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UPDATE: On Nov. 2, at approximately 3 p.m., Michael Higginbotham was located deceased in a rural area outside the community of Prud'Homme. Saskatoon RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service continue to investigate.

Canadians first wore the poppy as a symbol of remembrance in 1921. The inspiration was Canadian John McCrae's poem, In Flanders Fields. The tradition began with two women, an ocean apart.

A row of banners featuring the pictures of local veterans can now be seen on the light standards of 22nd Street in Battleford. It is part of the program called Honour Our Veterans, initiated by the Fred Light Museum.

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On Nov. 1, RCMP Major Crime Unit Investigators arrested a 44-year-old male in relation to a suspicious sudden death which occurred in September 2018 on the Thunderchild First Nation. On Sept.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Wayne Spark must be dizzy. Just as he was leaving the grocery store, Spark was struck with the thought to double back and check his Lotto 6/49 ticket.

Battlefords RCMP are continuing to investigate shots fired yesterday, and arrests have been made. On Friday, Nov. 1, at approximately 7:30 a.m.

There has been an incident Friday near St Mary School in North Battleford, Two vehicles were involved in a collision at the location of 109 th Street and 13 th Avenue.

Daylan Heidel to serve another 13 months in jail

The Battleford Town Hall renewal project was back before town council at their meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 22. A presentation was made by Laura Plosz of Group2 Architecture, who was awarded the project in September.