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For us Wet Coast dwellers (no, that’s not a spelling error), today was a day to celebrate. It didn’t rain! Not only that, the sun shone and the wind, gentle and warm, coddled the laundry.

“In those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation” — Brigadier-General A.E. Ross, 1936 On April 9, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, commemorative ceremonies will be held in both Ottawa and in France.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge may have been 100 years ago, but it continues to have modern-day lessons for amputees like Rob Larman and Tiffany Ross of Toronto.

The Andrew Potter incident should be viewed from the perspective of an ongoing pattern of anglophones marginalizing francophones

Raven She Hollers, a band based out of the RM of Medstead, played a set at the Medstead Hotel and Bar on March 24. A crowd of more than 50 patrons filtered in to enjoy pizza and refreshments and watch the resident talent perform.

For the second straight night, the Battlefords North Stars’ offence scored early and often at the Civic Centre.

The Trudeau government's second budget is essentially an extension of its first. Deficits continue, debt is growing, spending is up and taxes are rising

The Village of Medstead, incorporated 86 years ago, is experiencing a surge of development to its electrical system. Work has commenced on the large-scale project set to convert the entire village’s primary voltage and transformation system from 2.

The U.S. dollar index is at a critical crossroads, recently surging to a 14-year high as investors bet that U.S. President Donald Trump’s eye-watering fiscal expansion will prove a replay of early 1980s Reaganomics.

Another sellout crowd was on hand to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Unity’s chapter of Ducks Unlimited, whose mandate is to conserve Canada’s wetlands.