earlier this month left local farmers with fewer crops and tighter margins.

The night that private member’s Bill 618 was defeated on the floor of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, Tristen Durocher had a dream.

The City of North Battleford has been approved by the provincial government for the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP), for the flooding resulting from heavy rains July 7 and 8.

Due to extremely wet conditions in recent days, flows at Sandy Bay will exceed the 2005 record flow of 2,300m3/s on July 16 and continue to rise. Flows at Sandy Bay are expected to peak at 2500m3/s or slightly higher on July 23.

North Battleford City Hall is waiving entrance and tipping fees to the Waste Management Facility (WMF) for individuals who have suffered damage from the heavy rains on July 7 and 8.

Continued high moisture on the Saskatchewan River system will lead to increased outflows immediately at EB Campbell Power Station, below Tobin Lake, says a Saskatchewan Water SecurityAgency release.

Lloydminster – A Tulliby Lake, Alta., woman is $1,318,384.87 richer after winning SIGA’s Smoke Signals jackpot.

North Battleford City Hall is reopening to the public on Monday, July 13. City Hall will be open during regular business hours of 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.