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Battlefords RCMP responded to 89 calls for service over the time period Wednesday April 20 6 a.m. to Thursday, April 21, 6 a.m., including but not limited to the following: 7:07 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 74 calls for service over the time period Wednesday, April 19, 6 a.m., to Thursday, April 20, 6 a.m., including but not limited to the following: 8:56 a.m.

My column today is devoted to the one hot topic that everyone in the community is talking about. That topic, of course, is the provincial budget and the impact being felt by people here in the Battlefords.

The March 22 provincial budget continues to dominate debate in the legislature, with cuts to school divisions being a particular focus in Question Period as the Easter break approached.

In Loving Memory of Cora Fern Letkeman, born June 26, 1957 at North Battleford, SK., passed away April 14, 2017 in Saskatoon, SK. Survived by her loving mother, Mrs.

In Loving Memory of Allen Perry Lavallee, born February 17, 1963 at Saskatoon, SK., passed away April 10, 2017 in Mayfair District, SK.

The minister of finance seems worryingly detached from the policies of his ministry, their effect and the state of the economy

Fans of the Battlefords North Stars will have an opportunity to congratulate this year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions Friday afternoon.

Dear Editor How do you define incompetence? Consider this: spend more than $3 million buying buses and upgrading assets for the Saskatchewan Transportation Company in 2016, and then shut it down in 2017. That’s right. The Sask.

Roberta “Bobbie” May Graham of St. Walburg passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the age of 62 years. Roberta was the second daughter of Tom and Marj Cunningham, born on April 28, 1954 at Rosetown, Saskatchewan.