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Gerry Ritz talks NAFTA and trade issues at Chamber

Gerry Ritz talks NAFTA and trade issues at Chamber

Trade issues were front and centre in a meeting between Battlefords-Lloydminster Member of Parliament Gerry Ritz and the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.
BUH Foundation will go on, regardless of health authority changes

BUH Foundation will go on, regardless of health authority changes

It will continue to be business as usual for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, despite the amalgamation happening with the health authorities.
Now it’s time to paint

Now it’s time to paint

My name is Joseph Denis Brière and I am a Canadian Métis electrical engineer who has worked 40 years in the petroleum industry. I am married to Debra and I have two children, Daniel and Diana.
Local mission group builds in Ecuador

Local mission group builds in Ecuador

The Mission Club of North Battleford set off to Ecuador on Feb. 17 to help build a school in the village of Cruz Chicta. The school was not the only thing built during the 10 days the team was in Ecuador.
The conscience of North America

The conscience of North America

If it can be said that any nation has a conscience, it is effectively expressed by its government in the ways it deals with its own citizens and its relations with other sovereign states. Conscience and conflict go hand in hand.
Venus visible morning and evening

Venus visible morning and evening

The moon begins the month as a very thin sliver, just past new phase. There are several close encounters this month.
Campaign aims to remove misconceptions about Islam

Campaign aims to remove misconceptions about Islam

Islam Understood
House razed in blaze

House razed in blaze

North Battleford Fire Department reports a rural residence is a total loss following a fire Thursday at around noon.
Two rescued from blaze

Two rescued from blaze

RCMP enter burning house four times
Energy sector needs its own Elon Musk

Energy sector needs its own Elon Musk

The sector needs someone who, like Musk, is driven by a passion for what he does and can capture the public's imagination
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