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North Battleford Fire Department spent several hours responding to a grassfire east of the city on Friday.

Kindersley MLA Bill Boyd has been found in a conflict of interest and has left the Saskatchewan Party caucus. Boyd was already due to leave office as an MLA anyway on Sept. 1.

Daily Report Aug. 25-28

To say that Andrew Albers’ two latest outings for the Seattle Mariners were different from the norm would be an understatement.

The first chorus of Gram Parsons’ Return of the Grievous Angel ends with the lyrics “Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down/And they all led me straight back home to you.” The lines seem to tell the Wilkinsons' story.

Insp. John Sutherland had some interesting new statistical numbers to share in his report of RCMP activities before North Battleford city council at last week’s meeting.

On Aug. 24, shortly before 8 p.m., Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of an armed robbery at a local business in North Battleford. Two suspects entered the business and made a small purchase.

The Battlefords’ own Brett Wilson has waded into the ‘history wars’ on Twitter on Thursday and Friday.

Over the years Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation’s Ladies’ Night has grown to be an incredibly popular event. “Shine Bright Like a Diamond and Wear Your Little White Dress” Ladies’ Night is set to take place Friday, Oct.

Two more graduating members of the Battlefords North Stars will be continuing their hockey careers this season.