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A missing 34-year-old woman, Amanda Michayluk from Maidstone, was found deceased yesterday. RCMP report the woman was found by civilians who were assisting with the search and rescue operation.

The Climate Action Incentive is here, new EI parental sharing benefits are introduced, additional medical expenses can be claimed and more CNW - Tax season is officially around the corner, and a new year means new tax laws come into effect.

With nationally-televised curling taking up the Civic Centre, the Battlefords North Stars must make the best of life on the road. The North Stars won't be back home until Jan.22.

As tense as it was Thursday, there was even more on the line Friday at the Meridian Canadian Open in North Battleford.

Last year’s Junior Citizen of the Year hasn’t decided to settle for that title. John Paul II Collegiate student Emily Simon is participating in national selections in Toronto on Feb. 1 and 2 as part of the Loran Awards.

It was certainly an exciting game for the viewers of SaskTel Max to see. The TV cameras were at Battleford Arena as the Battlefords Sharks took on the first place Saskatoon Stars on Thursday night in female midget AAA hockey action.

Thursday was the day the pressure ramped up at the Meridian Canadian Open in North Battleford.

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School is back up and running as Saskatchewan enters its coldest time of the year. Medstead Central notes the need for proper winter wear.