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Court adjourned for two Saulteaux home invasion suspects

Court adjourned for two Saulteaux home invasion suspects

Two men charged in connection to a home invasion on Saulteaux First Nation on April 7 will return to court May 27. Both Jordy Moccasin, 24, and Malcolm Moccasin, 36, appeared before Judge Bruce Bauer on Monday afternoon.
April house sales raise 17 per cent in Battlefords region

April house sales raise 17 per cent in Battlefords region

April housing demand in the Saskatoon region was the strongest in three years, says the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors, but activity was less robust in the Battlefords region.
It's Mental Health Week in North Battleford

It's Mental Health Week in North Battleford

Monday marked the beginning of Mental Health Week in the city of North Battleford.
Next up for the Trudeau Liberals: a plastic tax?

Next up for the Trudeau Liberals: a plastic tax?

They say misery loves company and for the Trudeau Liberals that apparently includes miserable tax policy.
Credit Union reports growing membership, share profits at AGM

Credit Union reports growing membership, share profits at AGM

Innovation Credit Union has reported positive results at its recent AGM in North Battleford on April 30. The credit union continues to tout growing membership and share profits.
Lashburn Veterans’ Gallery to celebrate re-opening and 20th anniversary

Lashburn Veterans’ Gallery to celebrate re-opening and 20th anniversary

Submitted by Kathy Berg Lashburn Centennial Museum The Veterans’ Gallery in Lashburn, part of the Lashburn Centennial Museum, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and grand reopening in its new location on Saturday, June 8.
Canada’s trade deal should proceed despite China’s wrongdoings

Canada’s trade deal should proceed despite China’s wrongdoings

The first free-trade agreement between China and Canada appears all but dead , derailed by a diplomatic dispute. Canadian consumers and entrepreneurs will suffer as gains from trade fail to materialize.
Canada can only lose in a trade war with China

Canada can only lose in a trade war with China

Canola was first, and now peas and soybeans. It was highly predictable. And given how things have progressed over the last five months, the situation can only escalate.
Canadian girls receive an average of $3 less per hour than boys for summer jobs, finds Girl Guides s

Canadian girls receive an average of $3 less per hour than boys for summer jobs, finds Girl Guides s

Report reveals the gender wage gap starts for girls as young as 12
St. James CWL celebrates 75th anniversary

St. James CWL celebrates 75th anniversary

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