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Poundmaker Cree Nation is known for honouring its history, and an upcoming art show looks to continue that tradition.

A year ago, Dennis Mock’s life changed as he received the kidney for which he’d been waiting four years. “‘Fantastic,’ that’s the word I’ve been using for about a year,” Mock said.

MAIDSTONE – The Maidstone Museum annual silent auction in conjunction with the trade fair was held March 13 and 14.

Here are some items from Monday night’s council meeting. The city and town are planning to revive the Battlefords River Valley Committee.

It’s a mixed bag when it came to the statistics from the Battlefords RCMP detachment for the first quarter of 2019. Sgt.

North Battleford city council has agreed to a plan to compensate users of the Aquatic Centre impacted by the partial shutdown of the facility. CUPlex general manager Jodi Hargreaves outlined details of the plan accepted by council Monday.

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UPDATE: As of 4:30 p.m. on April 23, Battlefords RCMP ended traffic restrictions on Hwy 40 west of Battleford after fire officials advised they had the fire contained and under control.

Submitted It’s week two of the annual CAA Worst Roads Campaign, which runs until May 8. Typically, worst roads have potholes or crumbling pavement, poor or no road signs, lack of cycling and walking infrastructure or traffic congestion.

Government officials provided an update to reporters in a conference call Tuesday on the wildfire emergency situation in the central and west-central areas of the province.